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BP to roll out BPme pay-in-car app nationally
BP has announced the national roll out of its new app, BPme, which allows customers to pay for fuel using their smartphone from inside their car without going into the store. The company said the app is intended for those who want to save time at the pump or who ...
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NewsPRA arranges business breakout event in Dartford
The PRA is staging a “Business Breakout” at Dartford Doubletree Hilton, Masthead Close, Crossways Business Park, Dartford on Thursday March 8. The event will run from 10am to 2pm and there will be a number of presentations including: Petrol Retailers Association market update; Forecourt Eye – Reducing crime ...
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NewsForecourt staff member injured in attack by two men
A forecourt shop worker suffered injuries to his arm and body after he was assaulted and robbed at a petrol filling station in Grimsby. The incident occurred at around 1am on Monday February 12 at the Esso-branded Albion Street petrol station, when two men riding bicycles approached a member of ...
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NewsFunding boost for vehicle-to-grid research
New technology which will unlock the potential for electric vehicles to help power people’s homes, and deliver electricity back to the grid, is being boosted by almost £30m in government funding. The funding has been awarded to 21 V2G (vehicle to grid) projects, to pay for research and design and ...
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NewsTopaz launches promotion for Miles fuel brand
Topaz, Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, has started a five-day “fuel giveaway” at sites in the Irish Republic. Each day at various Topaz locations, motorists are being given the chance to fill up their tanks with Miles fuel at 99c per litre. A total of 33 sites are ...
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Gulf sponsors forecourt awardsGulf Retail has been signed as the principal sponsor of the 2018 Forecourt Trader Awards, the most prestigious event in the UK petrol retailing calendar. The awards aim to drive standards in petrol and convenience retailing, by acknowledging and rewarding the skills and achievements in the sector ...
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Brookfield overhauls New Hall Lane, Preston site
Top 50 Indie The Brookfield Group has reopened New Hall Lane Services in Preston after a major redevelopment of the site. The Shell services is located on one of the main arterial routes into Preston and it now includes a large convenience store as well as an in-store Greggs and ...
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Buoyancy continues but watch out for pricing peak
Bouyancy in the forecourt property market is likely to continue well into 2018, although a market peak at some point in the year would not be surprising, according to Steve Rodell, managing director retail, at Christie & Co, which has just published its annual Business Outlook report. Following an extremely ...
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NewsPolice raid hand car washes in slavery investigation
Hand car washes in Milton Keynes and Bedford have been raided by police investigating people trafficking and modern slavery, and the supplying of class A drugs. Thames Valley Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit and officers from the Milton Keynes carried out a number of warrants to tackle a potential ...
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NewsCornwall Garage Group installs chargers
Top 50 Indie Cornwall Garage Group, which owns 18 petrol forecourts across England, is installing rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers at nine of its sites. The company is working with InstaVolt to install the chargers and four are already in place. David Whistler from Cornwall Garage Group said: “The automotive ...
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Domestic trial of vehicle-to- grid charging
Octopus Energy has launched a new consortium to develop the first large-scale domestic trial of vehicle-to-grid (VTG) charging in the UK, following a £3m funding injection by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles.The £7m project will install 135 V2G chargers in ...
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Euro Garages and Sainsburys part company
Euro Garages and Sainsbury’s have called a halt to their partnership trial following disappointing results.The trial began in October 2016 with the opening of a Sainsbury’s Local store at Euro Garage’s flagship Beehive site in Blackburn. The store, the first of six Euro Garages sites scheduled to be in the ...
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MFG switches to Esso
Greenergy has secured a massive 80-site deal for the Esso brand with its introduction into the network operated by Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s second largest independent forecourt operator.Simon Davis, MFG’s fuel operations director, said: "We are delighted to announce this supply deal with Greenergy, a key supplier of ...
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NewsWelsh c-store owners invested £49m in businesses in past year
Convenience stores in Wales have invested over £49m in improving their businesses over the last year, according to new figures released by the Association of Convenience Stores. The ACS 2018 Welsh Local Shop Report outlines the contribution that convenience stores in Wales make to their local communities, as an employer, ...
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NewsAsda cuts price of petrol and diesel
Asda has cut unleaded petrol and diesel prices by “up to 2ppl” just one day after the RAC told supermarkets there was scope for 3ppl cut. Asda now has a price cap of 118.7ppl on unleaded petrol and 119.7ppl on diesel, effective from this morning (Friday February 9). Dave Tyrer, ...
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NewsMajor crackdown on hand car washes
Hand car wash sites in northern England have been the focus of a major crackdown on slavery by the National Crime Agency (NCA), targeting organised crime in four countries. Officers from the NCA, the North East Regional Special Operations Unit, Cleveland, Northumbria, Sussex and Metropolitan police forces arrested 21 people ...
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NewsEnhancements unveiled for National Convenience Show
William Reed, publisher of The Grocer, Convenience Store and Forecourt Trader, has announced plans to enhance its National Convenience Show (NCS). Following its acquisition of Pro-Retail in January 2018, William Reed has agreed a partnership with Valassis, the UK’s largest coupon and voucher services provider. This partnership will give exhibitors ...
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NewsValero tankers filling at Thames Terminal
Valero-branded tankers started lifting product from NuStar’s Thames Terminal on 1 February as the long-term agreement between the two companies, announced in December 2017, came into effect. Texaco-branded retailers in the South East will benefit from an enhanced supply position, as Valero will manage the sourcing of its own product ...
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NewsLondon-based operator takes South Wales lease
Rapleys has recently completed the letting of the petrol station, shop and living accommodation in the village of Gilwern, just outside Abergavenny, in South Wales. The site is the only petrol station in the town and was offered due to the ill health of the owner who has now emigrated ...
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NewsNews retailers welcome probe into newspaper market
Independent news retailers who are responsible for 60% of newspaper sales have welcomed an investigation into the future of the newspaper marketplace announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, but say such action is long overdue. Linda Sood, the national president of the NFRN which represents 15,000 independent retailers in the ...