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fuel thief found guiltyAn Essex man who orchestrated the theft of hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel from an underground pipeline in Kent has been found guilty following a trial.chartman celebrationsThe end of two years of road closures around the A30 in Cornwall was celebrated at Bodmin Moor Services. ...
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Park Garage Group snaps up Bromley forecourt
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has bought Tudor Autos, a BP-branded site in Bromley, Kent. It was sold to the Bromley-based group following a confidential marketing campaign by Christie & Co, which reported the sale generated multiple offers in less than three weeks and sold well in excess of ...
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Suresite chosen by Greenergy to provide wet-stock management
Greenergy has appointed Suresite to provide wet-stock management across its Esso dealer network.The long-term arrangement provides over 200 Esso dealers with access to the real-time solution, which was launched by Suresite last year. Keith Bevan, Suresite’s sales and marketing director, said: "Greenergy is a forward-thinking business that recognises the importance ...
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Gulf invests in heritage-inspired clothing for staff
Gulf has launched a new heritage-inspired uniform range that will be rolled out across its 500-strong network from this month.According to Certas Energy, the collection is both "stylish and contemporary", something not usually associated with staff clothing."We believe it is the best uniform range in the industry in terms of ...
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MRH continues with its redevelopment plan
MRH has motored ahead with its trial of new store formats, reopening four sites after redevelopments; and has bought two more sites with the acquisition of Mitha Forecourts based in Barnsely, South Yorkshire.The redevelopments at Downfields, Cambridge-shire; Stanway, Essex; Hatton Cross, London; and Forder Valley, Plymouth; are part of MRH’s ...
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NewsEC approves deal for 1,176 Italian sites by Euro Garages’ parent
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of 1,176 Italian fuel stations by Euro Garages’ parent company Intervias Group. The deal with Esso Italiana – an ExxonMobil company – includes a long-term branded fuel supply agreement to retain the Esso fuel brand. The deal was announced in June and was ...
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NewsGovernment allocates £75m for highways maintenance
Councils in England have been awarded funding to refurbish bridges, improve junctions and boost flood defences as part of a multi-million pound government investment announced by transport minister Jesse Norman. Nineteen projects across the country will receive a share of £75m for essential road maintenance. Local authorities were challenged to ...
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NewsMorrisons revives Safeway brand in agreement to supply McColl’s
McColl’s Retail Group has reached a deal for Wm Morrison Supermarkets to supply its entire estate, which includes seven forecourts among its 1,300 convenience stores, and 350 newsagents. The deal will provide McColl’s with fresh food and grocery through the relaunched Safeway brand, which McColl’s will have exclusively for a ...
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NewsMen armed with crowbar rob Worcestershire forecourt
West Mercia police officers are appealing for witnesses to a robbery at a petrol station in Great Witley, Worcestershire. It happened at around 3am on Tuesday 1 August at the Euro Garages site on Worcester Road. Two men wearing masks and armed with a crowbar are reported to have gone ...
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NewsHigh prices at motorway service stations criticised
Motorway service stations have been accused of profiteering after a survey of prices at 21 sites by insurance company Admiral. The most expensive basket, made up of typical purchases at services was found in the South West where the total cost came to £15.78, compared with the cheapest in the ...
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NewsRAC pothole survey finds UK roads are deteriorating
The quality of the UK’s roads is worsening, according to data from the RAC’s Pothole Index, which shows there has been a 31% increase in pothole-related faults attended by its patrols in the second quarter of 2017 compared with the same period last year. Between April and June RAC patrols ...
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NewsMRH adds a further two sites with South Yorkshire acquisition
The UK’s largest independent service station operator MRH has added a further two sites to its estate with the acquisition of Mitha Forecourts, based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Mitha Forecourts comprises two Shell-branded service stations: Hoyland Common, an 800sq ft site in Hoyland; and Hilltop, a 500sq ft site in ...
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NewsDerby-based tobacco smugglers jailed after HMRC raid
The leaders of a cigarette smuggling gang, who evaded almost £1.2m in taxes, have been jailed after they were caught with more than three million illegal cigarettes. Derby men Alan Rashid, 33, and Goran Mohamed Ahmed, 34, masterminded the operation to smuggle and distribute illegal cigarettes over a four-year period ...
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NewsMPs call for tighter restrictions than in Air Quality Plan
A cross party group of MPs and Lords have called on the Government to adopt stronger proposals on air quality than the ones it outlined earlier this week. Following publication of the Government’s Air Quality Plan, which would ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040, a ...
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NewsChartman wins planning approval for HGV forecourt
West Country Top 50 Indie Chartman Group has won planning permission for a new HGV forecourt at its flagship Winning Post site on the A38 at Haldon Hill site (above), in Devon. The proposed development will enhance the existing facility by utilising spare land and adding additional fill points. Chartman ...
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NewsWelding equipment used in attack on forecourt ATM
A criminal used welding equipment in an attempt to break into a forecourt cash machine and then fled when it caught fire yards from the pumps. The attack happened overnight at the Jet-branded Chidswell Service Station on Leeds Road in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday July 26. Chris Cundall, who ...
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NewsMastermind of pipeline breaches found guilty
An Essex man who orchestrated the theft of hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel from an underground pipeline in Kent has been found guilty following a trial. Roger Gull was part of a criminal operation which involved drilling into high pressured pipelines to steal fuel worth millions of pounds. ...
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NewsCall for funding equality for hydrogen and electric
The Government will not meet its target of 65 operational hydrogen refuelling stations by 2020 unless funding is increased, one of the main companies involved in the sector has warned. ITM Power, which supplied the equipment for Shell’s hydrogen refuelling site at its Cobham services on the M25 (above), has ...
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NewsProposals to relax rules on drivers of electric vans
Changes to driver licensing rules will make it easier for van drivers to switch to electric vehicles, the government has announced today (28 July 2017). Van drivers will be able to operate heavier electric or gas-powered vehicles without having to apply for a new licence, as part of moves to ...
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NewsMRH rolls out pilots for new formats to three more sites
MRH has opened three further sites as part of its trial of a number of new service station store formats and customer offers across the UK. The developments – at Downfields, Cambridgeshire; Stanway, Essex; and Hatton Cross, London – are part of MRH’s wider strategy to invest in its service ...