All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2015 – Page 2
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Falling fuel prices hit Moto turnover
Moto, the UK’s largest motorway services company, has blamed last year’s fall in petrol prices for a £37m drop in turnover. The company saw sales fall from £840m to £803m in the year to December 24, 2014. Sales not including fuel increased by 7.8%, while pre-tax losses fell ...
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Penny Petroleum planning further expansion
Northumberland-based Penny Petroleum is aiming to add 10 sites to its estate by the end of 2016, taking it to a total of 40, having already added 10 in the past year. David Penny, owner of the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indie, revealed his plans to expand the company’s footprint ...
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Cigarette smuggler sentenced
A furniture importer from Brighton who allowed hollow statues of the religious icon Buddha to be used to smuggle more than 100,000 illicit cigarettes into the UK has been sentenced after pleading guilty. James Reber, 51, was questioned by officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in June 2013, ...
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Charging points barely used says report
The Government and local councils have invested millions of pounds on building thousands of electric car charging points that barely anyone uses, according to the Independent. It said ministers confirmed that public money had been used to construct a network of 57,567 publicly-funded charging points as of the end of ...
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NewsFuel prices causing drivers to cut back
Motorists are cutting back on car use because of fuel price increases, according to the AA. In its monthly Fuel Price Report it says average UK petrol prices have reached a six-month high after climbing above 117ppl for the first time since mid December. The motoring organisation said AA-Populus research ...
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George Hammond wins BP award
A member of Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies has scooped the Excellence in Customer Offer award at the BP UK Oil Awards 2015. Deal service station, part of the George Hammond plc retail group located on London Road in Deal, Kent, was recognised following its Spar store’s latest re-development, which ...
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Tesla announces first motorway charging sites
Electric car manufacturer Tesla will be opening its first Supercharger stations at UK motorway sites. The company has revealed seven Supercharger stations will be added at motorway services with additional UK motorway locations in the works to be announced soon. It said that in one year, Tesla Superchargers throughout the ...
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DCC completes French acquistion
DCC plc, the parent company of Certas Energy, has completed the acquisition of the Esso Express unmanned retail petrol station network and the Esso Motorway concessions in France. The deal was announced on August 28 last year, but required approval from the European Commission, which was granted in March. The ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Skittles returns to TV
Skittles is back on TV this month with a new advert that comprises part of the brand’s multi-million pound investment for 2015. The advert introduces a new character, Billy, with a body covered in Skittles – the result of having caught ‘Skittles Pox’. A curious friend pulls a Skittles off ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: JTI introduces new Sovereign variant
JTI is introducing a new Sovereign variant, with the launch of Sovereign Dual into the capsule segment this month. Available across all channels, Sovereign Dual is intended to offer value for money to existing adult smokers in packs of 18s and 10s. With an RRP of £6.50 and £3.78 respectively, ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Little Trees extends range
Little Trees has launched two new variants to the market, providing vehicle drivers with choice and flexibility in how they bring freshness to their vehicle’s interior. Invisi is the super discreet way to keep a vehicle interior fresh while driving. It has been designed to fit unobtrusively on any air ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Monster Energy launches Ibiza promotion
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is investing in Monster Energy with the launch of a new summer Ibiza Rocks promotion and an extension to its multipack line-up, to encourage new consumers into the energy sector. Monster Energy is giving shoppers the chance to celebrate 10 Years of Ibiza Rocks with a promotion ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Imperial Tobacco takes over blu eCigs
Fontem UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Group, has taken ownership of blu eCigs UK. This follows the completion of the acquisition by a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Group of certain brands and assets owned by US tobacco companies RJ Reynolds and Lorillard. Imperial Tobacco said the acquisition ...
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MFG and Fairbanks agree new three-year deal
Motor Fuels Group,the Hertfordshire-based Top 50 Indie, has committed to Fairbanks’ fuel management service for another three years.The contract, was agreed earlier this year between Fairbanks managing director Steve Jones and MFG managing director Jeremy Clarke.MFG operate 373 company sites, and has opted for the premium service level which ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Indulgent ’Duet’ from Galaxy
Mars Chocolate UK has unveiled a new sub-brand - Galaxy Duet, a new permanent addition to the Galaxy family. Two Galaxy Duet variants will bring the combinations, Cookies and Cream, and Caramel and Shortcake, to the chocolate category in a new format. The two flavours can be eaten separately or ...
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Tobacco smugglers jailed
A Lancashire father and son, who attempted to steal £229,000 in tax by smuggling illegal cigarettes and tobacco into the UK, were jailed this week at Manchester Crown Court.Peter Robinson, 69, and Adam Robinson, 28, both of Rossendale, were sentenced alongside accomplice Christopher Quint, 59, of Heywood, Rochdale, following an ...
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Tobacco smugglers jailed
A Lancashire father and son, who attempted to steal £229,000 in tax by smuggling illegal cigarettes and tobacco into the UK, were jailed this week at Manchester Crown Court. Peter Robinson, 69, and Adam Robinson, 28, both of Rossendale, were sentenced alongside accomplice Christopher Quint, 59, of Heywood, Rochdale, following ...
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Huge fuel laundering plant raided in Gloucestershire
One hundred thousand litres of laundered fuel has been discovered after a raid by officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and Gloucestershire police. The raid took place on Monday night at industrial premises at Coleford in Gloucestershire, and a 49-year-old man from the Forest of Dean was arrested on ...
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Immigration swoop on Kent car wash
A worker at a Kent car wash has been arrested by Home office officials who suspected he was working in the UK illegally. Officers from the Kent and Sussex Immigration Enforcement team visited the CPV Hand Car Wash, at Battle Road in St Leonards on June 18. A Home Office ...
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Immigration swoop on Kent car wash
A worker at a Kent car wash has been arrested by Home office officials who suspected he was working in the UK illegally. Officers from the Kent and Sussex Immigration Enforcement team visited the CPV Hand Car Wash, at Battle Road in St Leonards on June 18. A Home Office ...