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NewsEuro Garages invests £6m to reduce carbon footprint
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has invested £6m into reducing its carbon footprint by installing renewable energy sources across its network of sites. The group has installed solar panels generating over 1.6 million kilowatts of energy – enough to power 400 homes – across the rooftops of more than a ...
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NewsWelcome Break secures £440m funding package
Motorway service station operator Welcome Break has secured a £440m funding package from a banking syndicate jointly-led by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to enable further investment in its hotel and retail offering. Welcome Break is the second largest motorway service station operator in the UK, managing 27 sites across the ...
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NewsOpec extends oil output restriction deal into 2018
OPEC, the oil exporters’ group, has decided to extend output restrictions until March 2018 at its meeting in Vienna on May 30. The group was discussing whether to extend the oil production reductions agreed last year and due to expire at the end of June, alongside delegates from some oil ...
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NewsApplegreen has added 16 sites this year
Applegreen has reported that it has added 16 sites to its estate since the start of January and that it has a strong pipeline of new sites both in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. At the company’s AGM, Daniel Kitchen, chairman of Applegreen, said it had a positive ...
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NewsMaxol opens its third largest Irish development
Irish forecourt convenience retailer The Maxol Group has opened its third largest development in Ireland at Ballycoolin following the launch of Maxol M3 Mulhuddart last year. Located on the N3 on a 2.5-acre site, the new services have been constructed using a contemporary design, similar to the state of the ...
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NewsMRH opens first trial site with Co-op
The first of the MRH/Co-op trial sites opened yesterday – in High Road, Eastcote, west of Greater London. It was officially opened by children from a local primary school during an open day attended by local dignitaries and executives from MRH and Lone Star, the US private equity firm that ...
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NewsCertas Energy sites raise funds for guide dogs
Certas Energy has raised £3,000 for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association from the sale of plastic bags across its 25 forecourts in Scotland. The cheque presentation took place at the Abbeygate Filling Station in Forfar, which is situated close to a guide dog training centre. In attendance at ...
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NewsMorrisons wins consent for Bradford hand car wash
Plans for a hand new car wash at a Morrisons supermarket have been approved by Bradford Council. The supermarket group’s application was to build a hand car wash, with a cabin and canopy, on part of the car park at its Enterprise 5 store at Five Lane Ends. The company ...
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NewsAdvice on terrorism precautions issued
After the UK government raised the terrorism threat level to its highest rating of critical following the Manchester bombing, the PRA has issued guidance to its members on simple precautions they can take. It advised members to brief staff on the increased threat level and ask them to remain vigilant, ...
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NewsCash machine theft acccused sent to Crown Court
Two men have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with the attempted theft from a cash machine at a Simonstone petrol station in Lancashire. The men, both from Greater Manchester, were arrested in the early hours of Monday, after being found hiding in fields following the launch of the police helicopter ...
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NewsTop dealers driving growth in convenience store sector
The number of convenience stores on forecourts has declined slightly over the past year, but leading dealer groups are driving growth in the c-store sector, according to the latest data from IGD Retail Analysis and William Reed Business Media. In their analysis of the convenience sector they found the overall ...
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NewsRetailers concerned over new tobacco rules
New research commissioned by delivered wholesaler Palmer & Harvey shows that retailers have major concerns about the impact of new tobacco rules on their business and customers. The new legislation, which came into force on 20 May, sees the introduction of plain packaging, an increase in minimum pack sizes, bans ...
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NewsCashier threatened with knife during robbery
Detectives investigating a robbery at a petrol station in Bourne End, Hemel Hempstead, are appealing for witnesses and information. The incident occurred at the Shell service station in Stoney Lane, shortly after 8pm on Monday, May 22. Two men entered the store and looked around before approaching the cashier. One ...
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NewsBrookfield Group supports local cancer charity
Top 50 Indie The Brookfield Group is sponsoring a team of cyclists aiming to raise funds for a local cancer charity. Brookfield director Aziz Patel said: “When our good friend and colleague Graham Kennedy, an industry veteran in the forecourt arena, asked us to help raise funds for a cycle ...
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NewsCNG Fuels joins gas suppliers’ trade association
CNG Fuels, the UK’s leading operator of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refuelling infrastructure and provider of compressed biomethane (Bio-CNG), has joined the Natural Gas Vehicle Network (NGV N), the trade association that represents participants from across the Natural Gas industry supply chain. Baden Gowrie-Smith, CFO at CNG Fuels, said: “CNG ...
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NewsGas-to-liquid fuel could be answer to diesel woes
A fuel that has been around for many years could provide an immediate and easy solution to the increasing demonisation of diesel engines, according to speakers at this week’s conference in London on Clean Air, organised by Certas Energy. Gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel has only recently been used as a road ...
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NewsMass adoption of electric vehicles "much closer"
Mass ownership of electric cars could occur much earlier than previously thought, according to a report by UBS. An in-depth study by the bank suggests the cost of owning an electric car will draw level with that of a traditional combustion engine vehicle as early as next year in Europe, ...
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NewsTopaz re-introduces promotion for third year
Irish fuel and convenience retailer Topaz has partnered with two of Ireland’s leading sportspeople, Kevin McManamon and Bríd Stack, to launch its Cash for Clubs 2017 promotion and encourage people across Ireland to go the extra mile for their local community. The programme offers clubs of all types and sizes ...
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NewsOne in eight London shops selling illegal tobacco says JTI
An undercover operation by Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has found that one in eight London retailers are selling illegal tobacco products under the counter.Research conducted by JTI among smokers in the capital also revealed that more than a third (37%) have purchased illegal cigarettes, with 28% having being offered illegal ...
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NewsOwn-brands favoured due to food price worries
Almost half of consumers have said they will cut back on eating out and switch to supermarket own-brands to save cash, according to new research commissioned by delivered wholesaler Palmer & Harvey. The research, conducted by Retail Economics in a survey of 2000 respondents, found that consumers were already feeling ...