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NewsMaxol opens its first Subway outlet with second planned
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has officially opened its first Subway outlet. The new franchise, at its Hightrees Service Station in Donaghadee, has created three full-time and six part-time jobs, and is operated by Henderson Retail, Maxol’s licensee. Maxol plans to open its second Subway franchise at its company ...
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EG’s green energy plan
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has invested £6m in reducing its carbon footprint by installing renewable energy sources across its network.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 fifth of its ...
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Gas-to-liquid suggested as a diesel replacement
A fuel that has been around for years could provide an easy solution to the ’demonisation’ of diesel, according to speakers at a conference on Clean Air, organised by Certas Energy. Gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel has only recently been used as a road transport fuel, as its various properties of helping ...
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Leading dealer groups drive growth in c-stores
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 Wm Reed Business Media.They found that the overall number of stores grew 0.4% to 46,980 ...
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NewsCCTV image released of suspect in Dorset robbery
Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a robbery at a service station in Corfe Mullen – with a CCTV image of the suspect being released. At approximately 9pm on Tuesday 6 June a man entered the Esso garage on Wareham Road and went to the till ...
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News in brief
Sales of diesel cars down 20% Sales of new diesel cars have plummeted, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New diesel car sales were 81,489 in May, 20% down on the corresponding month last year when 101,844 were sold. Sales of ...
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Welcome Break gets more money to invest in its sites
Welcome Break has secured a £440m funding package from a banking syndicate led by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to enable further invest-ment in its hotel and retail offering.Welcome Break is the second largest motorway service station operator in the UK, managing 27 sites.The funding will be used to refinance debt, ...
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Pizza Express to debut at Welcome Break services
Pizza Express is set to make its debut at a motorway service station in partnership with Welcome Break Group.The 88-seater restaurant will offer table service to both hotel guests and motorway service visitors at the Oxford M40 (Junction 8A) site, and is due to open in October.Rod McKie, chief executive ...
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NewsScottish retailer moves second site to Gulf brand
The latest forecourt to commit to the Gulf brand is Hawkhead Road Garage, at Paisley in Scotland. The owner of the site, Fine Fuel Company, said the decision to move to Gulf from Jet was part of a wider business strategy to future-proof the business. It was the company’s second ...
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HKS Retail continues with bold growth programme
Top 50 Indie HKS Retail has announced the opening of two further sites in the London area, continuing its programme of expansion.This now means HKS has four sites within the M25 and nearly 70 sites nationally. The new acquisitions will benefit from investment to introduce new shop, food and forecourt ...
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Spar overtakes Tesco to be biggest forecourt retailer
Spar has overtaken Tesco as the biggest forecourt retailer in the UK by market share, according to Experian figures (see page 44). Following significant growth from multi-site retail partners in 2016, there are now more than 1,000 Spar shops on forecourts.Top 50 Indies which are partners with Spar include: MRH; ...
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NewsCashier taken to hospital after hammer attack
A forecourt cashier had to be taken to hospital after armed raiders hit him with a hammer during a robbery at Stroud in Gloucestershire. The attack took place at approximately 3am on Saturday 3 June after two men entered the BP garage on London Road, Stroud, and threatened a member ...
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Valero starts to roll out Supreme savings across UK
Following its success in the North West, Valero is rolling out the relaunch of its Supreme fuel across the rest of the UK.The ’Save 10p per Litre on Supreme Fuel’ promotion is starting in Yorkshire and the Midlands this month, with other regions including Wales, the South West and the ...
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NewsMRH on the brink of five potential acquisitions
MRH (GB) has five potential acquisitions on the go that could close this side of the summer, according to the company’s chief executive Karen Dickens. She said scale was really important because of the best deals that can be had from a shop, fuels or foodservice perspective. "But the ...
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NewsSymonds Forecourts acquires ninth site
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts has acquired its ninth forecourt site and is finalising planning approval on a tenth that will be a new to industry site. The acquisition is Malmesbury Service Station on the A249 in Wiltshire, which was purchased direct from Andrew Ings without the involvement of any ...
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NewsValero rolls out relaunch of Supreme fuel
Valero is rolling out the relaunch of its Supreme fuel across the rest of the UK, after its success in the North West earlier this year. The ‘Save 10p per Litre on Supreme Fuel’ promotion is starting in Yorkshire and the Midlands in June, with other regions including Wales, the ...
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NewsPump prices follow wholesale prices down
The average price of petrol fell by nearly 2ppl in May while diesel tumbled by 2.5ppl after retailers passed on savings in the wholesale price of fuel, data from the latest RAC Fuel Watch report shows. Unleaded finished the month at 116.72ppl, down 1.83ppl from 118.55ppl at the beginning of ...
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NewsEssar’s Stanlow refinery makes donation to local charity
Wirral-based charity Sundowns recently received a donation of £3,000 from Essar at Stanlow, in recognition of the refinery reaching one million hours without a recordable injury. The donation was made through Essar’s Let’s Give programme, which links safety milestones to charitable giving. Employees nominate the charities they would like ...
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NewsRaiders steal cash machine from Scottish petrol station
Police Scotland have launched an appeal for witnesses after raiders stole a cash machine from a Borders petrol station. The suspects forced entry to Harrison’s Petrol Station on Edinburgh Road in Peebles, stole the free-standing ATM with a four-figure sum of cash in it, and made off in a red ...
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NewsElection candidates visit Stockton forecourt
Independent forecourt retailer John Stevenson has hosted visits to his Nisa store from his prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) in advance of the General Election. The site is in the Stockton South constituency in Cleveland and PPC Paul Johnson attended from the Labour Party as well as Liberal Democrat candidate Drew ...