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NewsMetropolitan Police unveils fleet of hydrogen fuel cell cars
The world’s largest fleet of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric police vehicles is being set up by the Metropolitan Police Service. Eleven Toyota Mirai cars will be equipped to work as both marked and unmarked vehicles for overt and covert response, as well as general purpose use. The only tailpipe ...
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NewsApplegreen increases revenue by 21%
Applegreen grew its overall estate by 99 sites to 342 sites in the year to December 31, 2017, and added 77 new food outlets over the same period, its annual results show. The company reported revenue up 21% on the previous year to €1,428.1m, and adjusted EBITDA increased by 24% ...
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NewsLatest HTEC epos system installed at 70 Rontec sites
HTEC’s latest epos solution has been installed into 70 Rontec forecourt sites. Top 50 Indie Rontec operates more than 240 forecourts across England and Wales. HTEC, which was already the supplier of payment systems to Rontec, started the roll-out of the new system in 2017. Wayne Swallow, managing director of ...
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NewsACS welcomes decision to bring forward business rates reform
A decision to bring forward changes to the business rates system, announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The Chancellor said he was bringing forward more frequent business rates revaluations to 2021, with revaluations every three years thereafter and confirmed that ...
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NewsThree men convicted of blowing up cash machines
Three men have been convicted for blowing up cash machines across across south-east England, including several attacks on forecourts. In total they stole £150,000. Ermias Fekade, Joel Spears and Stephen Fahri will face sentence next month for their parts in the raids, which took place in a three-month period between ...
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NewsSlavery investigators target car washes
Car washes were among businesses targeted during a four-day operation to tackle modern slavery in Cornwall. The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) worked with a range of partners in East and West Cornwall to prevent and identify exploitation of vulnerable workers. Between Tuesday and Friday (6 - 9 March), ...
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NewsTobacco smuggling shopkeeper jailed
A Hull shopkeeper, who was caught with more than one million illicit cigarettes stashed in self-storage containers, has been jailed for five years after being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Aras Rasul Rashid, of Spring Bank, Hull, was caught when sniffer dogs detected the haul of illicit goods ...
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News£5,000 reward offered to catch forecourt robbers
The charity Crimestoppers and The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) are offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the aggravated robbery of a Hampshire service station. The incident happened on February 17 at around 4.25am at the ...
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NewsIntake Developments reties its 10 sites to Jet
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Intake Developments has chosen to retie its fuel supply contract with Jet. The company’s forecourt network comprises 10 sites, with a combined volume of about 30mlpa. Jet has been Intake Developments’ fuel supplier for over 35 years now, making the operator one of Jet’s longest-standing ...
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NewsBOSS Forecourt Crime Index down in last quarter of 2017
Crime on Britain’s retail forecourts fell by 12.2% during the final quarter (Q4) of 2017, according to the latest report by BOSS the British Oil Security Syndicate. However, the BOSS Forecourt Crime Index shows that the annual average initial loss per site, before any Payment Watch recovery stayed above ...
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NewsACS chief invited to join new Retail Sector Council
ACS chief executive James Lowman has been invited to sit on a new industry-led Retail Sector Council set up by the Government. The council will meet regularly with industry to discuss the challenges the sector faces and provide advice to the Government. It will review how best retailers can adapt ...
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NewsAppeal for witnesses after attempted robbery
Officers from Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery at an Exminster filling station on Sunday 4 March. The incident happened between 6.20pm and 6.25pm at Matford filling station on Dawlish Road on the A379 in Exminster. Detective constable Joanne Sargent said: “A man entered ...
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NewsBlakemore Trade Partners unveils new ordering app
Blakemore Trade Partners has launched a new phone app to give its retailers the ease of ordering on the go. The ‘quickShop’ app, which is available free of charge on both iOS and Android platforms, enables Spar retailers to order their full range of products for delivery to their stores. ...
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into the state of illicit trade in the UK
A cross-party group of MPs and peers has launched a formal inquiry into the state of illicit trade in the UK. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Illicit Trade has opened a consultation to collect the views and insights of businesses, law enforcement and consumer groups. They are seeking to ...
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NewsSewell on the go invests £1.6m in new site
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has invested £1.6m in buying and upgrading its 13th site in the North East and is on the lookout for further acquisitions. Sewell on the go on Beverley Road, Dunswell, has had its hours extended to 24 hours a day and comprises five ...
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NewsGreater Manchester Police seeking three men after robbery
Officers from Greater Manchester Police are seeking three men after a robbery at a petrol station. The men raided the Texaco site on Broughton Lane in Salford just before midnight on Saturday 3. They entered the forecourt shop and threatened a staff member with a wheel wrench. They then took ...
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NewsFuel prices fall after three months of increases
February ended three consecutive months of petrol and diesel price increases with 2ppl coming off the average price of both fuels during the course of the month, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals. The average price of unleaded dropped to 120.14ppl from 122.34ppl and diesel to 122.86ppl from 125.08ppl following ...
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NewsPRA arranges business breakout event in Northern Ireland
The PRA is staging a “Business Breakout” in Northern Ireland at The Stormont Hotel, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, on Thursday March 22. There will be a number of presentations including: Petrol Retailers Association – market update; Petrol Retailers Association – technical update; Maxol – Maxol’s investment story; ESB ...
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NewsCold weather brings back waxing problem with diesel
Cars breaking down due to “diesel waxing” made an unwelcome reappearance during last week’s cold weather, according to the RAC. Analysis of breakdown data on Friday March 2 showed RAC patrols attended almost 500 diesel vehicles of varying makes and ages that had experienced problems with their fuel filters becoming ...
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NewsBestway unveils new identity for van sales operation
Bestway Wholesale has unveiled the new identity for its recently launched Van Sales operation. The van sales operation, which is called Bestway Vans Direct, fills the void following the demise of P&H’s Snacksdirect and Sweetsdirect business and services more than 20,000 customers every two weeks. Noel Robinson, director of van ...