All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2010 – Page 4
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First Scottish dealer for Murco
Murco Petroleum has expanded its dealer network north of the border with the addition of Dumbarton Service Station Ltd, in Dumbarton west of Glasgow. Owned and managed by sisters Violet Devlin and Sandra Stuart and their brother David Stuart, the business has been in the family since 1985. In that ...
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MFG converts M&S stores to Mace
Top 50 independent forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group has converted two fomer BP M&S sites to Mace, and plans a major rollout of the P&H symbol format within its 70-strong network over the next year. The latest sites – one in Loxford, Essex and the other in Wednesbury, West Midlands ...
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Petrol stations unite to catch fuel thieves
Four petrol forecourts in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire have joined forces in a new drive-off report scheme. This means that drivers in the Newent area who make off without paying for their fuel will find their cars blacklisted at neighbouring garages. Called Garage Watch, the scheme was created by ...
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Retailer blockaded by drivers defends parking policy
A forecourt retailer whose site was recently blockaded by drivers over car clamping fees said fines and clamping were necessary to deal with problem vehicles. Chris Evans, who owns Trench Lock 24/7 in Telford, said: “We have 15-20 spaces for our customers. We have a children’s activity centre right next ...
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Gleaner returns to profit after first-ever trading loss
Elgin-based Gleaner Oils recorded its first-ever trading loss last year, according to figures just released. However chairman Billy Laing told Forecourt Trader that things are currently looking up: “Last year was a bad year for everybody but we’re a strong established company with good liquidity. This year we have returned ...
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NewsAt last - a UK World Cup success story
An incredible 1087 football shirts have been donated in Jet’s World Cup Football Shirt Amnesty. The national ‘Dig Out, Drop Off, Donate’ initiative cashed in on World Cup fever, encouraging local communities around 17 of Jet’s sites to dig out and donate last season’s football shirts, or those ...
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Refinery fire tragedy just days after Buncefield ’guilty’ verdicts
Total UK has confirmed that there will be no disruption to fuel supplies to forecourts and wholesalers in the north east following the tragic explosion and fire at its Lindsey Oil Refinery near Immingham in North Lincolnshire on Tuesday in which a young man died. The company released a statement ...
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Shell shows smarter families can cut fuel bills by 27%
The Shell Smarter Drivers experiment has revealed that fuel efficient driving and local journey planning allows annual average savings of £310 on family petrol bills. The experiment was launched by Shell to better understand how fuel savings can be made by real families undertaking everyday journeys. ...
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A place in the sun for car washes at Automechanika 2010
The international service station and car wash sectors now have their own ’place in the sun’ in the new south-west outdoor area at this year’s Automechanika, described by the organisers as the world’s leading international trade fair for the automotive industry. Trade visitors to the German show, which opens in ...
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