All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2013 – Page 5
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Gilbarco Veeder-Root wins MFG maintenance contract
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has awarded Gilbarco Veeder-Root a three-year maintenance contract for its network of 58 sites, after an open-tender process. Gilbarco Veeder-Root will provide full service and maintenance of all MFG sites as well as supplying and installing all new tank-gauging and fuel-dispensing equipment. The contract includes round ...
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Supermarket price cuts provoke cynicism
A new round of announcements on Twitter by the four main supermarket groups, saying they were cutting their petrol and diesel prices by up to 2 pence per litre (ppl), have received a cynical response from some consumers. Sainsbury was the first to Tweet at 1.34am on Monday, followed by ...
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Nisa wins Martin McColl supply deal
Martin McColl, the convenience store and newsagent operator, has reached an agreement with Nisa to supply its larger convenience stores. Under the new arrangements about 330 out of the total 670 McColls convenience stores will see supply switch from Palmer & Harvey to Nisa over the next six months. All ...
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Warning over dangerous forecourt signs
A “significant number” of forecourt price signs in the UK are vulnerable to windy weather because of flawed foundations, and could cause fatal accidents, installation and maintenance company Xmo Strata has warned. Xmo Strata boss Steve Martin said he could put a precise figure on the number of signs affected ...
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Traffic volumes stable in 2012
Overall traffic volumes in the UK last year were broadly similar to 2011 and 2010, according to new figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT), at 302.6 billion vehicle miles. Traffic volumes for cars and light goods vehicles (LGVs) were broadly similar when compared to 2011, while heavy goods ...
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Costco voted North America’s favourite petrol station
Costco is where North American consumers prefer to fill their fuel tanks, according to a study by US customer intelligence company Market Force Information. Traditional petrol stations lost out to wholesale clubs, with Sam’s Club coming in second among more than 7,600 consumers across the US and Canada. QuikTrip, Wawa ...
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Forecourts vying for international c-store award
Forecourt stores from England, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are all vying in a competition to be crowned International Convenience Retailer of the Year 2013. The awards are organised by Insight Research in the UK and NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores) in the US, and the first stage ...
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US Supreme Court rejects biofuel challenge
An attempt to block the sale of E15 blended petrol in the US has been quashed by the Supreme Court. The court rejected a challenge by the American Petroleum Institute (API), food producers and restaurants, which contended that the blend could harm cars and motorcycles built before 2001, and push ...
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FTA welcomes road building commitment
The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the government’s announcement that all the major projects in the Highways Agency pipeline for the Strategic Road Network are to be delivered. The FTA’s submission to the Treasury on the Spending Review called for it to ensure that infrastructure was protected, and emphasised the ...
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Cigarette smuggling ring smashed
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has smashed a £26m cigarette smuggling operation based in Yorkshire. The plot, which flooded the north of England with more than 150 million cigarettes and two tonnes of low quality tobacco, was masterminded by Doncaster men Daniel Harty and Billy-Jo Wall, who were sentenced to ...
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Road deaths at record low
The number of people killed in road accidents last year fell to the lowest figure since records began in 1926, according to the Department for Transport (DfT). Deaths decreased to 1,754 in 2012 from 1,901 in 2011 (a fall of 8%), and the number of people seriously injured was down ...
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Spanish forecourt workers to strike
Strikes by petrol station workers in Spain are being planned for next month, according to English language news website Thinkspain. It reports that negotiations between unions and industry bosses are deadlocked over issues such as the safety of service-station workers – particularly those on night shifts – failure to recognise ...
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