All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2012 – Page 3
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RMI Petrol secures Euro Garages HQ for regional meeting venue
Retailers are invited to Forecourt Trader of the Year Euro Garages’ head office in Lancashire for RMI Petrol’s next regional meeting on Wednesday February 22.The meeting at The Beehive Conference Centre in Blackburn, BB1 2EE, will start at 10am with coffee, and a free buffet lunch will be provided afterwards.The ...
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ACS urges government to cap business rates rise
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has written to Ministers calling for more help for local shops set to pay a whacking 5.6% rates increase from April.ACS is following up a Parliamentary answer from Bob Neill MP, Minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government, stating that the government ...
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KSS Fuels achieves record first half year sales
KSS Fuels has announced that the acceleration of new business wins and the successful integration of a major acquisition fueled record revenues and earnings for the first half of its fiscal year.The record performance in the period ending December 31, 2011 reflected strong sales gains in each of the company’s ...
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Wiltshire forecourt revamp boosts service to community
New Road Service Station in Wiltshire has transformed the site of an old World War One Nissan hut into a Budgens convenience store with Murco-branded forecourt and a Post Office.It took owner Brendan Smith two years to complete the revamp in Codford St Mary, through his own efforts and by ...
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AA launches free eco driving app
The AA has launched an Eco Driving App, which could help motorists improve their driving techniques and save an average of 10-20% on fuel bills.Rising fuel costs are making many motorists look at their driving habits, and according to a recent AA/Populus poll, 76% of motorists are both cutting down ...
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Drive-off thief runs over Smurf
A forecourt manager dressed as a Smurf was mown down by a petrol thief at the Sainsbury’s in Trinity Road, Bolton. Dan Walker was collecting money for Comic Relief on the forecourt last year when he saw a man putting the pump nozzle through the back window of a car ...
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Shoppers shop around to secure best value
A lot more people are now planning before going out to do their food and grocery shopping, compared to three years ago, according to the latest IGD shopper research.Nearly seven in 10 shoppers (67%) plan most of their food and grocery shopping before they even get to a store, up ...
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Fuel thief sentenced to 18 months
A 41-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months at Reading Crown Court for planning to steal number plates and fuel.Neil Penfold pleaded guilty after being arrested as part of Thames Valley Police’s Operation Colt last November. The operation targeted suspects involved in the theft of number plates and their ...
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Coryton crude stocks replenished
Oil supplies to Coryton refinery in Essex have been given a welcome boost as administrators acquire another shipment of crude to replenish stocks refined over the past 11 days.Steven Pearson, joint administrator and Price Waterhouse Cooper partner, said: “This purchase means we are able to continue refining operations whilst we ...
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Rural retailers feel the pressure as strike continues
RMI Petrol has called for an investigation into “unjustifiable increases” to small rural retailers’ bulk fuel purchases from their wholesalers as the Wincanton drivers’ strike continues.Tanker drivers walked out at 5am on Friday after break-down of talks between Unite union members and Wincanton, again mounting picket lines at depots in ...
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Star turn for Snickers
Snickers has cast actresses Joan Collins and Stephanie Beacham in its new advert based on the strapline ’You’re not you when you’re hungry’. Supported by an £8.1m media spend, the new TV ads reinforce the satisfaction that Snickers can deliver to get you back to yourself when you are ...
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Supply sagas
Whether it’s tanker driver strikes, refinery closures, bad weather or another major oil company withdrawing from the UK, the news headlines usually mean one thing for dealers: supply headaches. There were some particularly frantic days last month as dealers endeavoured to maintain fuel supplies whether as a result of ...
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Improved logistics
Tokheim UK has appointed Norbert Dentressangle to manage the French supply chain flow of fuel dispensing equipment used on forecourts.The logistics company will transport finished product from Tokheim’s UK manufacturing facility in Dundee to its plant in Grentheville in France. A vehicle then collects components from Tokheim’s supplier in St ...
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Hydrogen study launch
A ground-breaking project to ensure the UK is well-positioned for the rollout of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles has been launched.The UKH2Mobility programme aims to analyse in detail the specific UK case for the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles; review the investments required to commercialise the technology; and ...
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Hudson leaves Jet in restructure
Jet’s retail marketing manager Patrick Hudson is leaving ConocoPhillips after nearly 28 years with the company including 10 years in his current role.Following a consolidation of Jet’s UK sales and marketing teams restructuring its sales organisation into national and regional teams Lindsey Grant has taken on the ...
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High impact with LED
Morrisons’ petrol station in Illingworth, West Yorkshire, is making energy savings of around 64% after installing the Philips LED lighting solution. The LED lighting design is being used right across the site from canopy and car wash through to signage and forecourt kiosk, including the chiller cabinets.Ian Jagger, group ...
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PETER HARDING
If you’re thinking of changing your epos system in the future here are some points to watch out for when making the selection.Firstly consider carefully what it is that you want to achieve for your business. This will include considering what you have now and what you might be moving ...
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Future style
Filling up at some petrol stations can be a bit like having to pay for insurance a painful necessity. That’s the view of Robert Onion, chairman of design agency Circle Brands, which works with oil companies around the world. But the future could be very different."There will be a ...
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Flexible friend
W hen the big trees fall, new ones grow back in their place. In the road transport fuel sector, Greenergy has become part of the new growth, supplying the needs of the market as the traditional operators fall away.Founded as a niche manufacturer of green fuels in 1992, it has ...
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Sites for sore eyes
LONDON & THE SOUTH EAST: 2.5mlpa PLUSken popatKen Popat (pictured right) spent £750,000 knocking down and rebuilding his Barking Service Station in 2010 and it has paid off not only in sales, but in winning awards, as he picked up the Best Site in London and the South ...