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NewsCertas Energy buys technology company SNAP Account
Certas Energy has announced the acquisition of a technology provider that allows HGV operators, managers and drivers to carry out cashless transactions. SNAP Account – an end-to-end processing and payment system for HGV fleets – uses licence plate recognition software to offer fleet operators an automated payment solution, removing the ...
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NewsACS submits evidence to hand car wash inquiry
The Association of Convenience Stores (AC) has submitted evidence to an inquiry launched by the Environmental Audit Committee into the regulation of hand car washes, calling for better enforcement of existing regulations and the consideration of a licensing scheme. In the submission, ACS encourages the Environmental Audit Committee to consider ...
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Jos Richardson & Son buys Middleton Service Station
has purchased Middleton Service Station, an Esso fuel station and Londis c-store based in the village of Middleton, near Pickering North Yorkshire.Managing director Joseph Richardson said: "Middleton Service Station is in a great location and has a lot of potential. We plan to start re- development works on the forecourt ...
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Sainsbury’s Asda deal
Sainsbury’s and Asda will have more than 600 forecourts between them in their proposed merger.Their combined business will create one of the UK’s leading grocery, general merchandise and clothing retail groups, with combined revenues of £51bn. The aim is to maintain both the Sainsbury’s and Asda brands, and enable them ...
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Bathway Service Station sold to BP
Business property adviser Christie & Co has completed the sale of Bathway Service Station near Bath to BP on behalf of Flying Visit. The forecourt is located on a busy roundabout that links the A361 from Trowbridge to Frome and the A36 from Bath to Warminster, with 27,000 vehicles passing ...
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New-to-industry sites give Kay Group’s turnover a boost
Development of two new-to-industry (NTI) sites has helped Top 50 Indie Kay Group boost turnover. In its results for the year ended October 31, turnover was up 14% to £96.4m. Pre-tax profit was down, from £4m to £2.6m, but the previous year’s figure was boosted by the sale of a ...
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Bosch technology will reduce diesel emissions
Diesel can resume its success story following a major breakthrough in diesel technology, claimed Bosch CEO Dr Volkmar Denner, at the company’s annual press conference. "There’s a future for diesel," he said. "Today, we want to put a stop once and for all to the debate about the demise of ...
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BP claims ’first’ with self checkout fuel and food
BP is claiming a world first with a trial for self- checkout tills which handle both food and fuel.After just four months of development and testing, in partnership with NCR, it has begun the first pilot of self-checkout (SCO) tills in the UK, opening initially in three sites: Bedford, Nodeway ...
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News in brief: Euro Garages’ US expansion
Euro Garages parent EG Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of 762 c-stores in the US from Kroger Co. The acquisition, which includes 66 franchise operations, operates in 18 states and employs 11,000 people under the following fascias: Turkey Hill, Loaf ’N Jug, Kwik Shop, Tom Thumb and ...
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NewsUnion calls for support to transition to electric vehicles
The environment secretary Michael Gove’s plan to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 risks being a “car crash” for jobs and skills, unless it is part of an industrial strategy that secures a “just transition” to electric vehicles, according to the UK’s largest union Unite. ...
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NewsPlan for “world’s largest rapid charging network” unveiled
Pivot Power has unveiled plans to build a network of grid-scale batteries across the UK, which it claims will power the largest network of electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging stations in the world. It says the £1.6bn programme will provide infrastructure to support the rapid adoption of EVs, while introducing ...
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Electric charging locations will soon out-number PFSs
The number of electric charging locations will outnumber PFSs within four years, according to Nick Bywater, associate director of Christie & Co. He says that while sales of EVs currently represent only a small percentage of new car registrations, he believes it is the lack of public rapid charging infrastructure ...
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NewsGreenergy extends service with Forecourt Eye deal
Under a new agreement with Greenergy, Forecourt Eye’s crime prevention and loss recovery service is to be offered as an extension to Greenergy’s fuel offer to dealer forecourts across the UK and Ireland. Forecourt Eye provides a digital service to forecourt retailers to combat no means of payment instances and ...
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Two Scottish sites join Jet under Highland Fuels deal
Jet has strengthened its Scottish presence with two new sites joining its network. Both sites Lochbroom Filling Station in Ullapool and Contin Filling Station in Strathpeffer are owned by independent dealer, Alistair Fraser Highland Fuels, a long-standing Jet-branded authorised distributor in Scotland, has won the contract to directly supply Phillips ...
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NewsTeenage robber uses machete in robbery from forecourt shop
A boy thought to be as young as 14 and armed with a machete has robbed a petrol station in Leicester. The youth threatened a member of staff at the BP service station in Aylestone Road just before 3am on Friday 18 May. Leicestershire Police said: “Officers were called just ...
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NewsBill seeks to provide free access for all to ATMs
A Bill to make it a legal requirement for access to cash withdrawals through ATMs or other means where there is a demand for it, has been launched in the House of Commons. Such demand would be established through a full market review of the ATM network by the Payment ...
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NewsCertas rolls out electric chargers across company owned sites
Certas Energy has begun installing charge points across its estate of company owned sites following a nationwide lease agreement with electric charging company InstaVolt. “Certas has chosen InstaVolt because of its expertise, the flexibility of the deal and the company’s proven ability to evolve with this rapidly advancing technology,” explained ...
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NewsMP calls for petrol stations to help stop anti-social behaviour
A Labour MP has told the House of Commons that petrol stations should “stop selling petrol to people who are driving motorbikes illegally and looking suspicious” to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Kingston upon Hull North MP Diana Johnson said there was a “scourge of motorbikes being used for anti-social ...
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NewsRoadchef appoints new CEO as Simon Turl becomes chairman
Motorway service area operator Roadchef has announced that Mark Fox will be the new chief executive of the business, succeeding Simon Turl, who is moving into a new role as chairman of Roadchef. Fox has experience in senior roles in the UK and international hospitality industries, working at companies including ...
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NewsDetectives investigating ATM theft seize drugs during search
Detectives investigating the theft of an ATM from a petrol filling station in Warwickshire have seized drugs with a street value of more around £50,000. On Saturday 12 May police searched an address on Green Lane, Nuneaton, as part of their investigation into an ATM theft from Camp Hill Service ...