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MRH starts KDRB of Plymouth site
Top 50 Indie MRH has commenced a knock-down rebuild (KDRB) of its BP petrol filling station at Forder Valley Road in Plymouth, which includes an expanded convenience store on the site.Existing buildings on the site have been demolished and the target date for reopening is mid-June.David Hathaway, group company secretary ...
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New marker helps to detect fuel laundering
A joint initiative by the British and Irish authorities to tackle fuel laundering has helped to detect a major operation in the Irish Republic. Revenue officers seized approximately 15,000 litres of laundered fuel at a premises in Arklow, Co Wicklow. This included 10,000 litres in an oil tanker and approximately ...
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Euro Garages opens new to industry site at Chorley
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has opened another new to industry site which includes a Sainsbury’s Local store as part of its partnership with the supermarket group. Euro Garages announced a deal with Sainsbury’s for six pilot stores in October and earlier this month opened its seventh Sainsbury’s Local as ...
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Certas Energy revamps digital platforms
Certas Energy has retained Manchester-based creative agency Lda, to work in partnership with it as the strategic and development lead across all Certas Energy’s digital platforms, both public and non public facing. MediaCity-based Lda is providing Certas Energy with strategy, content, creative and tech, to develop a new digital presence ...
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Application to build service station near Newport
A developer has applied for planning permission for a service station on the A41 near Newport in South Wales. The filling station, a drive-through Costa Coffee, KFC and a 40-bay lorry park is planned for land off the junction of the A41 and A518 at Chetwynd Aston roundabout. The petrol ...
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NewsTesco cuts 2ppl from petrol and diesel prices
Tesco stole a march on its major supermarket rivals this morning by announcing it is to cut the cost of petrol and diesel by 2ppl at all of its petrol stations this afternoon. If the usual pattern is followed Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s will announce similar fuel price cuts within ...
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Essar refinery donates £3,000 to local school
Essar’s Stanlow refinery has donated £3,000 to Archers Brook SEMH Residential School Charitable Trust in Ellesmere Port, after reaching a safety milestone. The refinery recently achieved a record breaking safety target of three million hours without a recordable injury; a first in the site’s 60-year history. Essar’s Let’s Give programme, ...
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NewsPetrol consumption slumps to a record low
UK petrol consumption in January fell to its lowest level on record, new government figures show. Figures released by HM Revenue and Customs show that, in January, UK drivers got through 1.351 billion litres of petrol. That is 1% down on the previous January’s consumption and 12.7% less than five ...
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London Taxi Company invests in electric vehicles
Production of diesel-powered black cabs is to be phased out as a new factory producing electric vehicles comes on stream. The London Taxi Company has just released the first pictures of the new production line at the plant at Ansty in the West Midlands, which is the result of a ...
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Card-skimming device found on Tesco pump
A card skimming device has been found on a pay at pump machine on a supermarket forecourt in Fife, and police are warning members of the public to be wary of such devices in the Dunfermline area. The device was discovered on a Tesco pay at pump petrol machine in ...
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UKIP attacks the demonisation of diesel drivers
UKIP’s transport spokeswoman Jill Seymour has accused the Government of refusing to act against the growing demonisation of diesel drivers. She was speaking after she received an official response to a petition she launched calling on parliament to prevent local authorities from being able to impose extra charges on diesel ...
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Trade associations split over plastic bottle recycling
Trade associations representing independent retailers have taken up opposing views on proposals for a deposit refund scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles in Scotland. The newsagents federation (NFRN) has come out in favour of the proposals, but both the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) and Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) are against ...
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NewsMFG acquires High Noon Stores forecourt site
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has acquired a site from former Top 50 Indie High Noon Stores, which ceased trading in January this year. Symonds Yat Service Station in the Wye Valley, Gloucestershire, is on the busy northbound carriageway of the A40 near Whitchurch, and offers customers a ...
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NewsAA slams supermarkets price cuts charade
The fuel price cuts claimed by supermarkets earlier this week have been patchy, and in many cases below the 2ppl headline figure, according to the AA, which says non-supermarket retailers are undercutting superstores in some locations. Commenting on the latest AA Fuel Price Report, it said: “The true meaning of ...
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Banks urged to give retailers better service
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has given evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking, detailing the issues faced by convenience retailers when dealing with banks. The evidence session, chaired by Michelle Thomson MP, heard from Edward Woodall (ACS head of policy and public affairs), John ...
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Robbers attack assistant and customer
A petrol station assistant and a customer were attacked during a robbery at a Staffordshire petrol station on March 13. The assaults took place after three men entered the BP Euro Garages site, on the A50 near Uttoxeter, at 12.45am. One of the men jumped over the counter and threatened ...
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NewsHammer and knife wielding assailants injure assistant
Detectives are renewing their appeal for witnesses after a robbery at a Bournemouth petrol station – with CCTV images of the suspects being released. The incident happened at 11.25pm on Monday March 13, at the Esso Service Station on Charminster Road, when two men – one armed with a claw ...
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Government announces new hydrogen funding
A new £23m fund to accelerate the take-up of hydrogen vehicles and roll-out more cutting-edge infrastructure has been announced by the government. Hydrogen fuel providers will be able to bid for funding in partnership with organisations that produce hydrogen vehicles to help build high-tech infrastructure, including fuel stations. A competition ...
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Lincoln forecourt reopens with pharmacy after revamp
A forecourt, which has been refurbished as part of a £750,000 revamp of Lincolnshire Co-op’s Winning Post Food Store and Filling Station, has been reopened. The filling station has been closed since January, and new fuel pumps and a canopy were installed and changes made to the layout, ready for ...
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ACS renews partnership with Crimestoppers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping staff and customers safe in local shops with the renewal of its partnership with crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers. Crimestoppers and ACS have been in partnership since 2010, and have worked to raise awareness of crimes against local stores, while ...