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NewsSnow closes much of UK but forecourts remain open
More amber weather warnings for snow are in place today for parts of Scotland, northern England, the Midlands, the East and South East. In these areas, motorists have been advised to avoid driving if at all possible and emergency services are on alert to deal with crashes. Many schools are ...
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NewsPRA slams ’Legionnaires’ slur on UK car washes
The PRA has reacted angrily to assertions that car washes in the UK could harbour Legionnaires’ disease. It followed a warning by a medical expert Dr Tom Makin, senior consultant at Legionella control who advises the Department of Health.He was responding to the discovery that two men became seriously ill ...
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NewsRoad chef targets £600k in new charity partnership with Cancer Research UK
Motorway services operator Roadchef has announced a new partnership with Cancer Research UK that will see it raise an expected £600,000 for the charity’s life-saving research over the next two years. Cancer Research UK becomes Roadchef’s newest charity partner, having been chosen by a ballot of all Roadchef employees. It ...
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NewsMFG acquires MRH in £1.2bn deal
The UK’s largest service station operator MRH has been acquired by the second biggest - MFG - in a £1.2bn deal.The acquisition was announced today and will create the UK’s number one operator by number of sites and number two by volume. MFG is owned by funds managed by Clayton, ...
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NewsValero invests in new UK storage facility
Valero Logistics UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, is to buy the SemLogistics Milford Haven fuel storage facility on the west coast of Wales, following an agreement with SemGroup Europe Holding LLC, a SemGroup Corporation company. Situated across the Haven from Valero’s refinery at Pembroke, the facility is ...
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NewsMen jailed for running cannabis factory at car wash site
Two men have been jailed for running a cannabis factory from a car wash on the side of the A14 in Cambridgeshire. Esmerald Jahelezi, 28, and Andrilon Mehmetaj, 31, who were living at the car wash, were sentenced on 21 February at Cambridge Crown Court. Jahelezi was sentenced to two ...
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NewsCar blaze on Somerset forecourt damages canopy
Firefighters extinguished a blaze that occurred when a car burst into flames in the centre of a forecourt in Somerset. Avon Fire and Rescue Service was called to the BP petrol station, in Tickenham Road, Clevedon, at just after 4pm on Monday February 19. Two crews from Clevedon Fire Station ...
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NewsCompetition authority looking into Co-op takeover of Nisa
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced an inquiry into the anticipated acquisition by Co-operative Group of Nisa Retail Limited. In its invitation to comment the CMA said it “is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in ...
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NewsAttacks on two service station ATMs in Cumbria
Detectives are investigating two thefts involving ATMs at rural service stations in South Cumbria. The first incident occurred at the Shell garage on the northbound side of the A591 at Helsington between 2am and 2.30am on Saturday 17 February. Thieves gained entry to the garage before stealing cash from a ...
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NewsACS calls for incentives for petrol stations to install EV chargers
Petrol stations at strategic points in the UK should be incentivised to invest in electric car (EC) charging, according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). It said this would be a much better way to develop a network of charging facilities than simply forcing all “large fuel retailers” to ...
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NewsLegionnaires disease warning about car washes
A medical expert who advises the Department of Health has warned that car washes in the UK could harbour Legionnaires’ disease. The warning came after a study found two men became seriously ill with Legionnaires’ disease after inhaling infected water droplets from separate car washes in Italy. According to microbiologist ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie plans £1m rebuild of derelict site in Wales
Top 50 Indie DK Forecourts has applied for planning permission for a £1m redevelopment of a derelict petrol station site in Cwmbran. On February 27 Torfaen County Borough Council’s planning committee will consider the proposal for the Woodland Road service station in the Highway, Croesyceiliog. The former Texaco filling station ...
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NewsSuresite’s ’water intolerant’ wetstock system
Suresite has launched a new wetstock management solution to the UK forecourt industry, which it claims has zero tolerance to water, the catalyst for accelerated tank corrosion due to modern fuel formulations. Biofuels and ultra-low sulphur products have turned the tank maintenance rules upside down with microbial activity, facilitated by ...
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NewsThumbs up from locals for rebuild at Crown Services
A new Nisa Local forecourt store that has just opened in West Yorkshire has been met with huge compliments from locals who have been using the site for two decades, according to its owners - husband and wife team Salim and Mumta Patel. Crown Services in Brighouse, officially opened its ...
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NewsCouncil in joint venture to provide rapid chargers
ChargePoint Services and East Hampshire District Council have joined forces to provide electric vehicle drivers on the A3 with rapid charging facilities. A GeniePoint rapid charger has been installed at Liphook (North) Services, situated just south of the Hindhead Tunnel on the A3. It will provide vital recharging ...
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NewsBestway symbol is up with the best ones
A recent Which? survey into the convenience sector which ranked Bestway Wholesale’s symbol offer best-one as one of the top three brands, proves the company’s success in the rankings last year was no one-hit wonder, according to the BW symbol development director James Hall. He said the investigation into the ...
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NewsEG Group adds 97 sites in the Netherlands
EG Group is set to acquire 97 Esso-branded sites in the Netherlands, having entered into a definitive agreement with NRGValue Holding Nederland BV for the acquisition of all shares in NRGValue Retail BV. The acquisition means EG Group will have increased its network to become market leader in the Netherlands ...
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NewsBOSS debt recovery returns £1m pa to retailers
BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, is now recovering more than £1 million every year on behalf of fuel retailers who are members of BOSS Payment Watch, according to the orgnaisation’s executive director. He said the scheme is the most successful and customer friendly debt recovery service available to forecourt ...
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NewsMPK Garages carries out management development
Top 50 Indie MPK Garages has teamed up with training provider First Response Training in order to provide its staff with management development. Following a major internal restructure, the UK forecourt operator, which manages 29 petrol stations under Texaco, BP, Jet and Gulf brands, identified a requirement to upskill its ...
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NewsKent Police seeking three men after burglary at petrol station
Kent police officers are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a petrol station. The Jet petrol station on the north bound side of Main Road, Chattenden, was reported to have been burgled at around 1.45am on Wednesday 14 February. Three men are reported to have broken into the shop ...