All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2016 – Page 2
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RAC warns motorists over insurance
The RAC has warned that many motorists could be invalidating their insurance because they have failed to inform their insurer about penalty points on their licence. Research by RAC Insurance found that nearly a fifth of motorists (18%) would not inform their insurer if they picked up penalty points while ...
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product news: Gillette unveils new razor
Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand is introducing new Fusion ProShield, which is intended to build on the momentum of its FlexBall Technology, which was launched in 2015. Gillette Fusion ProShield has been engineered to shield against irritation. It features a new Lubrication Bar before the blades and a Lubastrip after, ...
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product news: Ribena light expands range
Ribena Light is expanding its portfolio of no added sugar products with the launch of Ribena Light Pineapple & Passion fruit from 29th February. Lucozade Ribena Suntory says there will be a new £6m marketing campaign to drive awareness of its Ribena Light range. Ribena Light will be the main ...
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Gulf operator doubles estate
Roger Perry, proprietor of Leven Road Service Station near Beverley, East Riding, Yorkshire, has added Prospect Service Station, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, to his portfolio, facilitated by Certas Energy. Both sites are Gulf-branded. “I had been looking for another forecourt business for two years, without success,” explained Roger. “Most ...
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Planning decision on KDRB deferred
A decision on a planning application for a knock-down rebuild (KDRB) of a service station in North Lincolnshire has been deferred due to objections by the Environment Agency. The Neal Group submitted plans to redevelop the Southbank Service Station on Ferriby Road, Barton-upon-Humber. It applied for permission for “demolition of ...
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product news: Warburtons flashes its credentials
Warburtons is celebrating its 140th anniversary with a gold flash that will appear on selected packaging of its bakery products, including Warburtons Toastie loaf, standard Crumpets, Seeded Batch, White Rolls and Sandwich Thins. The new flash coincides with a modernised pack design which Warburtons is rolling out across its ...
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product news: Swan emphasises green credentials
Tobacco accessories supplier Republic Technologies (UK) is introducing more choice to the UK’s £70m filters market with the launch of its first ‘Eco’ Swan filter. Extra slim ‘Eco’ Swan filters are biodegradable, featuring a naturally coloured filter and an unbleached paper wrap, and are described by the company as the ...
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product news: Jacobs crackers get crackin’
Jacob’s has cast its crackers as the stars of its new £15m Crackin’ advertising campaign. The campaign for the brand, which is owned by United Biscuits (UB), features some of the brand’s products lip syncing and dancing with the protagonists. UB says the adverts bring to life the physical and ...
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UK company unveils hydrogen powered car
A UK company has unveiled a hydrogen powered two-seater car with a range of up to 300 miles on 1.5kg of fuel. Trials of 20 vehicles with prospective customers are proposed for later this year, and the car, called a Rasa, is expected on the market from 2018 through a ...
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product news: Cadbury Fingers revamps packaging
Burton’s Biscuit Company is introducing new contemporary pack formats for Cadbury Fingers, in a bid to broaden the consumption occasions for the brand. The biscuit range will be joined by two new packs in March: a 52g ‘little treat pack’ of 10 Cadbury Milk Fingers (RRP £0.89) aimed at smaller ...
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NewsRobbers strike at award-winning site
Two men robbed the award-winning Parkfoot Garage, at West Malling, Kent, on Wednesday February 17, threatening staff before making off with about £1,400 in cash, cigarettes and alcohol. Police were called at around 4.40am to reports of the raid at the BP petrol station and Spar store, which is open ...
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Premier Group wins award for software
The Swansea-based construction arm of The Premier Group has won the innovation award at the 2015 CBRE & Shell UK supplier of the year awards for its Premas1s software platform. The software was recognised for its technological advancements, enabling improved management, efficiency and best value that would not only ...
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Cranberry Enterprise launches Twist & Taste dispenser
Dried fruit and nut snacks Cranberry Enterprise is to launch its own Twist & Taste dispenser system to the UK market. Cranberry Enterprise says it is suitable for businesses such as service stations, airport lounges, hospitals, retailers, cinemas and gyms, and is aimed at retailers who want to offer a ...
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product news: Aero Mousse variant launched
Nestlé Confectionery is introducing a new caramel version of the Aero Mousse milk chocolate bar for a limited time only. Aero Mousse Caramel combines smooth, bubbly chocolate with a layer of soft, caramel-flavoured mousse in a thin chocolate shell, and has an RRP of 62p. This year the Aero brand ...
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product news: Ritz adds new packs
Mondelez International is growing its Ritz Crisp & Thin range with a new 30g bag and three promotional price-marked packs (PMPs). The brand will be taking the popular Sweet Red Chilli variant from its sharing bag range into its on-the-go format, and promotional 59p PMPs will be introduced for all ...
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Don’t scrap retail rate relief, urges ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to outline its plan for meaningful business rates reform and reinstate the Retail Rate Relief scheme as business rates income reaches record levels. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG ) released figures claiming that business rates income ...
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Irish fuel quality scheme expanded
The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has launched its Quality Assurance Scheme (QA) for petrol retailers in Dublin and Kildare. David Blevings, spokesperson for the IPRA, said: “We are delighted with the take-up of the QA scheme across the island with over 200 retailers taking part. The scheme offers ...
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NewsSaudi Russian deal unlikely to push prices up says PRA
The PRA has rejected suggestions that fuel prices will start to rise again as a result of a deal between the world’s two biggest oil exporters, Saudia Arabia and Russia. Yesterday (Tuesday 16 February) ministers from the two countries agreed to freeze the output of oil at current levels, in ...
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Garage offers reward to catch fuel thief
A service station has offered a reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of a suspected petrol thief. The incident happened at the Gulf petrol station, owned by JT Leavesley, in Rykneld Street, Alrewas, Staffordshire, at 2.45pm on Sunday, February 7. The man, who had dark facial hair ...
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PRA calls for business rates on hand car washes
The PRA has written to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) protesting that it is “wilfully ignoring” a massive opportunity to levy business rates on hand car washes and that it could bring in £200m a year. PRA chairman Brian Madderson added: “If they do it by the end of ...