All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2014
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News
Exelby completes truck stop on A1M
Exelby Services has completed the £6.5m development of its new filling station services and truck stop on the A1M at Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire.The opening was the culmination of 10 years’ work on the project, and chief executive Michael Exelby said: "We pulled back the barriers, turned the lights on ...
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Kinder starts 2015 with new bite-sized choccies
Ferrero is expanding its Kinder brand from January, with the launch of a new range of bite-sized chocolate for sharing or on-the-go treating.The range comprises: Kinder Choco-Bons, Chocolate Mini and Chocolate with Cereals Mini.All of the variants come in two sizes 26.5g-30g and 95g-108g, retailing at 54p and £1.55 ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Gilbarco Veeder-Root offers deals on Insite 360
Gilbarco Veeder-Root is supporting the recent launch of its wetstock management service Insite360 by offering all new gauge customers its Insite360 Visibility service free for six months, when a new gauge is purchased before 31 March, 2015. The company says it is important that retailers proactively manage their wetstock, making ...
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ACS urges members to support crime survey
ACS is calling on retailers to share their experiences of retail crime over the last 12 months as part of the Crime Survey 2015. The survey asks retailers to outline the number of incidents of crime in their store, including shop theft, robberies and anti-social behavioural incidents. The survey also ...
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Additional funding for low emission vehicles
The Government has promised £50m additional investment in ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV) research and development and £15m for a national network of chargepoints in its National Infrastructure Plan published on December 2. There are also further details of three funds totalling £85m to support ultra-low emission taxis, buses and cities. ...
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Christmas additions
Bobby’s Foods has launched a host of new products in time for Christmas.These include Mini Cheesy Cracker Snacks baked savoury biscuit shapes with a cheesy flavour, with a rrp of £1 for 150g. Big share bags of BBQ Snack Mix, Prawn Spirals and Sweet & Salted Popcorn are also ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: WashTec adds to car wash range
WashTec has launched two new products for use in the Forecourt car wash sector. The WashTec Plus online car wash management system enables operators to monitor the current status of all car washes when they are on the go, on their tablet or smartphone. WashTec says all data is available ...
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Best site with a licence to sell alcohol - sponsored by heineken
As part of a major refurbishment of Grandstand Services at Morpeth, Northumberland, Penny Petroleum took the opportunity to diversify and open a new wine cellar at the site. The section has a comprehensive alcohol range, with a local feel enhanced with local brands. It includes a new theme, known as ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Ambrosia packaging revamped
Premier Foods is seeking to generate more interest in it custard and rice pudding brand Ambrosia with new packaging. The new packaging design will extend across the entire portfolio of custard, rice and Devon Dream ranges, and is intended to make the brand easier to see and shop for because ...
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Jos Richardson & Son invests in energy reduction measures
Jos Richardson & Son has taken the opportunity of a full refit of its Primrose Valley Service Station at Hunmanby, between Bridlington and Filey in East Yorkshire, to introduce a range of energy-saving measures. Managing director Joseph Richardson said: "After completing a successful energy reduction upgrade at another of our ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on Christmas opening; the rise of own brand; and analysing your sales
Deck the Halls with Boston Charlie... It was always my favourite, fractured yuletide ’carol’. I thought originally that it referred to some mafia ’event’ involving an unfortunate Boston-based bloke called Charlie, and his fate was to be plastered around the walls. But that turned out to be wrong as it’s ...
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Analysis
A sensible approach
New guidance has been published by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) to support retailers in preventing fuel theft and advising them on how to respond when it does occur.It has been developed as part of the Home Office’s Crime Prevention Panel, and could be seen as a major shift ...
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Forecourt Show at NEC in April
Make a date in your diary for April 20-22, because that’s when The Forecourt Show will take place at the NEC Birmingham, alongside the National Convenience Show and Farm Shop & Deli Show, showcasing more than 600 exhibitors and brands.Many of the biggest suppliers in the forecourt industry will be ...
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Government stance attacked
The PRA has attacked the government’s stance on fuel prices following warnings by the Treasury to pass on cost savings to motorists.Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander vowed to write to all main fuel suppliers and distributors for "assurance" that they will pass on the benefits of falling crude ...
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The best in class
scotland: up to 2.5mlpaPenny Petroleum achieved a hat-trick of wins for the Auld Brig Services, with the third successive victory in this category since it was opened in January 2012.The site is situated on a busy main route between Alloa and Stirling and the forecourt provides a wide range of ...
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BigBrother detects crooks planning drive-offs
BigBrother, the specialist forecourt security innovator, has launched AutoAlert, an interactive software module which allows site staff to recognise false or stolen licence plates prior to authorising a pump. AutoAlert’s intelligent system uses new or existing forecourt CCTV cameras to capture number plates through integrated licence plate recognition. The system ...
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Chartman takes part in Black Friday with cut-price fuel
The Chartman Group in the West Country was involved in the frenzy of Black Friday with a number of activities at its forecourt stores and a one-day cut-price fuel offer. Chartman director Clive Sheppard said: “Black Friday received massive media hype so we decided we wanted to get in on ...
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Bonds targets veggies
Bonds Confectionery has extended its vegetarian range to more than 100 varieties in a bid to appeal to the UK’s 1.2 million non-meat eaters. Sweets include fizzy dummies and choc eclairs.
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Premium sales boost
Imperial Tobacco says premium tobacco brands such as Lambert & Butler, Golden Virginia and Embassy will see a boost in sales this Christmas as many consumers trade up from their usual tobacco brand at this time of year. The firm is therefore advising retailers to stock up now.Retail tobacco sales ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: Criminally intense
Crime is certainly alive and well in the forecourt retailing sector and a scroll through the latest news on our website in the past few months is confirmation of that. From a serial cross-dressing fuel thief, to exploding cashpoints and attacks on sales assistants, there seems to be no end ...