All articles by John Wood – Page 68
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NewsProperty consultancy Knight Frank expands its Automotive team
Property consultancy Knight Frank has expanded its Automotive team with the appointment of Tom Rigg as partner.
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Equipment NewsSubsidiary set up to produce explosion relief products for the hydrogen market
Rhino Doors has launched a new subsidiary company specialising in the production of ultra-fast explosion relief products for the hydrogen market.
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NewsPartners get funding to design hydrogen-fuelled fire appliance
The hydrogen vehicle maker ULEMCo has been awarded government funding with its partners to produce a design for specialised hydrogen-fuelled vehicles.
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NewsNatwest agrees deal to install 600 EV charging points across its offices
Equans has been appointed by banking group NatWest to deliver more than 600 GeniePoint electric vehicle charging points across its office locations in the UK.
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NewsInstavolt introduces its fastest chargers with plan to roll-out across network
EV charge point network InstaVolt has announced the installation of its fastest charger units yet, which can add over 100 miles of range in just 15 minutes.
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NewsShell saves on food waste at 80 sites with Too Good To Go app
Eighty Shell service stations in the UK have partnered with Too Good To Go, an app combatting food waste, to help prevent edible food from being thrown out.
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NewsTop 50 Indie JP&S Services reopens Hertford Road Service Station as Jet-branded site
Top 50 Indie JP&S Services has reopened Hertford Road Service Station as a Jet-branded site following an extensive refurbishment.
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NewsMorrisons to offer free water refills at all of its petrol forecourts
Morrisons is offering free water refills at all of its petrol forecourts to encourage customers to make the switch from single-use plastic to refillable bottles.
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NewsACS welcomes proposal to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to continue selling lottery products
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed government proposals to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to continue selling lottery products after new age restrictions come into force in October this year.
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NewsPolice intercept youth who climbed onto petrol station canopy
A youth in North Dorset, who chose to misbehave by climbing onto a petrol station canopy, was intercepted by police officers who were refuelling at the site.
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NewsScania distributor Keltruck agrees deal for 41 chargepoints across 15 sites
Elmtronics, a suppliers and installer of EV charge points, has secured a new fleet deal with Keltruck, Europe’s largest independent Scania distributor, serving the Midlands and South Wales.
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NewsTop of Mind Business Leaders Survey finds impact of Brexit a major concern
Staff shortages and challenges around importing/exporting have been the biggest impacts of Brexit to businesses within the grocery retail and hospitality sectors, according to the Lumina Intelligence Top of Mind Business Leaders Survey.
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NewsMFG’s private equity owners given more time to table new bid for Morrisons
US private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) – which owns the UK’s biggest independent forecourt group MFG – has been given more time to prepare a new bid to take over Morrisons.
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NewsUsed car market surges to its highest ever second quarter sales
The UK’s used car market has just recorded its highest ever second quarter, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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NewsShell submits plans for a new EV charging hub at a site in Cheshire
A planning application has been submitted to Cheshire East Council for a Shell-owned petrol filling station in Macclesfield to be partly demolished and rebuilt with an electric vehicle (EV) charging hub.
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NewsACS puts out reminder to forecourt owners about the introduction of E10 petrol
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is reminding forecourt owners there are just three weeks to go until the rollout of the E10 fuel grade, which is being introduced as part of the government’s Transportation Decarbonisation Plan.
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NewsEssex Police officers arrest man on suspicion of arson at Applegreen forecourt
Essex Police have arrested a man following a suspected arson attack at a petrol station in the early hours of Monday August 9.
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NewsPolice catch M1 service area raiders after chase across fields
Police chased three suspects from an M1 service area into fields after musical instruments were stolen from a lorry in the middle of the night.
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NewsFuel sales remain rooted at about 8% below pre-pandemic levels
Forecourt road fuel sales have remained stubbornly rooted at about 8% below pre-pandemic levels despite the removal of almost all Covid-19 restrictions.
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NewsMFG buys the petrol filling station business of fellow Top 50 Indie George Hammond
MFG has bought the petrol filling station business of fellow Top 50 Indie George Hammond in a confidential deal.