All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2017 – Page 3
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Pipeline hack charges Three men have been remanded in jail after being charged with hacking into Valero’s oil pipeline running under Pembrokeshire, and stealing thousands of litres of fuel. Romanians Constantin Dumitrescu, Iulian Neacsu and Nicolae Petre are charged with digging down to the pipeline in the village of Martletwy ...
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Petrotec buys Wayne
Petrotec Group has been revealed as the buyer of Wayne Fueling Systems’ UK distribution business, a deal that was forced on the company by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The Wayne UK acquisition will enlarge Petrotec’s presence in the UK by combining its activities with those already carried ...
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Doors closed at Top Indie High Noon
Top 50 Indie High Noon Stores has gone into administration. The South Wales convenience store chain and forecourt operator has 15 sites including 10 forecourts and was ranked 32nd in last year’s Top 50 Indies. Five of the group’s branches operate as Spar stores and a spokeswoman for Spar said: ...
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Kay Group opts for cloud-based staff roster system
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has installed a cloud-based workforce management system into all of its retail forecourts across the UK. The staff rostering programme, developed by Shopworks, is designed to give companies greater control over their staff management, and is expected to provide improved efficiencies in payroll.Kay Group ...
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PRA warns of continuing price rises
Prices at the pumps have hit an 18-month high and the PRA is warning they will rise further as the effects of higher wholesale prices kick in. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: "The wholesale costs for both petrol and diesel rose by nearly 5ppl during the month of December, due ...
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Money Talk: Looking for a light in the January darkness
Welcome to January, the bleakest of months what with the darkness and the bills arriving after that little self indulgence at Christmas. And that was just in the good times. Following the events of 2016 (think Brexit, Trump, US interest rate rise, etc), the economic outlook is the most uncertain ...
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NewsDay in the Life: George Watson
A 3.15am alarm signals the start of my day as I aim to be through the gates of the Grangemouth depot by 4am. To avoid the queues that build towards Ineos Grangemouth, all of us tanker drivers arrive before 4.45am and, as we start our day, one thing is guaranteed; ...
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Skin deep
With most tanks and pipework buried underground it is tempting to just ignore them, but more and more dealers are taking a concerned interest in the health of their systems because the financial penalties if they fail can be fatal for a business. If any fuel leaks into the environment, ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Verwood Motors, Ringwood Road, Verwood, Dorset
LOCATION: My target, Verwood Motors, part of the Central Convenience Stores enterprise, is situated on the B3081 that runs through the town of Verwood, between the A31 and A354. FORECOURT: Surrounded by a ’comfortable’ residential area, the forecourt is clearly identified by its illuminated Texaco-branded pole and canopy. The site ...
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Killer energy drinks
AG Barr has added Rockstar Revolt to its energy drinks range. There are two 500ml zero-sugar varieties: Killer Citrus and Killer Cooler; and they come in impactful camouflage-covered price-marked cans of 99p."Rockstar Revolt will appeal to the growing number of consumers who want zero sugar energy, but don’t want it ...
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Driving volumes
Certas Energy’s retail director Ramsay MacDonald is in buoyant mood as he reflects on the strength of the company’s Gulf brand as we head into 2017. "Now’s a good time for people to be contacting us, because we’re locked and loaded to go," he gushes. The overall message is that ...
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’OK’ for EG food outlets
Euro Garages has won planning approval to build four new food outlets at its service station at the Barrow Brook Business Village off the A59 on the outskirts of Clitheroe Town Centre, in Lancashire.The application includes two 24-hour drive-thru outlets as well as parking at Barrow Business Village in Hey ...
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Extended partnership
Clear Channel UK has extended its media sales partnership with screen solutions provider Amscreen. The deal sees the company continuing to sell advertising opportunities on the national screen network for a further three years. It provides Clear Channel UK with exclusive rights to selling advertising opportunities across this 2,700-plus digital ...
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First-class forecourts
Our round-up of the Forecourt Trader of the Year 2016 winners moves on to the Midlands and Northern England midlands: up to 4 mlpa The staff at Blakemore Retail Spar Newark were extremely proud to emerge as winners in what was a very competitive category. Site manager Julie Sharpe, who ...
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Piper’s new flavour
Pipers Crisps is launching its first new flavour for nearly four years next month: Atlas Mountains Wild Thyme & Rosemary, which is gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Pipers also recently announced that its entire range of nine flavours of premium crisps is now gluten-free. Alex Albone, founder ...
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Full waste package from Slicker Recycling
Auto industry waste specialist Slicker Recycling has added a full interceptor and car wash cleaning service through its purchase of the John Rome business from the Avanti Group.Slicker Recycling managing director, Mark Olpin, commented: "We can now offer forecourt operators a full environmental and waste package. We can provide specialist ...
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Kay Group welcomes WH Smith
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has introduced a new partnership with WH Smith at the opening of its second new-to-industry site in the past 12 months at Crewe Gateway.The one-acre petrol filling station development is part of a tripartite development with Pochin’s Property and a new independent Jaguar ...
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Park Group powers up
In a partnership with Active Nutrition International (ANI) and its PowerBar brand, Park Garage Group has launched into the sports nutrition/protein category. It began with a trial across 10 sites to test how popular the category would be in-store. The trial was a big success and, as a result, the ...
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Investing in growth
Many dealers continued adding to their estates in 2016, driving up demand, and therefore the value of sites fuelling continued optimism and investment in the fuel retailing sector.Clive Sheppard, director of Top 50 Indie Chartman:"2017 promises to be our most exciting year yet. Ongoing investment by the forecourt industry ...