All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2024 – Page 4
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Certas powers waste firm fleet with HVO
Certas Energy is supplying Hills Waste Solutions’ Bristol depot with HVO to power its fleet.
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Lotus Emeya achieves record-breaking charging time – from 10% to 80% in 14 minutes
Lotus has announced that its first electric hyper-GT, Emeya, has achieved a record-breaking charging time using the public charging network.
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Parish Council has concerns over EV charging at petrol stations
A Parish Council has formally objected to plans to install EV charging points at an MFG/Morrisons site due to ‘health & safety issues with electric charging of vehicles at a petrol station’.
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Liberal Democrats pledge to ban disposable vapes and introduce bottle deposit return scheme
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to continue Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to ban disposable vapes, as well as introduce a deposit return scheme for drink bottles and require all electric vehicle charging points to be accessible using a bank card.
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Tanker driver pay deal averts fuel shortage threat in North West of England and Scottish Borders
Tanker drivers have called off strikes planned for this week that threatened to hit forecourts’ fuel supply across the North West of England and the Scottish Borders, after securing an improved pay deal.
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SERVICE CENTRE: PayPoint finally gets the point
In this month’s instalment of Service Centre I contact PayPoint for a Northern Ireland forecourt needing SSE gas cards, and come across a garage in Kirby being threatened with a customer boycott if it continued selling The Sun.
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Veer Patel moves Clacton-on-Sea forecourt store back to Spar
The Patel family have switched their Clacton-on-Sea forecourt in Essex back to a Spar, after a break of 15 years.
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RETAILER PROFILE: The Frasers prepare for future without petrol
Cousins Nick and Jonathan Fraser are investing in their forecourt shops and valeting, and are on the look out for ‘dry’ locations, as well as acquiring neighbouring land to expand exisiting sites. This is their medium-term plan to futureproof their third generation family business, celebrating its 70th anniversary this September.
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Works continue to sort historical fuel leak in Bramley, Surrey
Asda and environmental firm EPS continue to work hard to sort the historical fuel leak from the Express site in Bramley, Surrey, which has affected local drinking water.
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EV fire at MFG site
An electric car caught fire at MFG’s Collier Row site in Romford on Friday June 7.
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More secure communication methods between staff needed in-store
Eighty five per cent of small retail store owners admit to having challenges with communication in-store, exacerbated by team members having no way to speak with each other discreetly, without customers overhearing confidential exchanges.
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Police constable injured on forecourt
A police constable has been injured after being hit by a vehicle at the Applegreen site on Penwinnick Road in St Austell.
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Hydrogen fuel-cell Toyota Hilux now at demonstration phase
Toyota’s project to develop a hydrogen fuel-cell Hilux pick-up has moved a step closer.
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Jet celebrates platinum year with Wheel Spins
British fuel brand Jet is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a series of platinum-themed marketing activities – and the launch of a retro logo to mark the occasion.
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Zuber Issa returns to his roots with £228m acquisition of 34 forecourts
Zuber Issa is selling his shares in Asda to buy the remaining 34 forecourts owned by his family’s EG Group in a £228m deal, which includes certain standalone foodservice locations and is expected to complete the second half of 2024.
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BP Pulse wants to turn Frankie & Benny’s into EV hub
BP Pulse has applied to Great Yarmouth Borough Council to turn an old Frankie & Benny’s building into an EV charging hub.
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All GO for new forecourt in Sprucefield, NI
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council has granted planning permission for a new £7m GO service station at Sprucefield.
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RAC says falling pump prices are still not fast enough
Falling pump prices are failing to keep pace with reductions in wholesale fuel costs, claims the RAC, which accuses retailers of taking higher margins than in the past.
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New environmental transport task force head warns that net zero progress going backwards
The head of a new task force that will advise the next government on its strategy to reduce transport’s environmental impact has warned that progress to net zero has stalled or gone backwards.
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Product News
Red Bull in variety multipack for first time
This summer, Red Bull aims to tap into the take-home occasion and drive trial with a new mixed multipack offered in four x 250ml (rrp £5.25) and four x 250ml price-marked pack (£5.35) exclusive to the impulse channel.