All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2022
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NewsElite Garages trials Morrisons format in its first standalone convenience store
Top 50 Indie Elite Garages is trialling a Morrisons convenience format as it opens its first non-fuel convenience store - partly in consideration of the transition to electric cars.
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NewsForecourt signage specialist Brand Consortia becomes UK’s first ‘carbon neutral plus’ sign maker
Forecourt sign and graphics specialist, Brand Consortia, has become the first national signage contractor to achieve double-offset carbon neutral plus status.
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NewsEssar appointment of Michelle Lewis to play a key role in low-carbon vision
Essar has appointed Michelle Lewis as corporate affairs director who will also join the company’s Executive Leadership Team.
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NewsBP boss Hanna Hofer to speak at Forecourt Trader Summit 2022
Hanna Hofer, vice-president of BP’s UK operations and dealer business, has been announced as a leading speaker at next month’s Forecourt Trader Summit.
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Focus On FeatureEQUIPMENT FOCUS: Limiting charge-point damage
As the government pushes forward with its plans for an electric vehicle future, Paul Roehricht, UK strategic account manager at Brandsafe, considers the necessity of protecting charge-point installations from impact damage.
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NewsWest London dealer signs five-year fuel supply with Murco
Andrews Garage in Ladbroke Grove, West London is the latest dealer to sign a five-year fuel supply deal with Murco.
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NewsM&S store added to Gridserve’s Electric Forecourt in Braintree
A new M&S Food store has recently opened at Gridserve’s Electric Forecourt in Braintree, Essex - the company’s first EV-only site, launched in December 2020 near Great Notley, just off the A131.
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Product NewsMonster excitement as CCEP unveils snowsport holiday promotion and new flavour
The chance of winning an action winter holiday in Switzerland has been unveiled by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) as it kicks off promotional support for the Monster Ultra range in the first quarter. It has also unveiled a new Ultra Watermelon flavour.
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Product NewsFirst global campaign for Extra launches in UK
Mars Wrigley launches its first global campaign for Extra in the UK.
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NewsI may as well tell them the colour of my socks, says frustrated Shell retailer, as police close theft case
Independent Shell retailer Goran Raven has slammed the lack of police support following yet another robbery at his Essex-based operation, saying he may as well tell the police what colour socks he’s wearing, for all the good supplying any information does.
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NewsPrime minister warned that infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles is lacking
Pledges to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in zero-emission vehicles are meaningless without the infrastructure and expertise to support them, the Prime Minister has been warned.
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NewsCMA announces deeper probe into acquisition of Morrisons by MFG owner CD&R
The competition watchdog has deepened its inquiry into the acquisition of Morrisons by MFG owner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Holdings completed last October, as it ponders the effect combining the two forecourt networks would have on fuel prices.
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NewsTwo men charged in connection with alleged robbery at Seaham petrol station
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in Seaham.
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NewsEssar sets up joint venture to develop £1bn hydrogen production plant at Stanlow
Essar has formed Vertex Hydrogen Limited, a joint venture with Progressive Energy, to build what it claims will be the UK’s largest hydrogen hub, at its Stanlow manufacturing complex.
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NewsSurge in contactless card transactions as limit is raised to £100
New data from Barclaycard reveals that 91.1% of all eligible card transactions in 2021 were made contactlessly, with the total value of contactless payments made increasing by 40.2% year-on-year.
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NewsPlant to produce hydrogen in south-west England set for completion later this year
Production of hydrogen for the transport sector in the south-west of England is set to begin later this year.
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NewsLaw Commissions recommend new laws will be required to regulate self-driving vehicles
New legislation should be introduced to regulate self-driving vehicles, according to a report to the Westminster and Scottish Parliaments.
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NewsACS calls for greater government support for rural convenience stores
Greater Government support for rural convenience stores has been called for by the Association of Convenience Stores, as it publishes its latest report on the sector, which highlights the vital contribution that these businesses make to the economy and their local communities.
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NewsMFG agrees first ‘off-network’ electric charging partnership in push to promote ‘EV Power’ brand
Motor Fuel Group has agreed its first ’off-network’ electric vehicle charging partnership deal with real estate owner and manager, LondonMetric Property Plc, as it begins to grow its ’EV Power’ brand beyond its existing estate.
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NewsElectric Forecourt founder Toddington Harper to speak at Forecourt Trader Summit
Toddington Harper, the man behind the UK’s first Electric Forecourt is to appear as a leading guest speaker at this year’s Forecourt Trader Summit.