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Euro Garages buys German Esso-branded network
ExxonMobil and Euro Garages have announced a new partnership for the German Esso network, which will replicate the branded wholesaler model already in place in the UK, other European markets and North America.The new strategic partnership will see EG Deutschland GmbH an affiliate of UK-based EG Group Limited ...
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25th anniversaryAn independent petrol station, which has regularly beaten major supermarkets on price, celebrated its 25th anniversary in November. Jet’s Jempson’s Express in Peasmarsh, near Rye in East Sussex, came to national prominence in late 2015 as petrol prices fell close to £1 per litre, and it cut its unleaded ...
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NewsBooker wins delivery contract for Shell’s stores
Shell UK and Booker Retail Partners have signed a new three-year deal for the supply of Shell stores nationally, after the collapse of Shell’s previous delivered wholesaler Palmer and Harvey. The new agreement has already started through the Booker Wholesale estate, before moving to Booker Retail Partners network in early ...
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Small sites may struggle with charging, says APEA
Small forecourts will struggle to accommodate electric charging facilities because of safety and parking requirements, according to Jamie Thompson, chairman of the technical committee of the Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA)."The government is very keen to get electric charging points on petrol stations I don’t think it’s ...
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Kay Group opens another new-to-industry site
Top 50 Indie Kay Group has opened its fourth new-to-industry site in two years. The new Texaco site is located in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and comes after The Kay Group opened a Texaco-branded new-build site in Irlam, Salford in May, which was the group’s largest development to date.Ken Kay, owner ...
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NewsPrice hike forecast after pipeline is shut down
Petrol and diesel prices could rise by as much as 3ppl in the run-up to Christmas, according to the RAC, as a result of a main oil and gas pipeline in the North Sea being shut for emergency repairs. The shutdown of the Forties pipeline, which is responsible for carrying ...
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NewsTobacco smuggler ordered to cough up £7,500 for tissue scam
A smuggler, caught unloading contraband cigarettes and tobacco hidden in the back of a lorry among boxes of tissues, had his scam blown apart by an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation. Artur Golebiowski, 38, a sales assistant of Greenford, West London, was arrested as he unloaded his stash at ...
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Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group renews Texaco deal
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has extended its relationship with the Texaco brand, renewing its existing 25-site supply agreement and adding a further three sites, previously branded Gulf."The Texaco brand and Valero’s supply offering continue to be highly successful for our business over the past five years we’ve ...
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New improved £1m Nisa store opens in Drefach
A new 3,000sq ft Nisa shop has opened on the forecourt of Woodlands petrol station in Drefach, Carmarthenshire, in a ceremony performed by five Welsh rugby international stars.The previous 600sq ft Nisa Drefach was demolished and rebuilt from scratch. It has been fitted out to Nisa’s Store of the Future ...
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NewsEuro Garages seeks more European expansion
Reasonably-price forecourts are hard to find in the UK, according to Zuber Issa, co-founder and co-ceo of Euro Garages - which trades as the EG Group Ltd in Europe - which has recently boosted its European network by 1,000 with the purchase of ExxonMobil’s retail assets in Germany. “The UK ...
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NewsSpeedy sale for Wigan site as demand continues
The leasehold of a BP-branded forecourt - Whelley Road Service Station situated in Wigan, Lancashire - has been sold to an independent multiple operator through specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co. The previous owner, Mohamed Zahir Killedar decided to retire from the industry due to commitments overseas. New owner ...
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NewsOwner of Whitehaven community forecourt sells up to corporate operator and retires
Mace Corkickle Service Station, an Esso and Mace branded forecourt and convenience store relied upon heavily within the local community in Whitehaven, Cumbria, has been sold confidentially to a large corporate operator with plans to increase sales further with the development of a hot food offering. James Moore-Martin, senior business ...
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NewsCigarette smugglers jailed for tax evasion
Two men, who were caught receiving almost a million illegal cigarettes in East London, have been sentenced for evading more than £290,000 in excise duty.Edvinas Zaranka, 36, and Vilius Zdancevicius, 31, were each jailed for a year after admitting handling 990,000 Minsk Capital cigarettes and 500kg of Shisha tobacco, at ...
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NewsNew UKPIA director general as Chris Hunt retires
Stephen Marcos Jones has this week taken over the reigns as director general of the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), following the retirement of Chris Hunt who worked for the trade body for 20 years.At his well-attended retirement do, Chris Hunt commented: “I am proud of what the UKPIA ...
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NewsRoadchef brings Pret a Manger to the motorway
Roadchef and Pret a Manger have announced a partnership to bring new shops to the UK’s motorways. The first Pret a Manger shop will open at Chester Motorway Service Area (MSA) on the M56 at junction 14 before Christmas, and a second site will open at Clacket Lane West MSA ...
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NewsCar ablaze on forecourt as fuel theft goes wrong
Police are hunting for two people after an attempted fuel theft went horribly wrong at the Harrow Tesco Express/Esso forecourt in Alexandra Avenue, south Harrow. A man was seen leaning against a black Mercedes, casually filling it up. Moments later fire ripped through the vehicle, blowing out the back window ...
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NewsUK’s largest producer of ethanol halts production
The UK’s largest producer of ethanol has stopped production for the “foreseeable future”, and blamed the government for its inaction over the introduction of E10 fuel. Vivergo Fuels released a statement saying: “We reluctantly welcomed the Government’s Renewable Transport Fuel obligation proposals in September, but have remained extremely concerned that ...
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NewsPetrol and diesel prices rise to three-year high
Petrol and diesel rose by more than 2ppl in November, taking the average price of both fuels to a three-year high, according to the latest RAC Fuel Watch data. A litre of unleaded petrol went up 2.35p from 118.43p to 120.78p, and diesel was up 2.22p from 120.96p to 123.18p. ...
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NewsNew car sales fall for eighth successive month
The UK new car market declined for an eighth consecutive month in November, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 163,541 vehicles were registered, down 11.2% year-on-year, driven by a significant fall in diesel demand. Petrol cars saw a gain of ...
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NewsMRH and PRA chiefs top the bill at tenth UK PetroForum
A focus on future fuels will be at the heart of the program for the tenth UK PetroForum, on 18-19 June 2018 at the Hotel Don Carlos, in Marbella, Spain. Heading up the program will be the UK’s largest independent retailer, MRH Retail. Its CEO, Karen Dickens, will be discussing ...