All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2016
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News
Service Centre: Jac Roper on an insurance policy issue plus a £6,000 theft from within
Make sure you cover your back: When Jagdish Radia rang me from Leaway Service Station in Birmingham, in late April, he had been without insurance cover for over a month: a shock-horror story if ever I’d heard one. He had a big problem with his (now ex-) insurer. For the ...
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17 sites for Applegreen this year
Applegreen has opened 17 new sites this year, including one in the US, chairman Daniel Kitchen told its AGM on May 20. In the UK it has opened four new petrol filling stations (PFS) and two service areas. This includes its latest motorway service area (MSA) in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, ...
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US firm acquires Fairbanks
Wetstock management specialist Fairbanks has been acquired by OPW, a business within the American Dover Corporation that recently acquired the dispenser and systems divisions of Tokheim. David Crouse, president of OPW, said: “The acquisition of Fairbanks will expand OPW’s end-to-end solutions, providing our customers with integrated around-the-clock fuel monitoring and ...
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NewsMPK acquires Nottingham site
Top 50 Indie MPK Garages has acquired a service station in Nottingham just weeks after arranging a £14m finance package to fund expansion. Walkers Garage consists of a petrol filling station and a Londis convenience store about four miles east of Nottingham on one of the main roads into ...
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MRH still seeking acquisitions
MRH (GB) has indicated it is still on the lookout for acquisitions as it reported pre-tax profits up 26.7% in its latest accounts which have just been published. The company, which is number one in the Top 50 Indies with more than 450 sites, made pre-tax profits of £41.3m for ...
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New AdBlue system
Franklin Fueling Systems (FFS) has introduced a new complete system solution for New Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)/AdBlue. The new system has a number of features designed to solve the problem of working with a liquid that is highly corrosive and freezes at a temperature of -11C.To overcome the potential for ...
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Maxol launches AdBlue starter packs
Maxol Lubricants has introduced AdBlue starter packs across the Maxol network of more than 230 service stations across Ireland for the convenience of diesel car customers. The company is providing advice to motorists confused by recent emissions legislation, which has led to the requirement for AdBlue to be used with ...
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McColl’s adds to its portfolio of Gulf sites
McColl’s Retail Group is moving an additional forecourt over to its estate of Gulf-branded sites.The group, which operates more than 1,350 UK convenience store operators, has a portfolio of seven forecourts, five of which are Gulf-branded. A sixth a 2.5mlpa forecourt in Norwich Road, Roughton, Norwich will move ...
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Amscreen stops ads
Digital signage company Amscreen has terminated its sales agency agreement with Digicom and temporarily suspended the advertising service on its network. This follows Digicom filing for administration last month.Amscreen said it had fulfilled all of its obligations under its agreements with Digicom and continued to operate a first-class promotion service ...
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Peperami gets Angry
Meaty snack brand Peperami has joined forces with The Angry Birds Movie, a spin-off of the phenomenally successful game from Rovio Entertainment. The six-figure deal includes on-pack promotions where characters from the movie make an appearance and QR-like ’BirdCodes’ that can be redeemed for power-ups in the Angry Birds Action! ...
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Healthy appetite
If you’re keen to stock some healthier snacks in your store as an alternative to the traditional fat-laden favourites, then you’re in luck as more and more suppliers are launching into the market. And unlike in the past, these better-for-you snacks taste good too. Take Yushoi Snapea rice sticks as ...
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Asda confirms plans to build six fuel sites
Asda has signalled an expansion of its estate of fuel forecourts with a deal to build at least six more this year. The construction arm of The Premier Group, a national specialist in high-spec construction and maintenance work, began construction of petrol station forecourts for Asda in May, with six ...
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Blakemore assigns two sites for Jet/Spar brand
Two more forecourts have been signed up for the dual-branded Jet/Spar package. Jet has signed long-term supply contracts with two sites owned by Blakemore Retail, which runs 295 Spar stores across England and Wales, and owns 15 forecourts.The two sites which have joined the Jet network are Blakemore Buckley in ...
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Golden baked Hoops
New Hula Hoops Golden Hoops are a baked version of the popular potato snack. Available now, the new savoury snack comes in a cheese flavour in a 50g grab bag (rrp 69p). It contains 30% less fat than standard crisps, which is clearly highlighted front-of-pack.The launch is supported by a ...
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Park Garage Group signs Bestway deal
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale.The group is currently ranked seventh in the Top 50 Indies and operates 48 sites under the Park and Shop fascia across England and Wales.Sunil Tandon, managing director of Park Garage Group, said: "As a business ...
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Day in the Life: Bob Etchingham
As a long-time reader of Forecourt Trader, I have read many descriptions of ’A day in the Life’ of various oil industry executives. Most rise with the sun and endure a gruelling day before ’replacing the nozzle’ late in the evening! I am not going to try and persuade you ...
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Protect Shine Xpress can boost your premium sales
Customers of Wilcomatic can vastly increase their premium wash income by adding a Christ Protect Shine Xpress programme to their rollover car wash menus, according to the company.The popularity of premium wash programmes has helped to increase the average wash price, but the previous generation of special wax programmes had ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: Let’s focus on the certainties
The EU referendum vote looms large this month, and despite all the talk, nobody seems any the wiser about the outcome. Even the forecourt sector seems to be as evenly divided and undecided on the matter as the rest of the nation (see News Extra page 10). But one thing ...
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Park Garage Group extends deal with BP
BP has extended a fuel supply agreement with Top 50 Indie agreement Park Garage Group for another five years. The agreement covers eight petrol filling stations in the South East of England, all of which include Park & Shop convenience stores. Sebastian Hoevermann, lead business development manager, BP, said: ...
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Brand watch
Unaffiliated independents still make up the lion’s share of the convenience store market but the gap is quickly closing with symbol stores snapping at their heels. Many of those symbol names can be found on forecourt sites, particularly as many of these groups now have dedicated forecourt teams. Bestway is ...