All Certas Energy articles – Page 6

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    Certas launches California holiday promotion

    2015-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy has launched a promotion for customers at Gulf service stations offering them the chance to win a holiday in California. Customers buying £25 worth of fuel at a participating Gulf forecourt until 31 January 2016 can enter by sending transaction details online or via text. Ramsay MacDonald, retail ...

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    Certas celebrates best sites at SuperStation

    2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

    SuperStation, Certas Energy’s forecourt standards competition, culminated with its Gala Awards Dinner at Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire, with 120 people in attendance. The competition, now in its fourth year, encourages and celebrates forecourt retailing values nationwide in areas such as appearance, product offering, customer service and business strategy. Ramsay ...

  • Certas opens redeveloped Harefield OIl Terminal
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    Certas opens redeveloped Harefield OIl Terminal

    2015-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Advance Fuels, part of Certas Energy, has celebrated the formal opening its redeveloped Harefield Oil Terminal, at Uxbridge, west London. The £1m project is one of the largest developments commissioned by Certas Energy. The terminal is now the second largest fuelling facility to the west of Greater London, with ...

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    Certas donates carrier bag money to charity

    2015-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy has donated £1,677 from the sale of plastic bags at its 21 company owned filling stations across mainland Scotland (during October 2014 to April 2015), to the Stroke Association in Scotland. In October 2014, the Scottish Government took a stand against litter with the introduction of a ...

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    Certas Energy donates plastic bag revenue to charity

    2015-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy has donated £1,677 from the sale of plastic bags at its 21 company owned filling stations across mainland Scotland (during October 2014 to April 2015), to the Stroke Association in Scotland. In October 2014, the Scottish Government took a stand against litter with the introduction of a 5p ...

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    New manager for Certas company owned sites

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy has appointed Colin Levy as the company owned operations manager of its retail division, based in Larbert, Falkirk. Colin has almost 20 years’ experience in the forecourt sector, primarily with BP and partner companies. His career saw him progress from store management to area management, covering stores in ...

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    Certas parent buys French LPG business for £338m

    2015-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Irish conglomerate DCC plc, the parent company of Certas Energy, has agreed to buy Butagaz S A S, a leading liquefied petroleum gas business in France, from Shell for €464m (£338m). DCC said the transaction would be its largest ever acquisition and a major step forward in the continuing ...

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    Certas to sponsor awards

    2015-04-07T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy, the largest supplier to independent forecourts in the UK, is the new principal sponsor of the prestigious Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards which take place in September at the Hilton Hotel on London’s Park Lane. Established in 1996 to reward excellence in the petrol retailing sector, the ...

  • Certas Energy sponsors Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards
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    Certas Energy sponsors Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards

    2015-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy, the largest supplier to independent forecourts in the UK, is the new principal sponsor of the prestigious Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards which take place in September at the Hilton Hotel on London’s Park Lane. Established in 1996 to reward excellence in the petrol retailing sector, the ...

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    Certas parent’s deal for 400 French Esso sites approved

    2015-03-18T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of 400 Esso-branded fuelling stations in France by DCC plc, the parent company of Certas Energy. In August DCC announced it had agreed an £84m deal to buy Esso’s 274-strong Express unmanned retail petrol station network, its 48 motorway concessions in France, as ...

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    Certas Energy strengthens retail team

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy has strengthened its retail team with the appointment of Ian Welch and Gary Conway, both former employees of Harvest Energy, as it continues to expand its Gulf branded network across the UK. “We are delighted to bring Gary and Ian into the Certas Energy family,” said Ramsay MacDonald, ...

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    Certas Energy joins UKPIA as associate member

    2014-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy has joined UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association) as a full associate member. The associate scheme is aimed at further developing industry cooperation, dialogue and excellence in the areas of process safety and transportation on road and rail. Chris Hunt, UKPIA’s director general, said: “UKPIA welcomes Certas Energy as ...

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    Falcon Sharma takes up Certas invitation

    2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

    A delegation from Falcon Sharma Group have become the first operators to accept an invitation to visit Certas Energy’s network of company-owned forecourts. The invitation was extended at the recent Forecourt Seminar organised by the ACS, when guest speaker Ramsay MacDonald, retail director, Certas Energy offered a ‘warm Scottish welcome’ ...

  • Ramsay reveals Certas Energy’s approach to business
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    Ramsay reveals Certas Energy’s approach to business

    2014-07-11T00:00:00Z

    A philosophy of "putting our money where our mouth is" and "using our experience to help our customers", was how Certas Energy retail director, Ramsay MacDonald, described his company’s approach to business, during a presentation at last week’s ACS/RMI Forecourt Seminar at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. MacDonald shared the experiences ...

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    Certas agrees competition deal in Western Isles

    2014-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted binding commitments from Certas Energy and DCC plc which aim to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The commitments bring an end to contracts which provided for many filling stations ...

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    Certas revises competition deal in Western Isles

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a short consultation on changes to the commitments originally proposed by Certas Energy UK to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The CMA (and previously the Office of Fair Trading) ...

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    Certas deal in Western Isles

    2014-04-03T00:00:00Z

    The OFT has launched a consultation on proposals to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The OFT has been investigating a possible infringement of competition law in the islands, involving contractual arrangements for supply of road fuels by ...

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    Certas chooses HTEC

    2014-01-13T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy (formerly GB Oils) is rolling out new card payment terminals to its network of dealers. HTEC’s GemPAY card payment terminals comply with the latest PCI DSS regulations for terminals and will also accept Allstar’s EMV card and the Shell and Gulf account cards. HTEC is working with Certas ...

  • Indies’ £10m ’support’ for supermarket business claim by Certas retail boss
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    Indies’ £10m ’support’ for supermarket business claim by Certas retail boss

    2014-01-03T00:00:00Z

    The independent forecourt retailer sector could be supporting supermarket businesses to the tune of £10 million a year by participating in loyalty card schemes, claims Ramsay MacDonald, retail director of Certas Energy. In a New Year message to retailers nationwide, he is trying to encourage them to think hard and ...

  • Certas Energy makes Londis preferred supplier
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    Certas Energy makes Londis preferred supplier

    2013-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Certas Energy has announced a preferred supplier arrangement with Londis that will provide Certas-supplied filling stations with a fast track to Londis for expert business advice and consultancy as they look to grow revenues. “We see this as a very positive addition to the range of benefits already available to ...