All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2016 – Page 8
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Maxol announces AWARE as new charity partner
Maxol, the Northern Ireland-based forecourt and convenience retailer has announced mental health charity AWARE as their new charity partner.The aim of the partnership, which will run until at least the end of 2017, is to promote positive mental health in communities across Northern Ireland. It will support the range and ...
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Snakes alive… on a forecourt
It’s true that you can find most things you want at many forecourts and their stores nowadays, but those visiting Waitrose’s petrol station in Cheltenham earlier this week got much more than they bargained for. That’s because a Royal python was found slithering on the ground.A local man who spotted ...
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Truck’s cooling runs on thin air
Sainsbury’s says it has become the first company in the world to introduce a refrigerated delivery truck cooled by a liquid nitrogen powered engine, which will eliminate all emissions associated with refrigeration. Supplied by cooling technology specialists, Dearman, and its partners, the zero-emission cooling unit replaces the traditional diesel engine ...
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Nearly one in 10 Brits admit to filling up their car with fuel and driving off without paying
The scale of drive-offs has been highlighted in new Freedom of Information data obtained by Confused.com from police forces across the UK, which reveals that motorists committed 25,560 fuel thefts in 2015 alone.According to the findings nearly one in 10 (8%) of drivers admitted to filling up their car with ...