All articles by Hugo Griffiths – Page 4
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NewsNestlé targets 150 outlets as it relaunches Seattle’s Best Coffee
The dominance of a handful of players in the UK’s £6bn coffee landscape looks set to be disrupted following Nestlé’s relaunch of Seattle’s Best Coffee.
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NewsEG On The Move plans new-to-sector Carlisle forecourt
A planning application has been submitted to Cumberland Council for a new EG On The Move filling station and drive-thru coffee shop.
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NewsMFG's EV charging network ranked behind only Tesla
MFG’s £400m investment into EV charging has seen it ranked the second-best major network provider in the UK with the firm only being bested by Tesla, many of whose chargers require a Tesla car to use.
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NewsRaw Charging’s contract with Aviva Investors sees new hub open at £33m shopping centre
Raw Charging, which focuses on EV sockets in retail, hospitality and leisure locations, has opened its largest hub yet at a retail park owned by Aviva Investors.
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NewsShell to replace valeting hub with EV chargers
Local authorities have granted Shell planning permission to install six EV charging bays at a forecourt in Leicester, with the chargers sitting on land currently occupied by a jet wash and separate car-care bay.
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NewsChargepoint sector could be “hollowed out” by new tax as firms urge for Budget 2025 to bring relief
A group of nine EV chargepoint firms has written to The Treasury urging it to reconsider a proposed change to the tax code that will be “immeasurably damaging” to the sector, and cost electric-car drivers up to £300 a year more.
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NewsTributes pour in following the death of Quentin Willson, 68
Acclaimed automotive journalist, broadcaster and electric car campaigner Quentin Willson has died at the age of 68 after a short illness, his family has said.
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NewsJames Hall & Co. wins planning permission to turn car defunct dealership into new forecourt
A former Mitsubishi dealership in Preston, Lancashire, is to be given a new lease of life after James Hall & Co. gained planning permission to convert the site into a new filling station.
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NewsPlans for new M25 Brentwood services on hold over slip-road concerns
Proposals for a pair of new motorway services areas (MSAs) on the M25 near Brentwood are on hold until Moto can demonstrate that its slip-road designs for the £80m project meet road safety regulations.
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AnalysisLocker sector shows no signs of slowing as InPost enjoys “record breaking” 49% growth
The UK continues to be InPost’s fastest growing market, with revenue up 307% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, compared to Q3 2024, with the parcels locker sector showing no signs of slowing.
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NewsWash.Me business up for sale as firm predicts another £300m+ year
Me Group, the firm behind Wash.Me launderette machines, expects its revenue for the year to be between £311m and £318m, up from £308m in 2024. The firm is predicting to make a pre-tax profit of £76m to £79m, up from £73.4m. The group is currently seeking “potential offerors” to purchase the company.
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NewsFrasers signs with BP for five-year fuel supply deal
Frasers has extended its long-running relationship with BP after renewing its fuel supply contract with the oil major.
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NewsBudget 2025 to bring pay-per-mile tax for EV drivers
Falling fuel duty revenue will lead the Chancellor of the Exchequer to announce in her budget later this month that electric car owners will be charged for every mile they drive, according to reports.
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NewsLancashire forecourt reopens following £3m knockdown rebuild
A filling station in Lathom, West Lancashire, has reopened following the completion of a five-month knockdown rebuild.
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NewsRAC shies away from attacking fuel retailers for the first time in months
Criticism of fuel retailers is entirely absent in the RAC’s latest instalment of its monthly ‘Fuel Watch’ initiative, which has previously seen the company compare wholesale and retail prices to estimate operators’ margins while simultaneously accusing them of making excessive profits. This apparent change of heart follows hot on the heels of a comment piece published by Forecourt Trader.
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NewsEV sales grow, but the 10 most popular cars all run on petrol
The latest registration data indicate that while EV sales continue to grow, the 10 most popular new cars in the UK all run on petrol.
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NewsFuel duty hike looks increasingly likely as Budget 2025 looms
Speculation remains rife that this year’s Budget, due to be delivered on November 26, will bring with it an end to the five pence-per-litre discount on fuel duty introduced in 2022.
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NewsDuckhams Oils to be stocked by 150 EG On The Move forecourts
EG On The Move is to begin stocking Duckhams Oils at 150 forecourts following Zuber Issa’s investment in the 127-year-old brand of motor lubricants.
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NewsNational Lottery operator Allwyn installs 22,000 new ‘Wave’ terminals
Around 22,000 National Lottery retailers across the country have seen their stores kitted out with new ‘Wave’ terminals by operator Allwyn, which has now completed 50% of its vast upgrade project.
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NewsGridserve seeks to “inspire the next generation of climate activists” with mobile game aimed at children
Chargepoint company Gridserve has launched a mobile-phone-based quiz game aimed at six to nine-year-old children that the company hopes will “inspire the next generation of climate activists”.