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NewsCertas Energy appoints new head of dealer sales
Certas Energy has appointed Craig Nugent as head of dealer sales, a new position created to strengthen the company’s drive for retail growth. Nugent joins from Eastwood Park, a training facility for the healthcare industry, based in Gloucestershire, where he was business development director. Prior to that he was managing ...
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NewsBusiness as usual leads to ’a good year’ for Booker
The focus on ‘business as usual’ despite the looming proposed merger with Tesco has led to a 14% rise in operating profit for Booker of £176.1m for the year ending March 24, according to its chief executive Charles Wilson. Financial highlights included group sales of £5.3bn - up 6.7%; with ...
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NewsNorth Wales Police thwart thieves in break-in
North Wales Police are seeking the public’s assistance following a burglary at Pontblyddyn, Service Station, in Flintshire, at approximately 2am on Thursday May 18. Detective inspector Jackie Downes at Mold CID said: “During the break-in offenders attempted to steal a significant quantity of tobacco. “However, due to the prompt arrival ...
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NewsCCTV pics released of drive-off man
Northamptonshire Police have released CCTV images of a man who was driving a car involved in four drive-offs. In the incident the CCTV picture is taken from, the driver of a silver MG ZR refuelled the vehicle at the BP garage on the westbound A14 near Kettering with £25 of ...
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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 ...
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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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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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NewsPizza Express to debut at motorway service area
Pizza Express is set to make its debut at a motorway service area 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. Further sites ...
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NewsEnglish firms urged to shop around for water
A utilities consultancy claims businesses in England could collectively save up to £200m on their water bills, following the deregulation of the English water market, giving business owners the chance to renegotiate their existing water contracts or look to a new supplier. Utilitywise estimates that savings on water tariffs will ...
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NewsMan arrested in connection with Dorset burglary
Dorset Police have arrested a man in connection with a reported burglary at a Bridport petrol station. At around 10.49pm on Wednesday May 3 officers were called to reports of a till snatch at the Esso garage in East Road. A till tray, a quantity of cash and a black ...
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NewsSpar claims top spot as largest forecourt retailer
Spar says it is now the largest forecourt retailer in the UK by site numbers, following significant growth coming from multi-site retail partners in 2016, with 1,200 Spar shops on forecourts. Top 50 Indies which are partners of Spar include: MRH; Euro Garages which has rebranded many of the shops ...
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NewsMRH pilots c-store franchise with Co-op
Top 50 Indie MRH has signed an agreement with the Co-op to pilot a new franchise convenience store at seven MRH sites across the UK. The first of the 1,000-1,500sq ft stores will open next week in Eastcote in north-west London, with the pilot running throughout the year. The pilot ...
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NewsDCC reports strong growth in annual results
DCC, parent company of Certas Energy, has reported strong growth in profits and sales for the year ended 31 March 2017. Pre-tax profit this year was up 23.7% to £268.2m, compared with £216.7m the previous year, and revenue was £12,270m this year, up 17.4% on last year’s £10,448m. The company ...
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NewsRoadchef enhances disabled facilities
Motorway service area operator Roadchef has opened a new toilet facility for disabled customers at its Norton Canes site on the M6 Toll road. The new Changing Places facility provides customers with specialist equipment and more space than is available in a conventional disabled facility. Installed by Clos-o-Mat, the 12m2 ...
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Blaze guts shop at MRH Mildenhall forecourt on A11
A shop has been gutted by a major fire on a site owned by Top 50 Indie MRH. The blaze broke out on April 8, at the Esso station on the A11 near Mildenhall, and the trunk road had to be closed while it was brought under control. MRH company ...
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Jos Richardson marks 125 years with new-look site
East Yorkshire-based Jos Richardson and Son marked 125 years in business with the official opening of its new-look service station and truck stop development at Goole on May 5.The family-run firm has invested in excess of £4m in the redevelopment of its flagship Goole site during the past four years, ...
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Central C-Stores opens its 16th forecourt site
Palmer and Harvey-owned Central Convenience Stores has acquired its 16th forecourt with the purchase of Combe Martin Petrol Station in north Devon. The acquisition takes its total estate of stores to 116.Commercial estate agent, Charles Darrow, sold the business on behalf of Andy West, who is now concentrating on his ...
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Top 50 Indie Javid Iqbal signs up five sites to Essar
Top 50 Indie Javid Iqbal has signed up five of his sites to the Essar brand.The sites, which were previously with Esso 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 the West Midlands. ...
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New benchmark tool
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 analysed data from thousands of incidents that it has recorded as part of its Payment Watch activities since 2014. The start point ...
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St Blazey chooses Gulf for five more years
Barrie Richards, proprietor of St Blazey Service Station, Cornwall has selected Gulf as his fuel brand for a further five years. The family business, which he operates with his wife Jean and son Charles, pumps 4.5mlpa and includes a convenience store, off licence and Cornwall’s premier car wash centre comprising ...