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NewsJet appoints new UK retail business manager
Jet has appointed a new UK retail business manager, Soenke Voges, to strengthen the brand and drive further growth in its UK forecourt network. Voges will oversee Jet’s sales, brand, retail services and transport operations, and will report directly to Mary Wolf, managing director, UK Marketing. He has joined Jet’s ...
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NewsPetrol stations in Durham partner police in off-road bike crackdown
Durham Constabulary has reported that working with petrol stations across County Durham and Darlington is helping in a crackdown against off-road bikers who are causing a nuisance in their community. The force receives about 3,000 reports of anti-social behaviour caused by nuisance off-road motorbikes and quadbikes every year and now ...
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NewsNew-to-industry sites boost turnover for Kay Group
Development of two new-to-industry sites has helped Top 50 Indie Kay Group to boost turnover substantially. In its results for the year ended October 31, turnover was up 14% to 96.4m, compared with £84.6m for the same period a year earlier. Pre-tax profit was down from the previous year, from ...
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NewsEuro Garages buys land for development in Doncaster
Euro Garages and Irizar UK have exchanged contracts with national logistics developer db symmetry to buy land at Symmetry Park, Doncaster at Junction 34 A1(M). This follows planning consent granted by Bassetlaw District Council for a branded fast food restaurant, coffee shop and Irizar coach showroom at the motorway entrance ...
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NewsMajor breakthrough means diesel has a future, claims Bosch chief
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 this week. “There’s a future for diesel,” he said. “Today, we want to put a stop once and for all to the debate about the ...
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NewsMcKie moves on after 13 years heading Welcome Break
Motorway Services operator Welcome Break will be getting a new CEO after Rod McKie announced he was stepping down from the role at the end of May. He will take up a new position as worldwide chief executive officer of restaurant group Sticks ’n’ Sushi in July, while retaining a ...
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NewsVolvo Cars aims for 50% fully electric sales by 2025
Volvo Cars has set a target for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its sales by 2025, the company announced at the Beijing Auto Show. This builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild hybrid, plug-in ...
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NewsCo-op’s acquisition of Nisa clears competition hurdle
Co-op and Nisa have welcomed the decision of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to approve the Co-op’s acquisition of Nisa Retail Limited. The transaction remains subject to Court sanction of the Scheme on 4 May. Nisa members voted in favour of the proposal in November 2017 and the deal ...
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NewsTwo petrol filling stations sold by Christie & Co
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has completed the sale of two petrol filling stations located in the North West of England, Rossendale Service Station and Newland Garage. Rossendale Service Station, a high-turnover Shell-branded filling station situated between the towns of Rossendale and Waterfoot in Lancashire, has been acquired ...
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NewsPetrol car sales overtake diesel in EU for the first time
For the first year since monitoring started, petrol cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU in 2017, constituting almost 53 % of sales, according to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Diesel cars made up 45 % of the new registrations. Compared to 2016, the ...
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NewsPRA welcomes investigation into hand car wash services
The PRA has welcomed news that MPs are to investigate the growth of hand car-wash services in the UK, following concerns they are damaging the environment and exploiting workers. The Environmental Audit Select Committee has launched an inquiry seeking written evidence ahead of a one-off evidence session examining hand car ...
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NewsThieves steal cash machine from forecourt in Northern Ireland
A cash machine and safe have been stolen from a service station in Co Down, Northern Ireland The raid occurred at the Donard View filling station on the Crossgar Road near Ballynahinch in the early hours of Tuesday April 24 morning. Police said a “substantial” amount of money was stolen. ...
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NewsCertas Energy funds defibrilator for Gulf-branded service station
The Gulf-branded Nix Service Station in Newport, Shropshire, has installed a defibrilator on site, a first for Certas Energy’s network of UK forecourts. Owner David Smith was eager to put the safety measure in place on the busy site, located on a transient route to the M6, supported by the ...
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into hand car washing - deadline May 18
An inquiry into hand car washes has been launched by the Environmental Audit Committee to examine how hand car washes are regulated and what steps the Government might take to ensure hand car washes are operated sustainably. The inquiry will seek to establish how many hand car washes are currently ...
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NewsMost fleet operators lack policy on AFVs, claims new research
The majority of businesses (75%) do not have a clear policy on alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), according to new data from Allstar Business Solutions, part of fuel card provider Fleetcor UK. The company’s latest research also shows that despite 27% of large corporate organisations reporting that they plan to add ...
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NewsEG Group completes purchase of 762 sites in the US
Euro Garages parent EG Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of 762 convenience stores in the US from Kroger Co. The acquisition, which includes 66 franchise operations, operates in 18 states and employs 11,000 associates under the banner names: Turkey Hill, Loaf ’N Jug, Kwik Shop, Tom Thumb ...
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NewsJet adds two Scottish sites supplied by Highland Fuels
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 Contin, Strathpeffer – are owned by independent dealer, Alistair Fraser. Highland Fuels, a long-standing Jet-branded authorised distributor in Scotland, has won the contract to ...
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NewsPolice appeal for witnesses after altercation on Reading forecourt
Thames Valley police officers are appealing for witnesses following an altercation at a petrol station in Reading. Police were called out to the BP Garage in Richfield Avenue, Reading, at around 2pm on Wednesday, April 18. While there, the police dealt with an argument. A spokesman from Thames Valley Police ...
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NewsTwo man arrested after slavery raid at car wash site
Officers from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and Durham Constabulary have raided a car wash site in Burnopfield following allegations the workers there were being exploited. Two Albanian men, aged 32 and 42, were arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences. A number of potential victims were spoken ...
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NewsValero completes puchase of terminal in Belfast from DCC
Valero Logistics UK, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, has completed the purchase of DCC Energy’s fuel storage terminal in Belfast. With the purchase of DCC’s terminal, Valero will now have equity storage in Belfast, a platform from which the company can strengthen its supply position in Northern Ireland. Mike ...