All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2019
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NewsSimon Smith Retail sells to MFG
MFG has confirmed its acquisition of award-winning Top 50 Indie, Simon Smith Retail. The seven-strong group has been a high-profile player in the forecourt retailing sector for many years, with its entrpreneurial flair and high standards of operation. It won Forecourt Trader of the Year back in 2005 and Forecourt ...
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NewsMFG recruits Booker retail boss
Motor Fuel Group has appointed Booker retail boss Steve Fox as its new managing director, retail. Steve will join MFG on September 1, 2019 and will report directly to Jeremy Clarke, MFG’s chief operating officer with the retail, trading, operations and developments teams reporting to him. Graham Timbers will continue ...
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NewsFamily to sell forecourt after 50 years in the business
The Morrison family is putting its Gulf-branded petrol filling station up for sale, having owned it for more than 50 years. The busy forecourt, based in Ramsgate, Kent, has an on-site Bargain Booze store, which provides an off licence and a range of convenience products, catering to a variety of ...
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NewsForecourt crime incidents down 7.5%, says BOSS
Incidents of forecourt crime fell by 7.5% during the first quarter of 2019, according to the latest results recorded by BOSS. The BOSS Forecourt Crime Index is based on No Means of Payment (NMoP) incident reports that are made to BOSS as part of its Payment Watch scheme. During ...
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NewsGo Ultra Low highlights extent of UK charging network
Go Ultra Low, the joint Government and car industry campaign to encourage motorists to switch to an electric vehicle (EV), is launching a campaign to change perceptions about the extent of the UK’s EV charging network. Although there are now close to 24,000 chargepoint connecters at more than 8.600 locations, ...
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NewsGovernment requires home chargers to be ’smart’
Roads minister Michael Ellis has announced that all government-funded home chargepoints installed in the future must be ‘smart’. From 1 July, all chargepoints backed by the government Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme must have the ability to be remotely accessed and capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting to a signal. Smart ...
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Coca-Cola gives fans chance to win Premier League tickets
As part of Coca-Cola GB’s partnership with the Premier League, and under the ‘Where Everyone Plays’ campaign banner, football fans will be given the chance to win tickets to see their favourite team play with a new on-pack promotion this summer ahead of the 2019/20 season.Kicking off on the 8 ...
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NewsRix Petroleum gives digital boost to fuel cards
Hull-based Rix Petroleum has commissioned digital marketing company Zelst to help grow its Fuelmate subsidiary, a provider of fuel card solutions across the UK. Zelst will provide SEO (search engine optimisation) services to Fuelmate to increase search visibility, rankings, traffic and lead generation. Fuelmate is part of the J R ...
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NewsGridserve applies for planning consent for first electric forecourt
Gridserve has submitted a planning application to build an ‘Electric Forecourt’ in Braintree, Essex, the first of more than 100 sites it proposes to develop across the UK with the aim to make charging an electric vehicle (EV) as easy as using a petrol filling station. The company claims Braintree ...
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Perk!er launches bars aiming to enhance gut health
Perk!er has launched Quinoa Bars, which contain chicory fibre a prebiotic to enhance gut health, along with peanuts rich in Niacin (Vitamin B3) and Cacao, a natural mood booster. The 35g bars come in two flavours, Cacao & Salted Caramel and Cacao & Orange and have an RSP of 95p. ...
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Barr Soft Drinks unveils a new range for adult consumers
Barr Soft Drinks is launching an exciting new range of adult soft drinks, St Clement’s, made using a blend of bittersweet British apples, fruit juices and sparkling water. Packaged in premium 500ml glass bottles, St Clement’s is available in two flavours, Apple & Pear and Raspberry & Blackberry. “Shopper attitudes ...
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NewsBP service area to add second storey
BP has won planning permission to add a second storey to the sales building at its services on the A3 near Ripley in Surrey. The proposal, which was approved by Guildford Borough Council, involves demolition of the existing single-storey shop to replace it with a two-storey building almost 3m higher ...
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NewsOrbis Tech and EdgePetrol integrated across Certas sites
Work across Certas Energy’s 35 UK sites to integrate Orbis Tech and EdgePetrol has been completed. The integration has facilitated the rollout of EdgePetrol to the Certas Energy sites, and marks the start of a close alliance between the two companies. EdgePetrol’s technology securely connects with all PoS and ...
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NewsApplegreen moves into US mid-west with 46 new sites
Applegreen has made its first major acquisition in the mid-west of the US. The company has agreed a 10-year lease for 46 petrol filling stations with convenience stores in the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with a significant number of the sites concentrated in and close to the greater ...
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NewsCar CO2 emissions rise in EU for second consecutive year
Average emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) increased for the second consecutive year in 2018, according to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency. Average new car CO2 emissions across the EU rose 2.0g CO2 per km to 120.4g, and for the first time, ...
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NewsSainsbury’s launches promotion offering 10ppl off fuel
Sainsbury’s has launched a promotion offering customers 10p per litre off fuel when they spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Thursday 27 June and Tuesday 2 July 2019. Qualifying customers will receive a coupon at the checkout or when they receive their online ...
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NewsGovernment told it needs to supercharge EV strategy
The Government needs to supercharge its electric vehicle strategy if it is to have any chance of meeting its new ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050 pledge, according to the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA), which represents the UK vehicle rental and leasing industry. The claim was contained within ...
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NewsWesthill Service Station installs EDGEPoS
Westhill Service Station, a Spar and BP branded forecourt in Aberdeen, Scotland, is ready for the BP/EDGEPoS Self-Checkout solution after installing Henderson Technology’s system. The installation provides a modern interface and fully functioning EPOS solution with back office. Darren Nickels, head of Henderson Technology, said: “We are delighted with our ...
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Diet Coke highlights expansion of range of flavours
Diet Coke and Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) are celebrating the expansion of Diet Coke’s flavour range, which includes Twisted Strawberry and Exotic Mango variants, with a new multi-million-pound integrated campaign fronted by actress Tanya Reynolds. A host of clips show Tanya, who is famed for her quirkiness, taking leads from ...
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NewsRS Sales launches new pump island cleaning kit
RS Sales has launched a new pump island cleaning kit which aims to save retailers time and money while delivering exceptional cleaning results. Users simply dose the required amount of chemical into the refillable flask-for-life, dilute with water, spray onto a multitude of surfaces around the forecourt and watch the ...