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NewsInvestment by convenience sector rising, says ACS
The latest figures from the Association of Convenience Stores have shown an increase in investment over the last quarter, but concerns about the impact of rising employment costs. Convenience stores across the UK invested £193m in their businesses between March and May, which is an increase on both the previous ...
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NewsNew service station opens after investment in Ballymena
A new petrol station and convenience store has opened outside Ballymena, in Northern Ireland, creating 16 jobs. The six figure investment was part supported by Danske Bank. In January 2016, Donnellys of Rathkenny purchased a former car showroom that had been unused for five years. Planning permission was granted a ...
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NewsApplegreen promotes internal candidate to finance chief
Applegreen has announced the promotion of Niall Dolan to chief financial officer effective from July 1. Dolan is currently head of corporate finance and treasury with Applegreen having joined the business in May 2015. Prior to joining Applegreen Dolan was CFO of ISS Ireland for five years. He holds a ...
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NewsPeregrine Retail applies for planning consent on new-build site
Peregrine Retail has lodged a planning application for a site at Frome in Somerset as it aims to double its estate of Shell-branded forecourts twinned with Budgens stores with five new-build developments over the next two years. The proposed development, at Commerce Park in Frome, is for a large Budgens ...
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NewsEuro Garages buys pub site in Birmingham for redevelopment
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has bought a pub in Birmingham in a deal brokered by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co. Euro Garages plans to redevelop The Armada, on Powick Road, into a mixed use site encompassing a forecourt and separate retail unit to be occupied by a ...
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NewsStaff member hurt during robbery in Bristol
Avon & Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses after a member of staff was hurt during a robbery at a service station in Hotwells, in Bristol. A number of offenders went into the Esso service station in Hotwell Road at just before 1am on 19 June and stole a quantity ...
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NewsGovernment pledges to press on with electric car support
The Government will press on with measures to drive the development of electric cars during the next session of Parliament, after the election scuppered a previous Bill, according to the Queen’s speech. During her address to Parliament the Queen said: “Legislation will be introduced to ensure the United Kingdom remains ...
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NewsSewell on the go donates water to local half marathon
Top 50 Indie and Forecourt Trader of the Year Sewell on the go has donated thousands of pounds worth of bottled water to ensure runners remain hydrated during the Humber Bridge Half Marathon. Sewell on the go is helping to quench runners’ thirst for the fourth consecutive year, making sure ...
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NewsEuro Garages parent in deal to buy 1,176 Italian sites
Euro Garages’ parent company, Intervias Group, has reached an agreement with Esso Italiana – an ExxonMobil company – for the purchase of 1,176 Esso-branded service stations, located in several Italian regions. A long-term branded fuel supply agreement will retain the Esso fuel brand. The purchase is subject to competition authority ...
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NewsGang tapping into pipelines stole fuel worth over £1m, court told
A gang stole more than £1m of fuel from the network of underground pipes linking refineries and terminals across the UK, a court has been told. The gang are said to have siphoned off petrol, diesel and aviation fuel from the pipelines in Kent, Essex, Hampshire, Northamptonshire and Cheshire. Roger ...
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NewsTesco fined £8m for petrol leak from service station
Tesco has been fined £8m after a massive leak of petrol from one of its service stations. The Environment Agency said 23,500 litres of petrol escaped from a tank over a 29-hour period in Haslingden, east Lancashire, in 2014. The firm’s “recklessness” resulted in homes being evacuated, residents suffering sickness, ...
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NewsMaxol opens first Asian cuisine restaurant
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol, has opened its first Asian cuisine restaurant Kanoodle, along with its fourth Freshly Chopped, the heathy fast food franchise, at the newly refurbished service station at Lucan Road.Maxol has extended its relationship with Brian Lee and Andy Chen of award-winning franchise Freshly Chopped, who ...
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NewsDorset service station sale expected to attract major interest
A high volume service station and convenience store that has just come to the market is expected to attract a wide range of interest, according to its agents. Hinton Service Station in Christchurch, Dorset, has come to the market through specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co. The forecourt is ...
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NewsEuro Garages submits plans to build European HQ in Blackburn
Euro Garages has submitted plans to build a new European headquarters in its home town of Blackburn. The scheme would comprise a three-storey office block and two drive thru restaurants in Haslingden Road, Blackburn, close to the hospital and its existing head office. The plans include enough parking spaces for ...
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NewsKay Group opens site with first Gregg’s drive-thru
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has opened its 14th Texaco-branded service station. Its Irlam site in Salford is another new build for The Kay Group and features bakery chain Gregg’s first drive-through. This is the third Kay Group Texaco-branded new build to have opened in the past year, adding ...
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NewsBig four supermarkets cut up to 2ppl off fuel prices
The big four supermarkets have all announced cuts of up to 2ppl in the price of unleaded petrol and diesel. Asda was the first to announce the cut on Thursday June 15 saying it would apply from the next day, but Tesco implemented its cut from Thursday afternoon, with Sainsbury’s ...
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NewsArmed gang sought after raid on Esso site in Suffolk
Suffolk Police are appealing for information following a robbery by a gang armed with hammers and knives at Gainsborough Service Station in Sudbury. The incident happened just after 10.30pm on Monday 12 June, at the Esso-branded premises in Northern Road. Three men wearing balaclavas entered the service station armed with ...
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NewsStaff praised after car crash demolishes pump
The quick reactions of staff members at a Welsh service station have been praised after a car crashed into one of its pumps. The car demolished the pump at the Forge Filling Station in St Clears at around lunchtime on Saturday June 10, but neither the four occupants of the ...
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NewsUKPIA appoints new director general
Oil industry body UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association) has announced that director general Chris Hunt will be retiring in November after 20 years in the post, and that it has recruited a successor. Paul Bray, UKPIA president and Valero’s director, European government and public affairs, said: “I am very pleased ...
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NewsBOSS Forecourt Crime Index hits highest-ever reading
An index measuring the level of crime on forecourts has hit its highest ever reading, according to BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate). The latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index for the first quarter of 2017 (January to March) has shown it has risen by seven points to 104, compared the previous ...