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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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NewsMen questioned over slavery at hand car wash
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of committing modern slavery offences, after a raid on a hand car wash site in Durham. Officers raided Best Hand Car Wash on Yarm Road, Darlington, on Wednesday December 6, and arrested two men, aged 21 and 26. Five suspected slavery victims were ...
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Funding could be on the cards for electric chargers
Forecourt owners could receive government funding to support the introduction of electric chargers under measures introduced in last month’s Budget. "We welcome the Chancellor’s announcement of a new £400m Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund, which is good news for fuel retailers and motorway service areas (MSAs) provided they are included ...
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NewsRusdene Services rolls out electric charging facilities
Top 50 Indie Rusdene Services has installed two public rapid EV chargers at its Lee-on-Solent Service Station in Gosport, Hampshire, as it prepares for the growth in electric vehicles on UK roads. The chargers – the first in the area – were installed by fellow Hampshire company Instavolt, and will ...
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Shell signs new deal with charging network operator
Shell has boosted its involvement in the electric vehicle market by signing off an agreement with charging network operator IONITY to offer charge points across 10 European countries, starting with 80 of its biggest sites.IONITY is a joint venture between BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen ...
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NewsMotorbike raiders rob petrol station in Chesham
Cigarettes and cash were stolen during a robbery at a petrol station in Chesham in Buckinghamshire. Two men wearing motorcycle helmets and goggles forced their way into the Ashley Green petrol station, in Ashley Green Road, on December 4 between 3.30am and 4am, demanding to know where the safe and ...
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NewsTexaco in deal to enhance South East fuel supplies
Valero says Texaco retailers in the South East will soon be benefiting from an enhanced supply position thanks to its long-term agreement with NuStar to supply fuel from its Thames Terminal. From February 2018, Valero will manage the sourcing of its product to be supplied to customers via the NuStar ...
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EG gets HQ green light
Plans for Euro Garages’ new head office facilities have been approved by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.Council leader, Mohammed Khan and council chief executive Harry Catherall met with the company to confirm the planning permission and further discuss the development which is set to create up to 150 jobs.Councillor Khan ...
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NewsPipeline theft leader sentenced to five years in prison
An Essex man who orchestrated the theft of hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel from an underground pipeline in Kent has been sentenced to five years in prison. Roger Gull was part of a criminal operation which involved drilling into high pressured pipelines to steal fuel worth millions of ...
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NTS Retail snaps up Redruth forecourt
NTS Retail Ltd has recently completed the acquisition of Maynes Garage in Illogan Highway, Redruth, Cornwall.The site had been operated as a Vauxhall dealership and petrol filling station by the same family for a number of generations, but was put up for sale to allow the owners to concentrate on ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsOil 4 Wales opens 24-hour truck stop after £70k spend
Oil 4 Wales has invested £70,000 in a truck stop at its Brecon depot, in a bid to provide 24-hour facilities for Wales’s haulage and agricultural industries. Oil 4 Wales, which supplies 160,000,000 litres of fuel to over 65,000 customers across the nation, will provide diesel, red diesel and Adblue ...
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NewsACS raises concerns over impact of new tobacco regulations
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has written to Exchequer Secretary Andrew Jones MP, raising concerns about the impact of upcoming tobacco track and trace regulations on retailers. The track and trace proposals in the EU Revised Tobacco Products Directive, due to come into force in May 2019, aim to ...
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NewsNisa helps McColl’s after P&H collapse
Following the collapse of Palmer and Harvey, Nisa has agreed a new short-term supply contract to cover McColl’s stores that were previously supplied by Palmer and Harvey. McColl’s Retail Group had already given notice on its supply contract with P&H, having agreed a wholesale deal with Morrisons, but it is ...