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NewsForecourt property values hit record high
Forecourt property values are at a record high, according to a new report by property advisors Barber Wadlow. Its Forecourt Property Value Index (calculated in association with Experian Catalist) show values have increased by 62% since the bottom of the market, and are now at a record high exceeding the ...
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NewsElectric car demand could overload grid
The UK’s energy system isn’t prepared for the growing number of consumers choosing to buy small scale energy technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs), according to a new report by think tank Green Alliance. It warns that without change, just six electric cars charging in close proximity at peak time ...
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NewsTopaz introduces new fuel brand
Irish forecourt operator Topaz is investing €6m in the roll-out of a new fuel brand, Miles, across its network, according to a report in The Irish Times. Miles is the fuel brand owned by Canadian group Alimentation Couche-Tard, which acquired Topaz in February 2016. Couche-Tard has been introducing the Miles ...
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NewsMotorists back three-year MOT says SMMT
British motorists have put their support firmly behind keeping the first MOT test for cars at three years, according to the results of new research published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In a YouGov survey, when told about government plans to change the date of a ...
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NewsOne month to plain packaging warns ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has reminded retailers there is just one month to go until the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Regulations and Tobacco Products Directive come into force. The one-year sell-through period for retailers to sell branded packs is coming to an end, and from May 20 retailers ...
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NewsC-store chain buys 16th forecourt
Central Convenience Stores has acquired its 16th forecourt with the purchase of Combe Martin Petrol Station in north Devon. The acquisition by the fast growing convenience store chain, which is owned by wholesaler Palmer and Harvey, takes its total estate of stores to 116. Commercial estate agent Charles Darrow sold ...
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NewsCo-op to invest £850,000 in site
Lincolnshire Co-op has revealed plans for an £850,000 redevelopment of its Gibbet Nook Filling Station, on the junction of the A153 and B1192 near Coningsby. The first phase will see the site closed from Monday April 24 to Friday June 9 while underground works are carried out to replace pipes ...
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NewsHoyer extends delivery deal with Shell
Hoyer Petrolog has retained significant business with Shell delivering retail fuels in the UK. The new contract extends Hoyer’s relationship with Shell in the UK through to June 2020. Allan Davison, operations director, said: “The agreement of a new contract with Shell is credit to the people in our business ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV of attempted robbery
CCTV images have been released by police officers investigating an attempted robbery at a 24-hour filling station in Lancashire. The incident happened at around 12.05am on Tuesday, April 18 after three men dressed in dark clothing and ski masks approached the Middleforth Garage on Leyland Road, Penwortham, Preston. They tried ...
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NewsCashpoint attacked at Top Indie’s site
Police are investigating after part of a cashpoint machine was stolen from the Esso garage, owned by Top 50 Indie MRH, at The Street in Great Barton, Suffolk. Officers were alerted around 3.45am on Wednesday April 19, to reports that a group of people appeared to be pulling out the ...
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NewsCloning device found on Asda pump
Police in Hull have warned drivers to check their bank accounts after a suspected card cloning device was found at a pay at pump machine on an Asda forecourt. The device was found at the pay at pump machine on pump ten at Asda Kingswood on Thursday April 13, and ...
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NewsHampshire forecourt adopts new Murco image
White Horse Service Station in Middle Wallop, Hampshire, has become the latest Murco dealer station to adopt its new image. The new image was provided as part of a re-signing package. Jim Mulheran, fuels director at Motor Fuel Group and responsible for the Murco brand, commented: “We are delighted that ...
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NewsACS gears up for general election
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has outlined issues it would like to see addressed in political parties’ manifestoes, after Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans to hold a General Election on June 8. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The election will be an opportunity for all parties to ...
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Criminals convicted for breaking into oil pipeline
The first conviction in Wales for hot tapping – where criminals break into oil pipelines – has been made following an incident in Pembrokeshire where 2,000 litres of diesel were stolen.Iulian Neacsu, aged 21, received a 21-month sentence for damage to and theft from the pipeline. Nicolae Petre, aged 36 ...
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NewsBOSS launches forecourt crime index
BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has launched a new forecourt crime index to help retailers benchmark their performance against quantified national averages. To set up the index BOSS has analysed data from thousands of incidents that it has recorded as part of its Payment Watch activities since 2014. The ...
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Roadchef sets up apprenticeship scheme
Motorway service area operator Roadchef has engaged in a new partnership with private hospitality training provider Lifetime Training to deliver bespoke apprenticeship programmes to its employees. The company is launching the new programme across all of its 21 locations and 30 Roadchef service areas. Courses have been tailored specifically for ...
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Route of Lower Thames Crossing announced
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced the preferred route for a new Lower Thames Crossing. The new crossing will create a new link between the A2 and the M25 and reduce the burden on the Dartford Crossing. The Lower Thames Crossing is expected to carry 4.5 million heavy goods vehicles ...
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Plans to charge cars based on actual vehicle emissions
A company aiming to develop technology to enable local authorities to charge drivers based on actual vehicle emissions has been awarded a £1m grant. The grant was awarded to Tantalum Corporation by Innovate UK, the UK government’s innovation agency, to develop real-time NOx emissions estimation capability. Tantalum Corporation, is working ...
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NewsHenderson Group achieves record sales
One of Northern Ireland’s largest forecourt operators, The Henderson Group, has announced record levels of sales, investment and jobs growth in the year ending December 31, 2016. The company, which owns the Spar, EuroSpar and Vivo brands in Northern Ireland, owns 57 forecourts and operates an additional seven. Ron Whitten, ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie signs five sites to Essar brand
Top 50 Indie Javid Iqbal has signed up five of his sites to the Essar brand. The sites, which were previously with the Esso brand and are located in Staffordshire and Derbyshire, opened under their new livery on March 30. The following day, a new Essar-branded station was commissioned in ...