All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2022 – Page 5
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NewsTrading standards pledges to increase number of checks on fuel pumps in South West
Trading Standards will increase the number of routine petrol forecourt checks across Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay this summer.
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NewsBrake and Roadchef renew partnership
Roadchef is continuing its association with road safety charity Brake following a recent renewal of their partnership.
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NewsExtra MSA Group sponsors cycling events at British Transplant Games
Motorway Service Area (MSA) developer and operator Extra MSA Group is sponsoring the cycling events at this year’s Westfield Health British Transplant Games, which will take place from July 28–31 in Leeds and see the largest gathering of transplant recipients since 2019, following successive lockdowns and shielding.
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NewsFord trials robot EV charging station to aid disabled drivers
Ford is developing a prototype robot charging station that drivers operate via their smartphone from inside their electric vehicle.
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NewsExelby Services partners with Element 2 to establish UK’s first public hydrogen refuelling service for HGVs
Forecourt Trader of the Year winner and Top 50 Indie Exelby Services is to partner with hydrogen refuelling specialist Element 2, to develop two hydrogen refuelling stations in the North of England.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Oil prices - who profits?
As I had to write the PRA’s response to the ‘short and focused’ Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the retail fuel market, I thought it would be a good time to reveal some facts.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Yet another fuel market study - probably not the last!
So yet another investigation into the road fuel market is upon us and those veterans of the fuel retailing industry will probably shrug with frustration – they’ve seen it all before.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Retailers silence the critics
The government’s competition watchdog has cleared retailers of profiteering after a review of the road fuel market, but has still ordered an in-depth investigation after it found “cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refineries, and the wholesale price when it leaves refineries as petrol or diesel”.
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Product NewsUrban Eat adds three new fillings to its range of Sub Rolls
Sandwich brand Urban Eat has added to its range of Sub Rolls with three different fillings.
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Product NewsWarburtons introducing PMP for its Toastie loaf for convenience stores from September
Warburtons will be putting its signature Toastie loaf into price-marked packaging (PMP) for convenience stores from September.
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NewsPolice appeal for dashcam footage after armed robbery at Norfolk petrol station
Officers from Norfolk Police are appealing for dashcam footage after an armed robbery at a petrol station in Ickburgh last week.
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NewsUK motorists spend an extra £1.13bn on fuel over past year due to price rises
UK motorists have forked out an additional £1.13bn during the past 12 months because of the rising cost of petrol and diesel.
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NewsBP opens first its ultra-fast-charging for electric trucks at a site in Germany
BP has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks at a site in Germany.
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NewsForecourt Crime Index driven to record high by increasing incidents of unpaid fuel
Increasing incidents of unpaid fuel have driven the Forecourt Crime Index for the second quarter of 2022 to record levels according to BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate.
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NewsRAC claims major supermarket groups are profiteering despite cutting fuel prices
The major supermarket groups are profiteering despite cutting fuel prices from their recent record levels, according to the RAC.
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Equipment NewsNavarra fits more smart gantries
Navarra Retail Systems has supplied and fitted a smart tobacco gantry for WHSmith at Roadchef’s Stafford South Services on the M6.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON WET STOCK: Peace of mind
Over the last 20 years, the fuel retailing industry has become more technologically advanced, and retailers now have access to a vast array of wet-stock management and tank-gauging products and services.
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Equipment NewsVolumatic launches money-counting scale upgrade - CountEasy 2
Eighteen years after the launch of money-counting scale CountEasy, Volumatic has revealed its latest upgrade - CountEasy 2.
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Equipment NewsTLM technologies completes rollout of evoBackOffice to MFG estate
TLM has completed the rollout of evoBackOffice to Top 50 Indie MFG’s 900-plus site estate.
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ArticleTECH TALK: Extra footfall today, new revenue tomorrow
“EV charging? I’ve got enough on my plate!” Many of the independent operators I talk to struggle to see the benefit of offering EV charging on their forecourts right now.