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NewsHand car wash inquiry hears evidence from GLAA
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has given evidence to MPs investigating the hand car wash (HCW) sector. Members of the Environmental Audit Committee met in Parliament on Tuesday 10 July to hear a second round of evidence. PRA chairman Brian Madderson was among witnesses at the first session ...
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NewsMFG ranked 6th in Sunday Times Top Track 100
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has been ranked 6th in a league table of Britain’s one hundred private companies with the biggest sales in the 17th annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100. In the league table companies are ranked by sales as reported in their latest available ...
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NewsCertas Energy buys six sites from Welsh Top 50 Indie
Certas Energy has confirmed the purchase of six forecourts from South Wales Top 50 indie, David Taylor Filling Stations, as it continues to grow its Gulf network across the UK. This latest acquisition follows the recent purchase of two Petromex sites in Lancashire. “David Taylor Filling Stations presents ...
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NewsNormal service returns to BP sites following system outage
BP confirmed on Monday that all its sites had returned to normal service and were once again accepting card payments, after the majority were affected by a system failure forcing customers to pay by cash or complete forms to return and pay later. The system was down for around three ...
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NewsCall for incentives for forecourts as DfT publishes ’Road to Zero’ report
The Association of Convenience Stores has reiterated its call for the government to incentivise rather than compel forecourt operators to provide electric vehicle charging points on their sites. The Road to Zero, published on July 9 by the Department for Transport, sets out the Government’s plans to see at least ...
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A £2.2m redevelopment for Ingleton Co-op site
The Co-op has opened a new-look petrol filling station and food store on New Road in Ingleton, North Yorkshire, following a £2.2m overhaul. Changes included the replacement of tanks, pumps and signage with the installation of additional jet wash, air, car vacuum and water facilities. The store now offers a ...
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BOSS Payment Watch helps retailers to recover £8m
BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate) says its Payment Watch initiative has helped forecourt retailers to recover more than £8m from no means of payment (NMoP) incidents. Its findings came as part of the latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index survey for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018.The Index for Q1 2018 ...
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NewsRapleys launches Automotive & Roadside division in Scotland
Commercial property and planning consultancy Rapleys has announced the launch of a new Automotive & Roadside (A&R) division in Scotland. The A&R team, based in the firm’s existing Edinburgh offices, is led by Rapleys partner Peter Nicholas, following his relocation from Rapleys’ Manchester office. His team provide both ...
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MFG/MRH deal completes but needs CMA approval
MFG’s takeover of MRH completed on Thursday June 21, but the two businesses will continue to run separately with no major changes to their structure or management, until an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is completed. The CMA is scheduled to deliver its decision by August 22.The ...
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NewsThree men plead guilty to string of attacks on ATMs
Three men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary between May and October last year following attacks on ATM machines across the East Midlands. Heathan Hall and Swaley Price pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court at previous hearings, with Wayne Smith pleading guilty on Thursday July 5 at ...
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NewsForecourt manager wins Co-op Community Star Award
The store manager of Co-op Texaco Thorne has won the Community Star Award in the Co-op’s first ‘Thank you for being Co-op’ awards. Jo Bale, who has worked for the Co-op for 36 years, was chosen for the support she has given to the community where she lives and works, ...
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Motorway fuel pricing back in the spotlight
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 pointed out ...
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BP buys Chargemaster to roll out rapid chargers
BP is set to roll out rapid chargers to selected sites after it agreed to purchase Chargemaster.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 charging units for a wide range of locations.BP ...
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oil for wales sales successOil 4 Wales is celebrating its turnover rising above £100m for the first time. The family-run business, which supplies 65,000 domestic, agricultural and commercial customers across Wales, achieved turnover of £104.8m for the year to August 31, 2017, up from £86.7m the previous year.narrow escapeStaff and ...
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NewsVolume of car traffic on British roads hits new record
There was an increase in the volume of traffic on British roads last year, according to the latest data released by the Department for Transport. Its statistical release, Road Traffic Estimates Great Britain 2017, reports that 327.1 billion miles were driven on Great Britain’s roads in 2017, an increase of ...
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MPs discuss current unfair business rates system
MPs raised concerns about the cost of business rates and their impact on small businesses during a debate.Labour MP and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, Ruth George, referenced ACS research which shows many small businesses have seen an increase in their rates bills since the last ...
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NewsDiesel vehicles continue to depress new car sales
The UK new car market declined in June as plunging diesel sales offset increases in petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs). Year-on-year demand fell by 3.5%, with sales of 234,945 new cars, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). There was a ...
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NewsCertas Energy in deal to develop Holyhead HGV fuelling facility
A new 24-hour HGV refuelling facility is set to be built at Holyhead Port after Certas Energy announced plans to develop a second facility with truck stop specialists RoadKing. Certas Energy confirmed that a new state-of-the-art bunker facility will be created on the site, which is situated just off the ...
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Valero’s new MFG deal
Valero has agreed a new five-year deal with Motor Fuel Group (MFG), which has just become the largest independent forecourt operator in the UK. The agreement sees Valero renew 81 Texaco-branded MFG sites and, in addition, gain six new sites.Simon Davis, fuel operations director at MFG, said: "The decision to ...
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Euro Garages gets green light for new site in Ripon
Euro Garages has been given the green light to build a new forecourt on the outskirts of Ripon, despite one local resident claiming that the development would be a ’carbuncle’ on one of the most scenic approaches to the city.The Euro Garages forecourt will be built on the former Calverts ...