All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2024 – Page 2
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Sutton Coldfield forecourt is up for auction with guide price of £1.85m
Whynot Service Station in Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield, is going up for auction on July 11 with a guide price of £1.85m.
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Sewell on the go puts Wyton Bar site up for sale
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has put its Wyton Bar Service Station in Bilton, Hull, up for sale for £1.3m plus stock.
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Man arrested after attempting to rob forecourt store
A man has been arrested following an attempted robbery at the Bigdale Service Station in Kirkby on Thursday, June 20.
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Isle of Wight service station shuts on 64th birthday
Family-owned Chale Service Station, in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, will close for the final time this Friday (June 28), 64 years to the day after it opened.
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PIT STOP: EG On The Move Saddle Inn Services, Preston
Our mystery shopper, on a mission to find lunch, visited one of Zuber Issa’s EG On The Move’s newest two sites, a knockdown rebuild on land occupied by a former pub, on a busy roundabout on a recently opened stretch of Preston’s Western Distributor road, Edith Rigby Way.
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Stanlow Refinery celebrates centenary with 100 grants for local community
Stanlow Refinery owner EET Fuels (formerly Essar Oil UK), has announced the launch of its ‘100 grants for 100 years’ to celebrate the refinery’s 100th anniversary.
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Osprey Charging on track to build ‘largest ultra-rapid charging hub in Scotland’
EV rapid charge-point operator Osprey Charging, has announced plans for a new ultra-fast 16-charger hub in Paisley – which it claims will be the largest public ultra-rapid charging hub in Scotland.
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‘Accessible’ EV charging to be piloted in East London
Chargepoint operator (CPO) Believ and Waltham Forest Council are joining forces to bring more accessible electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints to hundreds of residents, including disabled people, across East London.
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Permission sought for coffee drive-thru and EV charging facility near M6 in Birmingham
UK property developer Godwin Developments has submitted a planning application for a new coffee drive-thru and electric vehicle charging facility on Tyburn Road in Birmingham.
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MFG applies for permission to develop Hastings site to ‘dual fuel’ format
The Motor Fuel Group is seeking planning permission to redevelop a site in Hastings, East Sussex, adding food to go and jet washing services, as well as six electric vehicle charging bays, to create what has become the recognisable MFG ‘dual fuel’ forecourt format for the future.
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Ionity opens EV-only rapid-charging site alongside Starbucks on main road near Brighton
A new stand-alone rapid-charging site has been opened in East Sussex on the A27, near the historic town of Lewes and close to Brighton, by charging network specialist Ionity.
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Radius expands fuel cards deal with Valero
Radius, which owns the UK Fuels fuel card, says the addition of 390 Valero-operated Texaco and Valero-branded forecourts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland means its 4,100-strong network now covers 98% of UK postcodes.
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Leeds Skelton Lake MSA adds M&S Food
M&S Food is the latest retail outlet to open at one of the UK’s newest motorway service areas (MSA). The upmarket grocery chain joins brands such Greggs, Leon, Pizza Express, McDonald’s, KFC, Starbucks, Nandos, and Chopstix at Extra’s Leeds Skelton Lake.
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Maxol’s Belvoir site to reopen after £3.6 million refurbishment
Northern Irish fuel group Maxol is spending £3.6 million on an expansion and redevelopment of Belvoir Service Station at Belfast’s Shaws Bridge.
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Labour pledges retail worker assault legislation
Labour has said it will press ahead with legislation that would make assaults on retail workers a specific offence.
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FOCUS ON CAR WASH AND VALETING: Polished performance
Stories abound across the industry about the resurgence in the popularity of car washing and valeting. Dealers have been investing in new kit and reaping the rewards.
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Transport operator plans fleet of 30 hydrogen trucks
A haulage company that believes hydrogen-electric trucks are the future is ordering 30 tractor units from a start-up calling itself the UK’s first manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles.
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Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group takes the plunge with EV charging
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group is about to start operating its first electric vehicle chargepoints, with EV pricing on its forecourt fuel pole and wheelchair access.
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Park Garage Group scores with Wigan Warriors sponsorship
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group says that it plans to sponsor its local Rugby League team, the Wigan Warriors, again next year with its first season of backing the club paying for itself in extra footfall, sales and goodwill from the local community.
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Trewint Service Station develops hospitality business with motel and refurbished bus
Trewint Service Station has been doing things a bit differently for years by selling hot food from a double-decker bus parked on its forecourt. Now it plans to open a 12 room motel on the same site.