All articles by Hugo Griffiths – Page 22
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NewsEV chargers hit 100,000 milestone amid claims of “declining” petrol station numbers
Source: Getty Images EV charger numbers are, petrol stations down, says Octopus There are now 100,000 public EV chargepoints across 34,200 locations in the UK, growth that is in “stark contrast” to “declining” numbers of petrol stations, according to an energy supplier. Octopus Energy says a new ...
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NewsCostco forecourt gets go-ahead despite traffic concerns
A new filling station development by Costco has been approved by planners despite concerns from a local council that it would increase traffic volumes too much at a busy retail park.
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NewsPig trots onto Cheshire forecourt
Petrol stations welcome customers from all backgrounds and in all shapes and sizes, but one filling station in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, played host to an unexpected visitor at the weekend when an escaped pig trotted onto its forecourt.
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NewsEG On The Move’s new Lincolnshire site marks firm’s 150th forecourt
A new filling station on the outskirts of Lincoln marks the 150th site in EG On The Move’s portfolio, cementing the firm’s status as the UK’s third largest independent forecourt operator.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Brookfield Group takes on two marathons for charity
Staff from The Brookfield Group, which owns and operates eight forecourts and leases a further 13, are taking part in the London Marathon and the Boston Marathon to raise money for a children’s charity.
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NewsLocker firm InPost buys Yodel to create UK’s third largest logistics firm
InPost, which operates around 9,000 drop-off and collection lockers around the UK, including at numerous forecourts, has acquired delivery firm Yodel in a £106m deal that creates the third largest logistics firm in the UK.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Tankerford installs launderette facilities at half its forecourts
Independent operator Tankerford is installing washing machines at six of its sites, broadening the services the firm offers.
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NewsRoadworks on over 1,000 miles of major roads lifted ahead of Easter break
Roadworks are being lifted on 1,127 miles of motorways and A roads in time for the Easter getaway, when an expected 21 million people will take to the road.
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NewsGridserve adds 7,200kWh batteries to Gatwick EV forecourt
EV chargers are increasingly being combined with large batteries to optimise electricity use, and a new installation at Gridserve’s Gatwick hub has seen two 3.6 megaWatt-hour batteries installed to store energy generated by on-site solar panels.
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NewsANPR data reveals 5m drivers are set to stop at motorway services this Easter
Figures extracted from automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) logs indicate that five million vehicles are set to pull into motorway service areas over the long Easter weekend.
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NewsJet EV chargers store electricity harnessed during off-peak hours
Jet’s roll-out of its Jet Charge EV offering is bolstered by tech that allows chargepoints to store electricity harnessed when demand and grid prices are low, later using this power to charge vehicles.
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NewsVast amounts of retail crime go unreported
Fresh figures have revealed both how common crime in the retail sector is, and how little of it goes reported, with shopkeepers logging only half of all thefts, and just one in five incidents of verbal abuse, with police.
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NewsSnappy Shopper to deliver National Lottery Scratchcards from 172 shops
Home-delivery company Snappy Shopper is to offer Scratchcards from 172 shops using the firm’s services after it and Allwyn, the National Lottery operator, embarked on a successful trial last year.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale partners with Roadchef
Co-op Wholesale, the new name for what used to be Nisa’s wholesale operations, has announced a new partnership with Roadchef, replacing Spar at eight motorway service locations on the MSA operator’s network.
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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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ArticleJet wash drains saves customers from soggy feet
Valeting may be a booming sector in the forecourt industry, but offering such services can involve more than just plonking new equipment down on an empty patch of hardstanding.
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ArticleTECH TALK: The importance of maintenance in preparing forecourts for sale – expert advice
A focus on maintenance rather than big spend projects is prudent when preparing to put a forecourt on the market, say property experts.
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ArticleTank relining: what are the options?
’Out of sight, out of mind’ may be a reasonable maxim for tricky relatives, but it can be a recipe for disaster where underground fuel tanks are concerned.
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NewsThere are now over 1m EVs in the UK, but 96% of cars need petrol or diesel
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have revealed there are now 1.3 million electric cars on UK roads, though behind the headlines 96.3% of our 36.2m cars need to fill up with petrol and diesel.
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NewsMan sentenced to four years for trying to start fire at petrol station
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in prison after trying to start a fire at a Bournemouth petrol station in September last year.