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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 ...
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NewsRapid charging company Engenie receives investment boost
Engenie, a London-based company specialising in electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging, has received a substantial capital investment from Investec, which the company says will enable it to reach its network target of 1,500 rapid chargers across the UK. According to Engenie, its technology can charge a car in less than ...
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NewsHydrogen combustion powered truck to be demonstrated in UK
A truck with a combustion engine powered by hydrogen fuel will take to the roads later this year. Developed by hydrogen fuel pioneer ULEMCo, the converted Volvo FH16 vehicle will use what is believed to be the first ‘zero emission’ combustion engine anywhere in the world. The 100% hydrogen combustion ...
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NewsElectric charging sites will outnumber forecourts in 4 years, says Christie & Co
The number of electric charging locations will outnumber petrol filling stations within four years, according to Nick Bywater, associate director of Christie & Co, which was exhibiting at this week’s National Convenience Show. He says that while sales of electric vehicles currently represents only a small percent of new car ...
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NewsHappy staff are good for business, Lord Price tells ACS Summit
Those with the happiest workforces fare better in business, according to Mark Price, a former government minister and managing director of Waitrose – now a Lord. But the retail sector is next to the bottom out of 20 sectors surveyed for satisfaction and happiness. Addressing retailers at this week’s ACS ...
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NewsATM attackers sentenced to more than 30 years in prison
Three men have been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for their part in a string of attacks on ATMs across Leicestershire and neighbouring counties in October and November last year. They used gas canisters to blow open the ATMs, before using power tools to gain access to ...
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NewsTotal number of cars on UK roads reaches 34.7 million
The number of cars on UK roads has increased 12% over the past 10 years, reaching 34.7 million in 2017, according to new research released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The new Motorparc data shows that female car ownership is now at record levels, hitting 11.8 ...