All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2025 – Page 7
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Promotional FeatureHow partnership working can enhance forecourt retailing success
As the forecourt sector evolves, with electric vehicle charging helping to transform the face of retail, it’s increasingly important for shop operators to develop their consumer offer to suit the changing needs of clients. So, local knowledge expertise from – and partnership with – convenience store groups can prove invaluable, argues Bestway Retail.
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NewsEG On The Move enters Iceland trial
EG On The Move is trialling a supply deal with frozen food giant Iceland at 10 of its forecourts.
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NewsForecourt knifeman jailed
The forecourt knifeman, who was successfully tackled by a young police officer, has been jailed for 30 months for attempted grievous bodily harm with intent and six months for possession of a knife.
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NewsTrafford Council aims to increase its EV charging network by 50%
Trafford Council Executive have backed a scheme to increase the 201 public EV chargepoints currently operating in Trafford by almost 50% as part of a trial.
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NewsMost EV charging hitches resolved via phone call
The AA, in its EV Recharge Report for January 2025, has revealed that 95% of hitches that could put drivers off EV charging can be solved with a simple phone call.
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NewsSUMMIT: PRA in talks with Competition and Markets Authority over forecourt profits and Fuel Finder Scheme
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) is meeting with officials from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) every two months to discuss matters relating to profitability, and the upcoming Fuel Finder scheme, attendees at Forecourt Trader’s 2025 Summit were told.
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NewsPlanning consent granted for Welcome Break M69 services
The M69 is to get its first motorway service area, after the local council granted Welcome Break planning permission to construct petrol stations, a shopping and food forecourt, plus HGV parking, and 37 EV charging stations.
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NewsBP dealer turbocharges turnover with £2.2 million rebuild
A BP forecourt in Colchester, which had a shop the size of a kiosk and petrol pumps and tanks decades old, is benefiting from a £2.2 million knockdown rebuild.
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NewsSUMMIT: Bright future for forecourts, says Greenergy’s Paul Clegg
The future of fuel on the forecourt is very much a mix of the traditional and the alternative, but it’s a future we can all look forward to thanks to the passion, creativity and determination of the sector’s independent operators.
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NewsMPK finds forecourt efficiencies in face of rising employment costs
Top 50 Indie MPK Garages has come up with a series of efficiencies which retail director Wayne Harrand says will prime the business for this April’s increases in employer National Insurance contributions, and minimum pay.
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NewsBP and Moto continue 27-year partnership
BP has renewed its contract with UK motorway services operator Moto for another five years.
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NewsSUMMIT: EG On The Move sets target of at least 400 sites
Zuber Issa has plans to grow to at least 400 EG On The Move sites in the next six years, delegates at the Forecourt Trader Summit heard last week.
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NewsLocals raise objections to forecourt plans for takeaway food concessions
Local residents have objected against a planning application for three retail units at a petrol station in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, to be converted into takeaway food and drink outlets.
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NewsSUMMIT: Sustainability is here to stay, say forecourt operators
Forecourt retailers on the Planet panel of last week’s Summit were asked if they expected their sites to be more sustainable in 10 years’ time than they are today. The overwhelming answer was ’yes’.
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NewsRontec gets planning permission for bigger store and EV charging at Keynsham
Top 50 Indie Rontec has been granted planning permission to extend its shop at its A4 Bath Road, Keynsham site and also add EV charging.
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NewsHockenhulls stop acquisition trail to diversify into valeting hubs and high street foodservice
Top 50 Indie Hockenhull Garages is looking to streamline its forecourt network to raise money for developing its remaining sites, and to diversify into standalone valeting centres, and high street foodservice outlets.
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NewsDarren Wilks exits industry with sale to Ascona Group
Darren Wilks has exited the forecourt industry with the sale of the last of his two sites: Kirkburn Service Station, in Driffield, East Yorkshire.
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NewsPlanning permission refused for digital advertising sign at Blackpool petrol station
Planning permission for a digital advertising screen at a prominent location on one of the main routes out of Blackpool has been refused by the local council, which considered the board would be “significantly detrimental to the visual amenities of the area”.
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NewsFuel prices reach six-month high: RAC
UK petrol and diesel prices have climbed for five consecutive months and are now at a six-month high, according to the RAC.
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NewsMoto to build vast network of 300 charging bays for electric HGVs
Moto, the UK’s largest motorway service area operator, has pledged to install 300 charging bays for electric lorries (eHGVs) across “23 strategically located eHGV superhubs” by 2030.