All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2025 – Page 2
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NewsMartyn Brett-Lee prepares for “next adventure” away from Applegreen
Long-serving Applegreen employee Martyn Brett-Lee has left the Irish-based business after five and a half years.
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NewsNew hand car wash gets green light in Didcot
Planning permission has been granted for a new hand car wash at 60-68 Broadway in Didcot.
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NewsIndustries must work together on lithium-ion battery recycling
EV manufacturers, battery manufacturers and recyclers must work together to revolutionise lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling processes to meet ever-growing demand for EVs and energy storage systems.
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NewsSwain embraces HVO and adds five new eHGVs to its fleet
Swain Container Solutions (SCS), a division of Swain Group, is transitioning its London Gateway fleet to HVO.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON EV CHARGING: Leading the charge
Fastned made the news pages of forecourttrader.co.uk recently because it had applied for planning permission for a new EV charging plaza right next door to Exelby Services’ Coneygarth forecourt. This illustrates one of many complexities in a fast evolving sector, finds Tracy West.
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NewsGlobal factors push up pump prices for fourth month
Pump prices have risen for the fourth consecutive month, with petrol up by 2p a litre and diesel by almost 3p in January, according to the RAC.
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NewsSUMMIT: Making a success of your succession plans
Succession will be one of the “people, planet and profit” themes discussed at Forecourt Trader’s industry Summit this month, with tips on how petrol station owners secure their business for the future, including recruiting talent from outside the industry.
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NewsAllstar and Be.EV offer EV fleets 10% charging discount
Payment solution provider Allstar, in conjunction with Be.EV, is rewarding fleets for their swift and continued adoption of EVs with a 10% reduction in charging prices, for three months.
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NewsNew Mauchline forecourt gets planning permission
East Ayrshire Council has approved plans for a new petrol station to be built on Kilmarnock Road in Mauchline, despite concerns about traffic.
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NewsEV sales still lagging government targets
Registrations of new all-electric vehicles grew 41.6% year on year in January, accounting for a 21.3% share of a declining car market, but their sales still fall short of government ambitions.
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AnalysisSHOP TALK: Can a snack be healthy and tasty?
There’s no great surprise when it comes to Britain’s favourite snacks. In the top spot is chocolate, followed by crisps, then biscuits.
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Product NewsTom Grennan is new Popchips ambassador
KP Snacks has named Tom Grennan, one of the UK’s biggest solo artists, as the official Popchips ambassador.
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Product NewsBelVita’s positive promotion
BelVita has a new on-pack promotion which is giving shoppers the chance to win a trip to Finland – officially named as the Most Positive Place on the Planet, according to the Wellbeing Research Centre.
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Product NewsScottish Bee delivers honey gel sachets
Designed to appeal to gym bunnies, Scottish Bee Company’s B-Gel sachets of heather honey contain 25g of carbs (15kcal of raw energy) with natural antimicrobial properties which foster beneficial bacteria to support good health.
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Product NewsPetits Filous and Frubes reformulated with less sugar
Yoplait has announced two new reformulated recipes with less sugar for its leading kids’ brands, Petits Filous and Frubes.
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NewsTom Highland has a fling with TikTok
The forecourt community is tight-knit, sharing business tips and support. But Tom Highland, who owns and operates three petrol stations, is now taking a step further with behind the scene access to how he runs his business on TikTok.
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NewsCable theft trend hits Osprey charging hub
A new rapid charging hub for EVs in Paisley has been targeted by copper cable thieves, just days before it was due to open.
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NewsPolice release CCTV image of man in BP forecourt incident
Hampshire Police has issued a CCTV image of a man they want to talk to in connection with a report of attempted robbery at the BP petrol station on Portsmouth Road, Southampton.
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NewsCall for regulation to decarbonise HGVs
Twenty businesses, industry groups and NGOs have called on the government to bring forward the consultation on regulatory proposals for decarbonising the HGV sector by March 1 at the latest.
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Product NewsSTG extends its cigarillos range
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has extended its range of cigarillos, a developing tobacco category which it says started in the UK five years ago.