All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2025 – Page 4
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON PROPERTY: Demand continues to outstrip supply
Fifty-one per cent of retail stakeholders in the forecourt market are looking to acquire new sites this year, according to a survey by Christie & Co for its new Business Outlook 2025 report
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NewsLincolnshire hand car wash owner given five-year ban
The owner of a Lincolnshire hand car wash has been banned as a company director for five years after employing illegal workers, as the government ramps up enforcement efforts against those who abuse the immigration system.
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NewsRam-raid dents Dant’s development plans
Tom Dant believes that not everyone in the area got the message about him making Ulceby Cross Filling Station a 24-hour operation last October, as a gang of five ram-raided its Spar shop in the early hours of Saturday morning (January 11), presumably expecting the premises to be closed.
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NewsJet pumps up publicity for JP&S Services
Top 50 Indie JP&S Services hit the local news headlines last week for being the winning site for Jet’s ‘Pump Up To 70’ promotion, in which the fuel supplier awarded one of its customers the prize of a new car.
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NewsNisa puts brakes on fuel levy for deliveries
Nisa has followed competitor Bestway in announcing that it is removing its £3.66 fuel levy on deliveries to its mainland UK retail partners, in what it describes as a “major boost” for them.
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NewsMan charged with arson at petrol station
A man has been charged with arson after reports of someone attempting to set fire to petrol pumps in Derby.
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NewsBrazen ram-raid at Tesco forecourt
Detectives investigating a ram-raid on a Tesco forecourt shop in Mansfield have arrested two suspects.
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NewsStalybridge forecourt owner fined for selling illegal vapes
A Stalybridge forecourt owner and his manager have been ordered to pay over £11,000 after pleading guilty to three charges in relation to the sale and supply of illegal disposable vapes.
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NewsMFG to add EV charging at Morrisons forecourt in Kendal
Top 50 Indie MFG has been granted planning permission to install an EV charging hub at its Morrisons forecourt in Queen Katherines Avenue, Kendal.
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InterviewZuber Issa’s fantastic journey: exclusive trade press interview
Since Zuber Issa broke away last year from the food and forecourt empire built with his brother over more than two decades, all eyes have been on his next move. In an exclusive trade press interview with Forecourt Trader, the Blackburn-based entrepreneur – known for keeping a lower profile than older sibling Mohsin – reveals his ambitions for his new business and what continues to motivate him
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NewsZuber set to bolster presence in south of England with Applegreen petrol stations acquisition
Zuber Issa plans to treble the size of his forecourt estate to nearly 150 sites with an acquisition of Applegreen’s UK petrol filling stations.
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NewsCMA to collect fuel monitoring data from larger operators only
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it will not request data from smaller petrol station operators under new powers to monitor fair pricing in the sector.
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News‘Zuber’s back’ interview to headline Forecourt Trader Summit
A key executive behind fast expanding EG On The Move will headline this year’s Summit, as one of several industry heavyweights who will share their insights into the evolving forecourt sector.
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NewsVan sales up but electric sales stall
The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market rose by 3% to surpass 350,000 registrations in 2024, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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NewsBT puts in largest-ever commercial EV fleet order
BT Group has announced the UK’s largest ever commercial EV fleet order, with around 3,500 new EVs being commissioned.
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NewsSolar EV car debuts in the US
American crowd-funded start-up Aptera Motors has debuted its production-ready solar sEV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) in Las Vegas.
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NewsGloucester is voted number one motorway services
Gloucester Services, a former recipient of the Forecourt Trader of the Year Award, has been named best motorway services by readers of Which?.
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NewsDoctor goes to jail for vandalising petrol pumps
Just Stop Oil protester Dr Patrick Hart has been jailed for a year after he disabled petrol pumps at Esso Thurrock Services on the M25 on August 24, 2022.
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NewsSecond forecourt operator commissions artist to paint petrol station
An artist whose painting of a petrol station under a starry night sky prompted the business’s owners to buy it has completed a commission to paint a second forecourt – after its proprietor read about it in Forecourt Trader.
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NewsBlackburn with Darwen Council plans to install 900 chargepoints
Blackburn with Darwen Council has begun the process of having 900 chargepoints installed in the area.