All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2017 – Page 5
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Rising to the challenge
There have been many petrol filling station knock-down-rebuilds which have transformed the existing site into a modern-day forecourt operation, but perhaps few have required quite such vision and creativity to maximise the opportunity, as the owner of Abbeyside Services in Selby, Nick Baker. He has built an imposing two-storey modern ...
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Fast food chain Leon to make debut on motorway
Roadchef has signed a franchise deal with fast food chain Leon that will see the first roadside Leons open this summer, with many more planned.The motorway service area operator has picked two of its flagship sites at Norton Canes (M6 toll) and Strensham South (M5) to house the ...
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Opening celebrations for Chartman’s latest site
The Chartman Group’s latest acquisition, Winterbourne Abbas Services in Dorset, celebrated with visitors and locals at a special opening event last month.Chartman director Clive Sheppard said: "The star attraction was the Red Bull soapbox simulator, giving visitors the thrill of a downhill race in a bathtub! With classic cars, Spar ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on cash that won’t come; Htec responds; and more on rates
Happy solution to ATM problem Every so often I get copied in on emails that Nailesh Gokani fires off to Cardtronics about the various faults he has with his ATM at Empire Garage in north London’s Enfield. Last year he found the machine out of money on a weekly basis. ...
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Building strong sales
Müller is on a mission to build the "biggest and best dairy company in the UK". It’s also keen to empower consumers to make healthier lifestyle choices and says its links to athletics help with this. Its latest link comes from signing up two new brand ambassadors: British sprinters ...
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in brief
fule laundering foiledEight men have been arrested and a large amount of toxic waste removed, as part of an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into a suspected £3m fuel- laundering fraud. Around 150 officers from HMRC carried out simultaneous searches of 20 business and residential addresses in the ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: editor
The drive towards a growing UK car parc of electric vehicles is gathering momentum by the day, particularly with last month’s Queen’s Speech in which the government reinforced its determination to develop the electric and hydrogen-powered vehicle sector (see News Extra, page 10). But also with the regular announcements by ...
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Kevin Eastwood - executive director BOSS
We are all aware that the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will not take any action over a single No Means of Payment (NMoP) incident as it is a civil matter. Some debtors, who think they have got away with it once, are then tempted to try again, ...
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Analysis
Who foots the Bill?
The government’s vision for the future of the road travel, which was outlined in the Queen’s Speech, contained both reassurance and potential threats for the forecourt sector. The good news is that the government is clearly confident about the future of the forecourt sector, as it features in a pivotal ...
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Sewell on the go directors become shareholders
Two directors at Sewell on the go have further cemented their commitment to the company by becoming shareholders. Katherine Batch and Alex Mortimer have been familiar faces at Sewell Group for several years and became directors on the business’ retail board last year.Mortimer, who has worked for the company as ...
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Protect your assets
We live in uncertain times what with Brexit, unstable global affairs and snap UK elections, all creating market situations that may inspire businesses to err on the side of caution. According to Allan Scrafton, head of marketing for forecourt and asset resilience experts, Adler & Allan, maintaining what you have ...
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New display solution tidies up outdoor area
Top 50 Indie HKS has become the first petrol retailer to acquire a new range of modular display/storage pods for forecourt shopfronts, which is now installed on its newly refurbished Clock Tower site in Leicester.The pods are manufactured by ATL Associates, a Leicester-based company that has been producing displays and ...
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Analysis
Charlotte Blum: analysis editor, Argus Media
Crude futures prices fell below $45/bl at one point in June for the first time since November, as demand growth has been slow. UK retail prices are following with their usual lag. In a sign that rebalancing the market is proving harder than first thought, Opec members are starting to ...
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Cashless Air Machine aims to deter thieves
PTC Supplies and Services has come up with a solution to the growing problem of air machines being badly damaged by criminals trying to steal any change stored inside.It has created what it believes is one of the first Cashless Air Machines in the UK, which removes any incentive for ...
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Outdoor advertising can boost your summer sales
Crystal Display Systems (CDS) is recommending that in the warm summer months, retailers boost their outdoor advertising to catch their audience.The company offers a range of high bright and sunlight readable options with full support, service and advice.The digital advertising displays suitable for outdoor use are available in sizes ranging ...
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Analysis
James Lowman: ACS chief executive
After such an unexpected (for most) General Election result, it’s no surprise that Theresa May followed up with a scaled-down Queen’s Speech. But within the speech, there was still one important piece of legislation mentioned that will have direct implications for the forecourt sector. That was the Automated and ...
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Kalibrate Technologies agrees deal to be taken over by Canterbury Acquisition
Kalibrate Technologies plc, the UK-based provider of strategy and technology services to the global fuel and convenience retail industry, has agreed a deal for it to be taken over by private equity fund, Canterbury Acquisition.The boards of Kalibrate, and Canterbury Acquisition’s vehicle Hanover Bidco, have reached agreement on the terms ...
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Tesco fined £8m for ’reckless’ petrol leak
Tesco has been fined £8m after a massive leak of petrol from one of its service stations. The Environment Agency said 23,500 litres of petrol escaped from a tank over a 29-hour period in Haslingden, east Lancashire, in 2014.The firm’s "recklessness" resulted in homes being evacuated, residents suffering sickness, and ...
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Top 50 Indie Symonds goes for two more sites
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts has acquired its ninth forecourt site and is finalising planning approval on a 10th that will be a new-to-industry site.The acquisition is Malmesbury Service Station in Wiltshire, which was purchased direct from Andrew Ings.The 10th site, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, is in the final stages of ...
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Kay Group opens 14th site branded Texaco
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has opened its 14th Texaco-branded service station. Its Irlam site in Salford is another new- build for The Kay Group and features bakery chain Gregg’s first drive-through.This is the third Kay Group Texaco-branded new-build to have opened in the past year, adding to Junction ...