All Jet articles – Page 11

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    Jet winners aim high with award

    2010-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Jet has announced the winners of its annual Aim Hi awards, which recognise commitment to offering friendly, efficient and safe service in the local community. The highest accolade went to Woolmer Service Station in Bordon, Hampshire, which beat over 350 Jet dealers in the UK. The family-owned site has been ...

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    Jet’s winners Aim Hi

    2010-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Jet has announced the winners of its annual Aim Hi awards, which recognise dealers’ commitment to offering friendly, efficient and safe service in the local community. During a ceremony held at the Welcombe Hotel, near Stratford-Upon-Avon, the highest accolade went to Woolmer Service Station in Bordon, Hampshire, which beat over ...

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    Jet revamps oil range

    2010-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Jet has reconfigured and revamped its engine oils as the JetMax range which it says is designed to "easily clarify performance and applications to help drivers choose the right product". As well as giving the range a fresh look, Jet has introduced a new product JetMax Pro 5W30, and is ...

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    Jet updates oil range

    2009-12-08T00:00:00Z

    Jet has reconfigured and revamped its engine oils as the JetMax range which is designed to easily clarify performance and applications to help drivers choose the right product. As well as giving the range a fresh look, Jet has introduced a new product – JetMax Pro 5W30 - and is ...

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    Jet campaign puts dealers in the spotlight

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Jet is running a Local Hero campaign aimed at helping its dealers gain more publicity in their local media. The campaign was developed in response to Jet’s internal ’Raising the Dealer Profile’ survey, which found that 80% of site owners felt local publicity would boost their businesses. As part of ...

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    Race night is Jet’s treat

    2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Jet teamed up with Royal Windsor Racecourse to treat all Armed Forces and NHS staff to a free night at the races last month. "Hosting the six-race event was a way for Jet to demonstrate to service personnel how much they are valued within their local communities," said Patrick Hudson, ...

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    Hammond wins top prize at Jet awards

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    AW&D Hammond in Halesworth, Suffolk beat over 400 dealers to take the highest accolade at Jet’s Aim Hi dealer programme.The awards recognise a Jet dealer’s commitment to offering a friendly and efficient service in the local community. The oil company compares service stations from across the country, looking ...

  • Roley leaves as Jet re-shuffles
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    Roley leaves as Jet re-shuffles

    2006-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Jet’s charismatic brand and communications manager, Roy Roley, (pictured right) is to leave Jet at the end of February. Roley, who for a long time has been the voice of the Jet brand, was the mastermind behind many of Jet’s dealer marketing schemes, including the long-running ‘Smile’ loyalty scheme, Jet’s ...

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    Jet sounds death knell for Smile@

    2005-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Jet is calling an end to its longstanding Smile@ loyalty promotion at the end of the year. Roy Roley, Jet’s brand communications manager and creator of Smile, said: “Smile is over six years old and has been very successful. But the Jet network and market has changed radically in that ...

  • Fairmoor Jet filling station and convenience store, Morpeth, Northumberland
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    Fairmoor Jet filling station and convenience store, Morpeth, Northumberland

    2005-10-03T00:00:00Z

    It is often reported that what shoppers want from a convenience store is:- friendly staff- fair prices- quick service- availability of products- clean stores- fresh produceWhat a pleasure to come across a shop and filling station by and large fulfilling all these requirements.Driving south after a fascinating visit to the ...

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    Jet top in PRA survey

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Jet has come top of the PRA’s dealer survey for the third time in a row, while Esso and Shell are considered the worst.Ray Holloway, director of the PRA, said the latest survey of retailers’ views of their relationships with oil companies has revealed that better communication is what the ...

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    End to jet wash damage

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Wesley Forecourt has introduced a cash security post to prevent damage to jet wash equipment when thieves break into it for cash. The answer is for the money to be held in a separate standalone post, built to be so tough, the cash would be safe and any damage ...

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    Texaco copies Jet in retail retreat

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Texaco has given up trying to make money out of running service stations and is planning to sell all its UK company owned network, just as ConocoPhillips did with its Jet-branded sites more than three years ago.News of the oil company intending to focus on becoming a fuel wholesaler emerged ...

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    Istobel jets into UK market

    2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Istobal, the Spanish carwash manufacturer, has taken a controlling interest in Jet Technics in a bid to bring better service to the UK.Jet Technics managing director Alan Bennett explains: “Our remit is to sort out any problems forecourts have with Istobal car washes whatever they are. We’re here to look ...

  • The golden years of Jet
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    The golden years of Jet

    2004-05-01T00:00:00Z

    jet is now 50 years old, the fifth largest British fuel brand, and part of the global energy giant ConocoPhillips. It’s come a long way since it was set up all those years ago by Willy ‘Bill’ Roberts, described by those who knew him as a hard-working visionary man who ...

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    The silver lining is Jet

    2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Still on the above subject, January comes and I get a calendar through the post. It features a fine picture of Forfar Service Station, brightly branded Jet and with the message that the business is sponsoring the Dundee Tigers under 16s ice hockey team. It had all happened very fast. ...

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    Jet’s £6m boost to re-image network

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    ConocoPhillips is making a £6m investment in the future of the Jet brand by bringing its UK forecourts into a standard European image.It has also reaffirmed its backing for the Smile campaign, despite the decision earlier this year by Fuelforce – which has 170 Jet branded sites – to pull ...