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New MDs for Top 50 companies
Two significant appointments in the Top 50 Indies took place last month Rontec has appointed Giles Taylor as managing director following current MD Bill Ahearn’s retirement after more than 40 years; and Applegreen plc has announced that Michael O’Loughlin, managing director of its UK operating subsidiary PetrogasGroup UK, has resigned ...
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Valero reopens major pipeline
Valero’s major pipeline between its Pembroke refinery and its terminals at Kingsbury, Warwickshire, and in Manchester, is operational again, after repairs that have taken a month to complete. The breach was discovered early last month and repairing it involved closure of the main A48 near Nantycaws, Carmarthenshire, in both directions ...
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HMRC seizes tobacco in West Yorkshire
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol in West Yorkshire uncovered more than 132,000 cigarettes, 49 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco and 52 litres of alcohol, all believed to be illicit. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) visited 37 retail premises across Leeds, Bradford ...
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Volvo cautious over reaction to driverless cars
A driverless car manufacturer fears British road users may try to bully their vehicles or take advantage of their safety systems. The Observer newspaper reports that a Volvo executive said its first self-driving cars to be tested on British roads will be left unmarked so that other drivers will not ...
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NFDA calls for mileage fraud to be outlawed
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents commercial vehicle and franchised car retailers across the UK, has welcomed a government consultation on mileage fraud. NFDA director Sue Robinson said: “Mileage fraud is a huge problem for the UK and urgent action needs to be taken. We are pleased to ...
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NewsForecourts avoid Halloween biker gang carnage
Forecourts have escaped the kind of criminal behaviour which marked Halloween last year, despite a number of “ride out” events in the capital and in Leeds and Birmingham. Last year motorbike gangs swarmed across several forecourts in London, stealing petrol and other goods, and the Metropolitan Police Service had warned ...
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New Spar store at M25 services
Motorway service area (MSA) operator Roadchef has announced the opening of a new Spar store at its Clacket Lane site on the M25 between junctions 4 and 5. The Spar store adds to an MSA that already includes a McDonald’s, WH Smith, Costa Coffee and Fresh Food Cafe. Clacket Lane ...
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ACS warns on introduction of new £1 coin
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned that the introduction of a new £1 coin in March 2017 could cause disruption and confusion in stores if the changes are not properly communicated to retailers. It has been confirmed that the new coin will be introduced in March 2017 and ...
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PRA stages Live and Local meeting at Newmarket
Advice on a cost-effective way to provide staff training will be one of the subjects covered at the PRA “Live and Local” meeting, which will be in Newmarket on November 9. The meeting will be taking place at Newmarket Racecourse, The Links, Newmarket CB8 0TF, with registration from 10am and ...
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Four men rob Newport petrol station
Gwent Police are appealing for information following a robbery that happened at the BP Petrol Station on Malpas Road in Newport, at 4.10am on October 26. They are looking for four men in connection with this incident, and have appealed for information to locate 18-year-old Thomas Hunt from Pontypool. The ...
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Tobacco smuggling lorry driver jailed
A lorry driver caught smuggling 2.6 million counterfeit cigarettes into the UK hidden behind boxes of rotten apples has been jailed for 21 months, after an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation. Pawel Michal Maroszek, 32, was stopped by Border Force officers at Dover Eastern Docks in May 2016, after ...
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NewsMet Police reiterates warning over Halloween biker mobs
Metropolitan Police has reiterated its warning to service station owners in the Capital to prepare for potential mob violence focused on forecourts over the Halloween weekend. Last year at Halloween large groups of motorcyclists swooped on forecourts stealing petrol and goods from their shops and in one case a fire ...
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NewsAY&Y Patel reopens flagship site
Top 50 Indie AY&Y Patel has had the official opening of its flagship Lister Arms site in Bradford after a knock down re-build, attended by David Moss, general manager retail for Shell UK and PRA chairman Brian Madderson. It now has a six square pump format with Shell standard and ...
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Pump maker merger may avoid inquiry
A merger deal between two of the main fuel pump suppliers to the UK market may avoid a threatened full-scale inquiry by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In June Dover Corporation agreed to buy Wayne Fueling Systems for $780m, but the CMA said it has found that the merger ...
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ACS uges strong minimum wage enforcement
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for strong enforcement against minimum wage avoidance after estimates than more than 360,000 jobs could be paid less than the limit. The Office for National Statistics reports that there are an estimated 362,000 jobs which pay less than the minimum National Minimum ...
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Two arrested over 11,000 litre diesel thefts
Staffordshire Police have arrested two men in Burton on suspicion of stealing more than 11,500 litres of diesel. The police force reported that the arrests were the result of an intelligence-led operation concerning thefts of diesel from sites in the town. On 24 October, 2,064 litres of diesel fuel was ...
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NewsProposals to force service stations to offer hydrogen
The government is consulting on plans to force larger service stations and motorway service areas to provide hydrogen refuelling facilities and charging points for electric vehicles. The measures are included in a consultation document for the Modern Transport Bill, which is due to be laid in Parliament next year. One ...
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Plug-in grants extended to trucks
The government is committing an additional £4m to the plug-in van grant scheme extending the eligibility to larger electric vehicles, with electric trucks above 3.5 tonnes becoming eligible for grants of up to £20,000. The plug-in van grant has been available to small commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes ...
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Euro Garages partners Sainsbury’s in store trial
Euro Garages is trialling a partnership with Sainsbury’s with the opening of a Sainsbury’s Local store at its flagship Beehive site in Blackburn. The store, the first of six in a pilot scheme with Euro Garages, opened on Thursday October 20 and is operated by Euro Garages. A spokesman for ...
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Maxol to build its largest Northern Ireland site
Maxol has announced its largest development in Northern Ireland at Tannaghmore, County Antrim. The 2.5-acre site on the A26 between Antrim and Ballymena will be a motorway-style service station offering forecourt convenience as well as facilities for trucks and coaches. Franchises will provide freshly prepared food for eating on the ...