All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2017 – Page 4
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Texaco runs promotion in Northern Ireland
Texaco customers in Northern Ireland have been offered the chance to save the equivalent of 5ppl on fuel. Running for six weeks from 1 February, customers buying fuel from a Texaco service station will receive five Star Rewards Points per litre instead of the usual one point, equivalent to 5ppl ...
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Pump prices rise more than wholesale says RAC
The prices of petrol and diesel at the pumps increased by 2ppl in January to their highest for more than two years despite the wholesale cost of unleaded staying the same and diesel reducing, according to the latest RAC Fuel Watch report. The increase follows a 3ppl rise in December, ...
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NewsEuro Garages buys 4 sites from stricken Top 50 Indie
Euro Garages has snapped up four sites from its stricken fellow Top 50 Indie High Noon Stores. Greg Palfrey, who was appointed joint administrator for High Noon Stores on January 27, confirmed the deal with Euro Garages and said there was strong interest in the remaining sites. High Noon Stores ...
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Canadian company buys 85% of Greenergy
Greenergy, the UK’s largest supplier of road fuels, has announced that it has reached agreement for Canadian company Brookfield Business Partners to take over and invest in the business with the aim of accelerating growth. Existing Greenergy management shareholders will invest alongside Brookfield Business Partners and will retain a 15% ...
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NewsAttacker featured on Facebook jailed
A man whose attack on a petrol station attendant was viewed on Facebook more than 71,000 times, has been jailed. Scott Dearing, 30, of no fixed abode, drove into the attendant after stealing £120 worth of fuel from the garage in Park Road, Barnsley, on 4 December. Dearing was jailed ...
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Certas parent buys Esso network in Norway
The parent company of Certas Energy, the Irish conglomerate DCC plc, has reached agreement to buy Esso’s retail petrol station network in Norway for NOK2.43bn (£235m). The network is the third largest in Norway with approximately 20% of retail volumes. It comprises 142 company-operated sites (127 retail service stations and ...
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Diesel sales dip despite new car market high
Sales of diesel cars have dipped despite the UK new car market achieving a 12-year high in January, according to figures published by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reported that 174,564 vehicles left showrooms last month – a 2.9% year-on-year uplift and the highest level since ...
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Smiths News to close down old website
Newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News is urging forecourt customers who use its Connect2U website to migrate to its new online platform SNapp. Following the national rollout of SNapp Online, it is planning to close the old Connect2U website on 21 February. It says the new website boasts all the ...
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New website to help tobacco retailers with plain packs
Tobacco company Philip Morris Limited (PML) has developed an online educational and interactive website for UK tobacco retailers. The MyDrive website features videos and content to help retailers in the new era of plain packaging. The site includes video coverage of two leading UK retailers who visited Australia to learn ...
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Traffic levels set new record in 2016
Traffic was at a record high in the year ending December 2016, according to provisional estimates released by the Department for Transport. The provisional figure, of 320.5 billion vehicle miles travelled on Great Britain’s roads last year, was 1.2% higher than the previous year, which was a record, and ...
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VW commits $2bn to push low emission vehicles
Volkswagen has pledged to spend $2bn over the next decade to promote zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the US as part of a legal settlement stemming from the company’s cheating on emissions tests for its diesel cars. It has set up Electrify America to carry out the work, which ...
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product news: Magnum adds tubs format
Magnum ice cream is launching in a new tub format designed to offer consumers the perfect companion for evenings of indulgence and pleasure. The Magnum tub packaging reinforces the brand’s luxury and indulgent credentials. It is designed to encourage consumers to squeeze the tub before opening to hear the crack ...
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Xmo Strata wins awards for Shell work
Sign installation and maintenance company Xmo Strata has won two out of four supplier awards given by global facilities management firm CBRE. CBRE turns over $10.9bn and has more than 70,000 employees in over 60 countries. The company held a supplier awards evening – for suppliers working on its UK ...
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product news: McVitie’s launches cake bites tubs
McVitie’s has launched three new cake bites tubs, featuring Digestives Mini Milk Choc Tiffin, Mini Caramel Crispies, and Hobnobs Mini Milk Choc Teacakes. The new tubs are now available with an Rrp of £2.50, and are supported by an in-store shopper campaign including promotional activity and FSDUs. Claire Hooper, marketing ...
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product news: Butterkist revitalises brand
Butterkist is revitalising its brand with a new packaging design, supported by a £3m marketing campaign across broadcast, digital and print channels. The new pack design is intended to bring the brand essence to life through a bolder, fresher and more contemporary look. The new packs are colour coded for ...
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product news: Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo variants unveiled
Cadbury Dairy Milk is launching two Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo variants this month. The two new bars have a flavoured cream filling in two popular flavours – Mint and Peanut Butter – with added chunks of Oreo cookie, all covered in Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate. The launch aims to recruit ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV image in search for fraudster
Humberside Police has released a CCTV image in a bid to catch a fraudster who has been ripping off petrol filling stations. Officers are keen to identify the man in the picture after a Shell fuel card was stolen and used to fraudulently purchase petrol.The card was stolen from a ...
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NewsWestmorland recruits new chief executive
Top 50 Indie Westmorland has announced it has recruited a new chief executive as it unveiled strong growth in turnover and profits in its annual results. The family owned motorway services business, which won the 2016 Forecourt Trader of the Year award for its Gloucester Services, increased its pre-tax profit ...
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Waitrose invests in CNG-powered trucks
CNG Fuels, the supplier of biomethane fuel, and Waitrose, have announced that the supermarket group has introduced Europe’s most advanced fleet of CNG (compressed natural gas)-powered trucks with a range of up to 500 miles. Ten new Scania-manufactured CNG trucks entered operation for Waitrose in January and will be used ...
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product news: Mars Ice Cream introduces new lines
Mars Ice Cream is launching its Mars and Snickers ice creams in a tub format. The Mars ice cream tub encompasses creamy dairy ice cream with smooth caramel and crunchy chocolaty pieces, while the Snickers ice cream tub delivers a combination of roasted, crunchy peanuts, smooth caramel and chocolate with ...