All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2010

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  • News

    Shell expands Waitrose trial

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Shell has expanded its trial with Waitrose to include its convenience products at three more sites. Shell UK Oil Products Limited (Shell), which originally announced the trial with Waitrose in November, said the latest move followed "extremely positive feedback" from customers who had commented on the quality and enhanced choice ...

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    Texaco cleans up with mural campaign

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Specialist media agency Ambient Media is running a reverse graffiti ad campaign for Texaco in Cardiff over the next two months which aims to dramatically highlight the cleaning properties of its Techron additive. According to the agency, it has created a 50 foot-long mural on a section of wall near ...

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    New warning over Business Rates

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    RMI Petrol is urging retailers to continue stepping up the pressure on their MPs as the April 1st deadline approaches for business rates. A total of 45 MPs have now signed the Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled by Conservative MP Philip Dunne, which calls for the government to postpone the ...

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    Jet’s winners Aim Hi

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Jet has announced the winners of its annual Aim Hi awards, which recognise dealers’ commitment to offering friendly, efficient and safe service in the local community. During a ceremony held at the Welcombe Hotel, near Stratford-Upon-Avon, the highest accolade went to Woolmer Service Station in Bordon, Hampshire, which beat over ...

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    Get your ACS Summit tickets

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Tickets are available for the ACS Summit taking place on May 5th at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole. The Summit is the ACS’s flagship event which it says is the biggest of its kind in the convenience sector. According to ACS, the 2009 Summit attracted over 400 delegates representing retailers and ...

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    MRH in reported talks for Irish sites

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    MRH (GB) Ltd is believed to be in talks with Chevron to buy more than 20 of its company-owned Texaco sites in the Republic of Ireland. According to a report in The Irish Times, talks between the two companies have been ongoing for some months. It also reported that Essex-based ...

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    Wilcomatic signs Euro Garages deal

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Wilcomatic has been awarded the maintenance of all Euro Garages’ Washtec, Christ and Ceccato car washes. According to Wilcomatic , the move to make the company Euro Garages’ preferred maintenance provider came on the back of an exclusive chemical supply deal agreed earlier in the year.Zuber Issa, Euro Garages managing ...

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    Business Rates issue gains strength

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    RMI Petrol’s campaign to step up pressure on the government over Business Rates is gathering support from MPs. A total of 41 MPs have now signed the Early Day Motion (EDM), tabled by Conservative MP Philip Dunne, which calls for the government to postpone the business rates revaluation for petrol ...

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    30th anniversary for FPS Exhibition in April

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Oil distribution event FPS EXPO 2010 is being held at the Harrogate International Centre on April 21st and 2nd. It will be the 30th anniversary of the event. More than 95 exhibitors will cover more than 8000sq m in three halls to display the latest equipment, materials and ...

  • £20m in fees to be repaid in music licensing battle
    News

    £20m in fees to be repaid in music licensing battle

    2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

    A consortium of businesses including ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has claimed a victory for shops today after an appeal from the music licensing body PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) was rejected by the high court. The Copyright Tribunal originally ruled in favour of shops and other interested parties in ...

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    Judicial review sought by Imperial Tobacco subsidiary

    2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Imperial Tobacco Group’s subsidiary cigarette vending machine company, Wolverhampton-based Sinclair Collis, is seeking a judicial review of the relevant sections of the Health Act 2009, which seek to ban sales of tobacco from vending machines from Octoboer 2011. Gareth Davis, chief executive, said: “Legal action is always a last resort ...

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    Gulf forecourt raises funds for rescue teams

    2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Hundreds of residents in the market town of Cockermouth had to be rescued from their homes during the floods that hit Cumbria during November 2009. Robin Benn, proprietor of the Gulf-supplied Fairfield Garage,was only too glad to lend a hand at the time, and he continues to do so.On the ...

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    Strong sales forecast for motorcycles and scooters

    2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

    The motorcycle and scooter market is riding high as new research from Mintel predicts that sales of new machines will rise strongly over the next five years. With the market benefiting from an increasing number of older returner bikers seeking to rediscover their youth, plus a significant number of younger ...

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    Variable forecourt offer confuses shoppers

    2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Shoppers have become confused over what to expect from forecourts and it’s likely to be costing the industry footfall and sales,according to Mike Greene, CEO at him! research & consulting. Speaking at the IGD Convenience on the Forecourt conference Mike revealed, “The increasing amount of segmentation within forecourts is leading ...

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    Popularity of LPG on the rise, says Autogas

    2010-02-10T00:00:00Z

    The popularity of LPG in the UK is increasing as motorists look to help the environment and reduce their carbon emissions. Emma Bartle from Autogas, said: “As running costs become ever more important, LPG can save on fuel bills with the added benefit of being much better for the ...

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    ACS warns against weakened Ombudsman

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has warned of the risks of weakening the powers and independence of the proposed Grocery Ombudsman, and has urged ministers to implement faithfully the original recommendations of the Competition Commission. The comments come as ministers launched a 12 week consultation on the creation of ...

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    Shell reports steep drop in earnings

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Royal Dutch Shell said today the sale of its Ellesmere Port refinery to Indian conglomerate Essar Energy was still under review after reporting a steep drop in fourth quarter and full year earnings. Shell announced plans to offload 15% of its refinery capacity in Europe and the Americas, including the ...

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    BP sees profits surge in Q4

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    BP has reported a surge in profits for the fourth quarter of 2009. The oil giant said profits surged by 70% to $4.4 billion (£2.8 billion) in the last three months of the year, compared with a loss of $3.3 billion (£2 billion) for the same period in 2008. Meanwhile, ...

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    Sterling work

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    If you’re in deep water...A recent report by corporate rescue and restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor suggests that some 140,000 UK businesses were showing "real signs of financial distress" at the end of 2009. Its prediction is that with the VAT increase at the start of this year, and the likelihood ...

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    No show

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The tobacco companies are all in agreement they’re all bitterly disappointed that the government has ignored all the evidence that says a ban on tobacco displays will have no impact on young people smoking. The impact it will have however is on retailers and in a negative way ...