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fule laundering foiledEight men have been arrested and a large amount of toxic waste removed, as part of an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into a suspected £3m fuel- laundering fraud. Around 150 officers from HMRC carried out simultaneous searches of 20 business and residential addresses in the ...
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Sewell on the go directors become shareholders
Two directors at Sewell on the go have further cemented their commitment to the company by becoming shareholders. Katherine Batch and Alex Mortimer have been familiar faces at Sewell Group for several years and became directors on the business’ retail board last year.Mortimer, who has worked for the company as ...
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Tesco fined £8m for ’reckless’ petrol leak
Tesco has been fined £8m after a massive leak of petrol from one of its service stations. The Environment Agency said 23,500 litres of petrol escaped from a tank over a 29-hour period in Haslingden, east Lancashire, in 2014.The firm’s "recklessness" resulted in homes being evacuated, residents suffering sickness, and ...
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Top 50 Indie Symonds goes for two more sites
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts has acquired its ninth forecourt site and is finalising planning approval on a 10th that will be a new-to-industry site.The acquisition is Malmesbury Service Station in Wiltshire, which was purchased direct from Andrew Ings.The 10th site, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, is in the final stages of ...
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Kay Group opens 14th site branded Texaco
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has opened its 14th Texaco-branded service station. Its Irlam site in Salford is another new- build for The Kay Group and features bakery chain Gregg’s first drive-through.This is the third Kay Group Texaco-branded new-build to have opened in the past year, adding to Junction ...
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NewsHMRC seizes tobacco from shops in Manchester and Liverpool
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco across Greater Manchester and Merseyside uncovered nearly two million cigarettes and more than 80 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco, all believed to be illicit. Around 120 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from local council trading standards, ...
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NewsMRH opens new convenience pilot scheme
Top 50 indie MRH has collaborated with Spar and Greggs as part of the renovation of the Landmark petrol station and forecourt site at Forder Valley, Plymouth, which reopened this week. The busy BP branded commuter site, which was originally acquired by MRH in 2010, has seen a total rebuild ...
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NewsPolice seek three armed men who robbed petrol station
Three armed men who robbed a petrol station in West Lothian, Scotland, are being sought by police. They held up the Glendevon Service Station in Winchburgh on the B9080 and threatened staff with weapons at about 10:45pm on Thursday July 6.They stole cash from the till before leaving the shop ...
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NewsRefuel & Go creates theatre with Wacky Races theme
Top 50 Indie Refuel & Go featured Wacky Races’ Dick Dastardly on its forecourt for the Shell Lucky Pump Day at its Whitecourt Service Station, Black Notley, Braintree in Essex. Managing director Andrew MacDonald explained: “Shell does a lot to promote V Power and has sent a number of brand ...
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NewsPetrol stations worst in proof of age tests
Petrol stations were the least likely retail category to ask for proof of age in a test purchasing operation for alcohol and tobacco. Retailers sold alcohol to nearly one in six teenage mystery shoppers in 2016 without asking for proof of age, according to new data from retail age check ...
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NewsPolice arrest man after ATM theft wrecks forecourt shop
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a cash machine from a BP petrol station in Humberside, on Tuesday 4 July. The 28-year-old man is in police custody and is being questioned by detectives. Enquiries are continuing into the incident during which a stolen digger was ...
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NewsAsda apologises after fuel makes cars break down
Asda has apologised after customers’ cars broke down when diesel was accidentally put into an unleaded tank at a fuel station in Anglesey. A number of drivers broke down after filling up their cars with the wrong fuel at the Asda garage in Llangefni. Asda confirmed the mistake led to ...
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NewsACS calls for restraint from Low Pay Commission
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to do more to help with the rising cost of employment and to ensure that wage rates do not have a negative impact on job prospects.In its annual submission to the Low Pay Commission, ACS has raised concerns about ...
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NewsApplegreen to buy 34-forecourt group in the US
Applegreen has reached agreement to buy a 34-forecourt group based in Columbia, South Carolina, in the US. Under the terms of the deal, Applegreen will acquire the trade and certain assets of the Brandi Group for $5.4m (inclusive of working capital), and a US institutional real estate investor will acquire ...
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NewsTransport secretary unveils new strategy for local roads
Local roads are set to benefit from a share in a multi-billion pound improvement fund as part of an investment strategy unveiled by transport secretary Chris Grayling. The Transport Investment Strategy sets out a new long-term approach for government infrastructure spending – meaning cash will be targeted at projects that ...
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NewsCertas Energy installs new tanker fleet controls
Certas Energy has selected Systal Technology Solutions to provide a network monitoring service for its fleet of 1,000 tankers, working out of 150 plus depots throughout the UK. The system will provide the tankers with their daily schedule of work to ensure they reach more than 800 independent retailers. Systal ...
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NewsDeclining diesel sales depress new car market
Sales of diesel cars have continued to fall sharply, causing the third monthly decline in the UK new car market, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Overall registrations fell by 4.8%, a lower decline than in the previous two months, to 243,454 new ...
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NewsBreak-ins on successive nights on sites in north-east Scotland
Two petrol stations in north-east Scotland have been broken into within 24 hours. The Gulf Strathbogie Filling Station, in Huntly, was targeted over night between the evening of Wednesday June 28 and the following morning, and Buckie Service Station, on Buckie’s high street, was broken into the next night. Nothing ...
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NewsBooker Group reports increased sales for latest quarter
A sales increase of 4% in the most recent quarter was revealed in a trading update from Booker Group, the cash and carry and delivered food wholesaler which also owns the Premier, Londis and Budgens brands. Speaking at its AGM, chief executive Charles Wilson said: “Group sales rose by 4.0% ...
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NewsApplegreen Dublin terminal deal cleared by competition authority
Applegreen plc has received the approval of the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to acquire a 50% share in the Joint Fuels Terminal in Dublin port from the Topaz Energy Group for a consideration of about €15.7m. The deal was announced in January 2017 and is now expected to ...