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NewsBestway Wholesale takes over P&H’s van sales
Bestway Wholesale has announced that it will to start up a new van sales operation in light of P&H’s Snacksdirect and Sweetsdirect businesses entering into administration. The van sales business will service more than 20,000 retail customers with a fleet of 180 vans that Bestway has acquired from P&H’s administrators. ...
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NewsMRH renews membership of BOSS
MRH, number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has renewed its membership of BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, to maintain its use of the BOSS Payment Watch debt recovery scheme. MRH joined BOSS in 2013 and the new agreement will see 475 MRH sites throughout England, Scotland and ...
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NewsCouncils reject ministers’ calls to provide chargers
Local councils cannot take on responsibility for providing electric charging facilities, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). After ministers criticised councils for not taking up funding for charging facilities, LGA transport spokesman Martin Tett suggested the private sector had to take the lead. He said: “Councils are keen to ...
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NewsRobbers take cigarettes and cash from Wigan forecourt
An appeal for witnesses has been issued by Greater Manchester Police after staff at a Wigan petrol station were robbed on the night of Monday January 15. Police say two men went into the Esso garage, in Woodhouse Lane, between 9pm and 9.10pm. The pair escaped with a quantity of ...
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NewsThieves steal vintage pump from outside Shropshire garage
West Mercia Police have reported that a vintage petrol pump was stolen from a garage in Prees Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire, at the start of the month. The 1940s item featured an Esso bowl and formed part of a display that had been beside the business for 15 years. It was ...
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Ashford site receives a £2m-plus investment
A forecourt has re-opened with a new Budgens store in Ashford, Kent, after an investment of more than £2m by local businessman Kanagaratnam Rajamenon.He took over the site in Willesborough last August, and has invested in new petrol tanks, an extended canopy and extra pumps. Further investment is expected, which ...
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NewsACS welcomes extension of plastic bag charge to small shops
The government’s decision to extend the 5p charge on single use plastic carrier bags to all retailers in England has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores. The move was part of a long-term plan to protect the environment announced by the Prime Minister, including measures to reduce plastic ...
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NewsBooker reports sales up after MRH and Shell deals
Booker Group, the wholesaler which owns the Budgens, Londis and Premier brands, has reported non tobacco sales for the quarter ending December 29 rose by 5.9%, with non tobacco like-for-likes up 6.2%. Group tobacco sales declined by 2.6% with tobacco like-for-likes down 2.1%. As a result, total sales were up ...
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NewsRobber armed with knife threatens forecourt staff
A man armed with a knife threatened workers at a Huddersfield forecourt during a daytime raid. The armed robbery took place at the Co-op store at Birchencliffe service station at about 4.20pm on Wednesday January 10. Police confirmed they were called to the Halifax Road shop after a male suspect ...
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Ramsay MacDonald leaves Certas Energy behind
After more than seven years with Certas Energy, including six as retail director, Ramsay MacDonald has left the company. He has been replaced by Richard Billington, who joined Certas Energy through the Total Butler acquisition in 2013 and has successfully carried out various general manager roles and was most recently ...
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MRH signs new deal with Booker Retail Partners
MRH has agreed a wholesale supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners, and will expand its Budgens retail offer. It will also, this month, end its trial with the Co-op. The new supply agreement follows the recent collapse of Palmer and Harvey.Under the terms of the new deal, Booker will supply ...
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Successful trial for BOSS’ new cost recovery service
Only 5% of drive-offs had to be reported to police during a trial of a new cost recovery service by BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate. Following receipt of a drive-off report, BOSS initiated its new recovery strategy and during the survey period reported 77.9% of incidents were subsequently fully ...
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carbon tailpipe emissions upNew figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that carbon tailpipe emissions have risen for the first time since 1997, with new cars averaging 121.04g per km, up 0.8% on 2016. SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said the recent drop in sales ...
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Is MFG gearing up to buy MRH in shock deal?
The UK’s second-largest forecourt operator MFG is considering a bid for the number-one group MRH, according to a report by Sky News. If a deal went ahead the combined group would have 930 UK sites, although competition regulators might wish to investigate whether the deal would cause any local issues.Both ...
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MFG buys more sites
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG), ended 2017 with another acquisition.The company has acquired 14 stations from Golden Cross Group Limited, which follows the purchase of sites from FW Kerridge, Burns & Co and Manor Service Stations earlier last year.Jeremy Clarke, MFG’s chief operating officer, said: "We ...
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John Murray’s life to be celebrated at special event
A celebration of the life of John Murray, the founder of Cornwall Garage Group who died recently, will be held on the evening of February 21. His son Grant said all would be welcome and people can contact him by email (grant@cgg.lcbroadband.co.uk) for details.John had a successful career in professional ...
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MRH partners with IONITY for electric deal
MRH has announced a partnership with IONITY a joint venture formed by leading car manufacturers which develops and implements a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for electric vehicles across Europe. It is the same organisation Shell recently announced it is working with across 10 European countries.IONITY is a joint ...
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NewsGreenergy doubles Esso-branded sites it supplies
Greenergy, the UK’s largest supplier of road fuels, is celebrating winning new business to double the number of Esso-branded sites it supplies. Greenergy took over fuel supply to 191 Esso dealers in 2013 and 2014 as part of its branded wholesaler agreements with Esso, which allow it to offer the ...
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Harvest Energy snaps up Retail Fuels’ nine forecourts
Top 50 Indie Retail Fuels Ltd has been acquired by fuel brand Harvest Energy, part of the Prax Group. The acquisition was completed just before Christmas and reflects the group’s strategic objective to expand its retail footprint and brand presence across the UK marketplace.Retail Fuels Ltd has nine forecourts and ...
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NewsTobacco smugglers jailed for mailbox scheme
A pair of smugglers from London who used multiple mailbox delivery accounts to bring illegal cigarettes into the UK have been jailed for a total of nearly five years. Jinsen Li, 49, of Tottenham and Kay Kuen Poon, 59, of Mill Hill, were caught trying to import 500,000 cigarettes and ...