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NewsApplegreen gearing up for “transformational” growth in UK
Top 50 Indie Applegreen achieved sharply increased turnover and profits in the six months ended 30 June 2018, and is gearing up for major expansion in the UK. Its interim results show group revenue increased by 27% to €854.9m, compared with the same period a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA ...
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NewsCashier shaken after shoplifters turn violent
Police officers in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a female petrol station worker was left “shaken” when a group of shoplifters turned violent. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police were called to Milehouse Service Station in Wolseley Road at 8.40pm yesterday.” It was reported that three ...
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NewsTesco customers’ cars break down after water contaminates diesel
Dozens of Tesco customers were left stranded after water contaminated diesel tanks in two separate incidents. The first problems occurred at the Tesco Extra store at Goodmayes in East London on the evening of Sunday September 23, when customers reported breaking down yards from the service station after filling up ...
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NewsClydebank knifeman sentenced
A 23-year old man who went into a Clydebank petrol station armed with a knife has been jailed for 21 months. The incident happened at the West Highway Petrol Station, Great Western Road on May 3 when the man – Michael McElhinney – was already on bail. McElhinney, a prisoner ...
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NewsTV host causes a stir at a Wrexham service station
Talk show host Jeremy Kyle was a big hit with staff and shoppers when he recently dropped into Park Wall Service Station in Gwersyllt near Wrexham. According to the Daily Post, he was accompanied by a minder, and had popped into the Spar store for a coffee. After realising who ...
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NewsBP to reveal Chargemaster plans at Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day
BP will reveal its view of the UK’s electric vehicle charging landscape and its plans for the dealer network at next week’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day, which takes place at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby. Following BP’s recent acquisition of Chargemaster – the UK’s largest public network of EV ...
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NewsFarmer finds forecourt’s ATM in his field
An ATM that was ripped off the wall at a Texaco site in Odiham, Hampshire, has been unearthed by a farmer in his field. According to Farmers Weekly, the arable farmer was out working in his combine harvester when he found the damaged ATM hidden, under a coat in a ...
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NewsExxonMobil considers major upgrade of Fawley refinery
ExxonMobil has revealed it is considering significant upgrades at its Esso Fawley refinery near Southampton, to help meet demand in the UK market for high quality fuels. It said the project would involve an investment of hundreds of millions of pounds, and would reduce the need for diesel imports to ...
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NewsGofuels installs electric vehicle chargers at two sites
North-eastern forecourt retailer Gofuels is working with electric vehicle charging firm InstaVolt to give customers access to pay-as-you-go, contactless charging. InstaVolt has commissioned a rapid charger at Gofuels’ site in Horwich, Greater Manchester, and is currently installing another two at its site in Worsley, also in Greater Manchester. The 50kWh ...
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NewsBreakthrough in fuel cell technology is demonstrated
Revolve Technologies has revealed the completion of a project to develop fuel cell technology using a printed circuit board (PCB) construction. It is believed to be the first time that a PCB-based fuel cell has been developed for use in an automotive environment. According to Revolve Technologies, compared with conventional ...
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NewsTesco launches Jack’s discount chain and own brand
Tesco has launched a new brand of discount stores called Jack’s, named after the group’s founder Jack Cohen. The new stores will offer “the lowest possible prices”, and are seen as move by Tesco to taker on the growth of discounters such as Aldi and Lidl. The stores will sell ...
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NewsSales of petrol cars back up to pre-recession levels
The number of new petrol cars being registered in the UK has climbed back to levels not seen since before the 2008/09 recession, as diesel sales have plummeted. Figures released by the Department for Transport for the second quarter (Q2) of 2018 show a rise of 23% to 367,000 petrol ...
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NewsFuel a factor for in-depth inquiry into Asda Sainsbury’s merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an in-depth (Phase 2) investigation into the merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda and has confirmed that its effect on fuel sales will be an issue it focuses on. The move follows an initial investigation announced on August 23, when the CMA said ...
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NewsPRA arranges business breakout event at Haydock Park
The PRA is staging a Business Breakout at Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, on Wednesday October 10.Presentations will include: Petrol Retailers Association – market update; Edge Petrol – visualising your forecourt; Christie & Co – outlook on the value of petrol filling stations; Global MSI – forecourt structures, installation and ...
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NewsStaff and police praised after Sewell on the go robbery
Patrick Sewell, director of Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go, has praised staff and police over the way they have dealt with a robbery. A Humberside Police spokeswoman said a call was received at 2.45am on Monday September 17 reporting there had been a robbery at a petrol service ...
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NewsHMRC raids forecourts in £11m fuel fraud investigation
Three men have been arrested and a suspected fuel laundering plant dismantled as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected multi-million pound fuel fraud.More than 50 HMRC officers, supported by North Wales Police and Police Service of Northern Ireland, carried out simultaneous searches of nine ...
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Move to Texaco increases fuel volumes
A Lancashire forecourt has recently moved to the Texaco brand after years with BP. Ansdell Service Station, in Lytham St Annes, which has seen fuel volumes increase since the rebrand, now stocks all four grades of fuel including Supreme diesel and Supreme unleaded and receives its fuel from Valero’s Manchester ...
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EG expands further in US
EG Group has increased its US estate to around 1,000 sites with a $300m deal to acquire 225 Minit Mart branded c-stores and forecourts from TravelCenters of America.Minit Mart operates across nine Midwest US states and employs almost 2,500 employees. Turnover last year was $720m.The purchase price for the acquisition, ...
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CMA looks into MFG/MRH and Sainsbury’s/Asda
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating two major deals involving the road fuels retail market.Its involvement in the MFG/MRH deal looked close to completion, as Forecourt Trader went to press, after it identified 29 sites where there were local competition issues, and MFG indicated it would act to ...
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Certas plans for bunker facility at ’fechan
Certas Energy has announced plans to develop an HGV refuelling bunker facility at the ’fechan Truckstop (Eardley International) in Scotland. The site is located at Junction 19 of the M74 in Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, and will provide room for up to three HGVs to refuel simultaneously.Certas Energy hopes to open the ...