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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 ...
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NewsRAC urges supermarkets to cut fuel prices by 3ppl
The RAC is urging supermarkets to cut the price of fuel by 3ppl following a $5 fall in the price of a barrel of oil. The wholesale cost of both petrol and diesel has dropped in the last fortnight due to a 7% drop in oil from $70.55 on 25 ...
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NewsMoto improves disabled facilities at M6 services
Moto Hospitality has opened its latest assisted accessible toilet, supplied and installed by Closomat, at the northbound motorway services at Southwaite on the M6. The room gives people who need help to toilet, and their carers, the appropriate space and equipment. It includes a ceiling track hoist, privacy screen and ...
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NewsDevon forecourt adds rapid charger for electric vehicles
A rapid DC charging station has been installed by InstaVolt at Blights Motors in Bideford, Devon. The decision to install an electric car charger marks another step in the evolution of Blights Motors, which is gearing up for an electric future. The company’s premises in Bideford comprises a petrol forecourt ...
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NewsFuel delivery company aims to replace petrol stations
A company aiming to replace petrol stations by delivering fuel directly to consumers and businesses has received a £1.8m cash injection from investors. Zebra Fuel was set up in 2016 and uses a fleet of specially adapted vans to dispense fuel directly into the customer’s vehicle. Currently it only delivers ...
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NewsPlummeting diesel car sales depress market
Diesel car sales declined by a quarter and pushed the overall new car market down despite growth by petrol and alternatively fuelled cars in January. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that 163,615 new cars were driven off forecourts in January, a 6.3% fall compared with the ...
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NewsSupermarkets fuel price rises outstrip market for second month
Fuel price rises in January by the big four supermarkets outstripped the rest of the market for the second month running, according to RAC Fuel Watch data. The increases helped to push up the national average price of petrol and diesel rose for the third month in a row. The ...
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NewsEuro Garages acquires 762 US sites in $2.15bn deal
EG Group is to acquire 762 US forecourt convenience sites in a $2.15 billion deal with The Kroger Co. Kroger’s convenience store business operates in 18 states and includes 66 franchise operations. The stores employ 11,000 associates and operate under names: Turkey Hill, Loaf ’N Jug, Kwik Shop, Tom Thumb ...