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NewsEssar Oil (UK) increases revenue despite Stanlow down time
Essar Oil (UK) has reported increased revenues for the year ending March 31, despite operating its Stanlow Oil refinery for only nine months in the financial year due to a shutdown period involving upgrade work. Revenues were 10.2% up at $5.4bn versus $4.9bn the previous year despite a 20.9% fall ...
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NewsInstaVolt chairman welcomes BP’s involvement in EV charging
InstaVolt chairman Adrian Pike has welcomed the announcement that BP is buying Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric charging network. Pike said the investment would accelerate the growth of the country’s charging infrastructure and underline the industry’s credibility with the City. He explained: “This move by BP is further evidence that ...
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NewsPetrol and diesel wholesale prices beginning to edge up again
The prices of petrol and diesel peaked in May, falling back nearly 2ppl and 1.5ppl respectively in June, but wholesale prices are rising again, the RAC has warned.RAC Fuel Watch data shows that during June average petrol prices fell from 129.37ppl across the UK to 127.59p after the supermarkets cut ...
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NewsACS supports recycling pilot for on-the-go food packaging
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is supporting a new pilot scheme to improve recycling rates of food and drink packaging on-the-go. #LeedsByExample is a campaign launched by environmental behaviour change charity Hubbub and recycling compliance scheme Ecosurety. The campaign aims to improve recycling rates on the street, in local ...
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NewsCo-op completes £2.2m overhaul of Yorkshire site
The Co-op opened a new-look petrol filling station and food store on New Road in Ingleton, North Yorkshire, following a £2.2m overhaul. The programme of forecourt works has seen replacement of tanks, pumps and signage with the installation of additional jet wash, air, car-vacuum and water facilities. The store now ...
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NewsLawrences Garages site reopens following £1.25m redevelopment
Lawrences Garages has reopened its site at Harleston in Norfolk after a £1.25m redevelopment. After a 16-week closure the site, now known as Lawrences Budgens, features new double skin tanks with a state-of-the-art monitoring system, a new Washtec rollover car wash, 12 parking bays and ground work for future electrical ...
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NewsNisa forecourt in Surrey stages mini food fair
A Nisa forecourt retailer boosted footfall with a mini food fair, timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary Guildford Cricket Festival in Surrey last week. The BP Falcon Garage in Guildford is situated across the road from Surrey County Cricket Club, and decided to host its own event to complement ...
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NewsSlavery squad carries out raid on Manchester car wash
Officers from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) have joined Greater Manchester Police in targeting a car wash in the south of the city suspected of exploiting workers. Eight workers were interviewed by the GLAA at the car wash on Monday 25 June, with referrals being submitted to the ...
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NewsBP buys UK’s largest electric vehicle charging company
BP is set to roll-out rapid chargers to selected sites after it agreed to purchase Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging company. Chargemaster operates the UK’s largest public network of EV charging points, with more than 6,500 across the country. It also designs, builds, sells and maintains EV ...
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NewsVintage car ends up in forecourt shop after crash
Staff and customers at a petrol station in Dover had a remarkable escape after a vintage car smashed into the forecourt shop on Monday June 25, ending up several metres inside the building. Two people in the car were treated for minor injuries at Dover South BP service station off ...
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NewsACS slams LINK as it presses ahead with ATM fee cut
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has condemned LINK’s decision to press ahead with reductions in interchange fees for cash machine operators, despite widespread opposition because of concerns that cash machines in rural and isolated communities could be lost as a result of the changes. LINK confirmed in January this ...
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NewsBOSS Payment Watch helps retailers recover £8m
New analysis from BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has established that its Payment Watch initiative has helped forecourt retailers to recover more than £8m from No Means of Payment incidents. The analysis has been carried out as part of the latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index survey for the first ...
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NewsMoran’s Retail invests £2.4m in three sites in Northern Ireland
Moran’s Retail is to invest £2.4m as part of a regeneration drive across its three stores and service stations in Northern Ireland. The investment will create 25 new jobs in the family-owned and run company’s Derry city, Ballykelly and Coleraine operations. The developments will coincide with the introduction of an ...
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NewsShop theft motion in Parliament wins cross-party support
An Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled by All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group chair Ruth George MP on the importance of dealing with shop theft has received cross party support. MPs from the Labour Party, Conservative Party, SNP, Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrats and the DUP have all signed the motion. ...
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NewsMPs hear PRA evidence on hand car wash crimes
Many unregulated hand car washes (HCWs) are involved in tax evasion, polluting the environment and crime, PRA chairman Brian Madderson has told a committee of MPs. Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into HCWs, Madderson said: “It is extraordinary that we are virtually the only EU country where ...
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NewsDetectives investigating break-in at Tesco forecourt in Scotland
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a break-in at around 11.55pm on Friday June 22 at the Tesco filling station in Dalkeith, Scotland. Two men forced entry to the premises before stealing a quantity of cigarettes and making off on foot. The first suspect is described as having a medium ...
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NewsGulf Retail partners Silverstone race circuit to provide all its fuel
Gulf Retail has become the fuel partner to Silverstone Circuits, providing the motor racing venue with its full requirement of fuels including a range of premium and racing fuels as well as heating oils and generator fuels. The forecourt within Silverstone Circuits National Paddock has been extensively refurbished to meet ...
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NewsAuthorities look again at motorway fuel price signs
The authorities will look again at whether forcing motorway service areas (MSAs) to display their fuel prices would result in lower prices for motorists. The decision was revealed in a letter to the transport secretary Chris Grayling from Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Coscelli ...
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NewsCrooked shopkeeper ordered to pay back £61,000
A fraudster who was jailed for selling illegal cigarettes from his Wolverhampton shop has been told to pay back £61,000 or face an additional year behind bars. Arkani Muradi, 37, of Highfield Road, Birmingham, was caught hiding almost 400,000 cigarettes behind false walls, under floorboards, beneath a fridge and in ...
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NewsMFG/MRH deal completes but businesses remain apart for now
MFG’s takeover of MRH completed on Thursday June 21, but the two businesses will continue to run as separate entities with no major changes to their structure or management, until an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is completed. The CMA is considering whether the deal requires further ...