All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2017
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News
ACS warning over local authority Bill
The Government has been urged to ensure that plans to allow local authorities to keep 100% of their rates revenue are delivered in a way that promotes growth in all types of business. The call came from the Association of Convenience Stores’ chief executive, James Lowman, who was giving evidence ...
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Snap & Share activity on new Walkers crisp packs
Walkers has launched a re-sealable 175g Sharing Pack as well as an on-pack promotion as part of its UEFA Champions League sponsorship.The new packs are available in the four best-selling Walkers core flavours; Ready Salted, Cheese & Onion, Salt & Vinegar and Prawn Cocktail. Their launch coincides with a new ...
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Two men arrested after Hull burglary
Humberside Police have detained two men after they responded to reports of a break-in at Pace petrol station in Beverley Road, Hull. A spokesman said: “We were called at 3.06am today (Monday 30 January) reporting two people breaking into a petrol station on Beverley Road, Hull.” Officers attended and one ...
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Dealer fears for business after rates triple
A Jet dealer in Dundee fears he could be forced to close down by plans to more than triple his business rates. Sebastian Nonis, of Forfar Road Service Station, has been notified that his rates will rise from £15,000 to nearly £48,000 in April, and said he had been told ...
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Petrol Sign in new five-year agreement with Esso Europe
Petrol Sign, a division of MS International plc, has signed a five-year supply agreement with Esso Europe.The agreement will see Petrol Sign supply Esso signage materials to the UK, Benelux, Norway, Germany, France, Cyprus and Italy.Since it was incorporated into MS International plc in June 2015, the Petrol Sign UK ...
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Forging ahead
It’s been a busy start to the year for PRA chairman Brian Madderson, as he responds to the many media requests that follow any news relevant to the forecourt retailing sector. In this case, it was the usual flood of calls to appear on national TV and radio to comment ...
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All change
As you’ll all be aware, it’s all change again in the tobacco category as more legislation from EUTPDII and the UK government comes into play. Basically that means that from May 20, you are no longer allowed to sell branded packs of cigarettes or tobacco, or price-marked packs, or the ...
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James Hall & Co extends its Valero/Texaco deal
Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co has extended its agreement with Valero to continue selling Texaco fuel across all its Texaco-branded sites, with a new site in Threshfield, Yorkshire, due to open early this year. This will bring the total number of sites that are Texaco-branded to 11.James ...
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Asda’s new forecourt
Asda has been granted planning permission for a petrol filling station (PFS) at its supermarket in the centre of Gloucester after it said it hoped to bring low-priced fuel to residents of the city.The PFS will take space from the supermarket car park and will consist of six dual-sided dispensers ...
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Battery vehicles are in, while diesel is out
UK automotive executives expect that battery electric vehicles will dominate the marketplace by 2025 and predict diesel technology will be phased out, according to KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2017.The report revealed that 62% of UK automotive executives view diesel technology as a ’thing of the past’, expecting the traditional ...
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Burts: better for you
Following the success of its Lentil Waves range, Burts Chips is strengthening its ’better for you’ line up with the launch of Quinoa Crinkles. With less than 90 calories per packet, Quinoa Crinkles come in two flavours: Sweet Pepper & Chorizo and West Country Cream Cheese. They are available to ...
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NewsBill to require fuel receipts to show duty charged
A Bill requiring fuel receipts to show the amount of duty paid is being introduced in the House of Commons today (February 1). The changes outlined in the bill, which is promoted by FairFuelUK, would enable motorists to see how much tax they are paying to the Treasury in both ...
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Biscuits to-go
Border Biscuits has extended its range with the launch of Snack Packs which contain eight individually wrapped twin packs in four varieties (Viennese Whirls, Butterscotch Crunch, Divinely Choc Chip Cookies and Crunchy Oat Crumbles).Meanwhile, Dark Chocolate Gingers are now available in packs of two biscuits, designed for consuming on the ...
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Indie pump watch body ruled out
The government has given a blunt dismissal to a petition calling for an "independent pump-watch body to monitor and regulate vehicle fuel pricing". The petition was launched on the government’s website at the end of October by Quentin Willson and Howard Cox, founders of the FairFuel campaign, and Conservative MP ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: editor
The momentum around automotive fuels, and what kind of motor vehicles we’ll be driving in the future seems to be really building into something more tangible than previously seen. Last month came the news that a global initiative to drive use of hydrogen (see News page 4), had been agreed ...
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Personalised breaks
KitKat is kicking off 2017 by giving consumers the chance to win their very own personalised pack.The promotion features across a range of packs, including four-finger and Chunky singles, multipacks and two-finger biscuit packs. There are 1,000 winning packs up for grabs every day until March 29, 2017, and 56,000 ...
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News in brief
New HGV fuel site Certas Energy, working in partnership with Peel Ports Group, has opened a new state-of-the-art HGV refuelling site at the Port of Liverpool. Following 12 weeks of construction, the site will now provide diesel, gas oil and AdBlue for port users. High-speed pumps that deliver 120 litres ...
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Analysis
Peter Harding: business development director Htec
Just take a look at any magazine or web page and ask yourself what do you see: home automation. There are many, many devices to control home peripherals as well as home applications such as cameras and recording devices, smoke and humidity detectors. But what’s new in the forecourt retail ...
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MPK buys Riverside Service Station
Top 50 Indie MPK Garages has bought Riverside Service Station in Belper, Derbyshire. It was sold by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, on behalf of its owner Nick Webster for an undisclosed sum. The site is the second that MPK has secured through Christie & Co over the ...
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Westminster ups parking charge for diesel cars
Westminster City Council has received strong criticism after announcing it will run a trial of emissions-based charging for diesel cars parking within Marylebone. As part of its drive to improve air quality, a pilot programme will be introduced by the council from 3 April. The charge for pay-to-park bays during ...