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James Hall & Co extends its Valero/Texaco deal
Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co has extended its agreement with Valero to continue selling Texaco fuel across all its Texaco-branded sites, with a new site in Threshfield, Yorkshire, due to open early this year. This will bring the total number of sites that are Texaco-branded to 11.James ...
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Two men arrested after Hull burglary
Humberside Police have detained two men after they responded to reports of a break-in at Pace petrol station in Beverley Road, Hull. A spokesman said: “We were called at 3.06am today (Monday 30 January) reporting two people breaking into a petrol station on Beverley Road, Hull.” Officers attended and one ...
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Dealer fears for business after rates triple
A Jet dealer in Dundee fears he could be forced to close down by plans to more than triple his business rates. Sebastian Nonis, of Forfar Road Service Station, has been notified that his rates will rise from £15,000 to nearly £48,000 in April, and said he had been told ...
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ACS warning over local authority Bill
The Government has been urged to ensure that plans to allow local authorities to keep 100% of their rates revenue are delivered in a way that promotes growth in all types of business. The call came from the Association of Convenience Stores’ chief executive, James Lowman, who was giving evidence ...
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NewsMFG recruits Applegreen’s UK head of food operations
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has recruited Paul Deary from fellow Top 50 Indie Applegreen to be its new head of food services. At Applegreen he was UK head of food operations, responsible for every new branded food development site opening with Subway, Greggs and Costa, alongside managing ...
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Shop lifting at record levels
Shop lifting is at its highest reported level since the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in 2003. The latest annual figures released by the Office for National Statistics show a 5% increase in shop theft. It reports there were 349,296 incidents of shop theft in the year ending ...
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Credit card fees overcharge victory
UK businesses with substantial sales via credit and debit cards could recover credit card fees totalling millions of pounds, according to commercial law firm Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS). Following a Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) judgment in which MasterCard was ordered to pay Sainsbury’s £68.5m for breaching competition law ...
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Shell-branded Cornish forecourt bought by BP
BP has bought a Shell-branded forecourt at Wadebridge, Cornwall, and will shortly begin redeveloping the site with plans including a new M&S Simply Food outlet. The site, which is Wadebridge’s only filling station, has been sold to BP by Tregoning Limited, which operated the Shell site as well as an ...
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BP renews membership of BOSS Payment Watch
BP Oil UK Limited has renewed its membership of the BOSS Payment Watch scheme for its company-owned retail fuel sites. BP operates more than 320 company owned sites and is one of the largest forecourt retailers in the United Kingdom. Kevin Eastwood, executive director at BOSS, said: “BOSS Payment Watch ...
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Topaz opens Mexican food outlet at airport
Irish forecourt operator Topaz has introduced what it claims is Ireland’s most authentic Mexican street food experience at its Dublin Airport site. Following a €100,000 investment, it has opened a branch of Cantina and created four new jobs at the site. It is the fourth Cantina Topaz has opened since ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie MPK buys Derbyshire site
Top 50 Indie MPK Garages has bought Riverside Service Station in Belper, Derbyshire. It was sold by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, on behalf of its owner Nick Webster for an undisclosed sum. The site is the second site MPK Garages has secured through Christie & Co over ...
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NewsTesco agrees £3.7bn deal to buy Booker
Tesco has agreed a £3.7bn deal to buy wholesaler Booker, which owns the Londis, Budgens and Premier retail brands. The deal between the UK’s largest retailer and the UK’s largest wholesaler would “create the UK’s leading food business”, according to a joint statement by the two companies. Many commentators said ...
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BP predicts oil will outstrip electric to 2035
BP is predicting that demand for oil will continue to rise over the next 20 years as growth of conventional vehicles far outstrips the increase in the number of electric vehicles. The number of electric vehicles (EVs) globally is forecast to rise from 1.2 million in 2015 to 100 million ...
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Industrial strategy green paper welcomed
The Government’s Green Paper on Industrial Strategy has been welcomed by the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) and the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Chris Hunt, director general of the UKPIA commented: “The UK Petroleum Industry Association welcomes the launch of a new industrial strategy for the UK and ...
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Opposition to plans to change MOT period
Government proposals to extend the period before the first MOT test is needed from three to four years, have been condemned by the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) and received qualified support from the RAC. The proposals, unveiled by transport minister Andrew Jones, would bring England, Scotland and Wales in ...
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Kay Group starts biggest development
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has just started work on its largest development to date on a brownfield site at Irlam in Greater Manchester. Irlam Gateway is the third of a rolling program of new-to-industry sites and the group’s sixth development in a little over two years. The development ...
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London Mayor urged to back gas-powered HGVs
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to back gas-powered HGVs to improve air quality, by former development minister Mike Foster. Earlier this month, a Department for Transport-backed study showed that gas engines gave significant improvements in air quality over their diesel counterparts. Foster now runs a not-for-profit association working ...
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NFRN warns against Welsh tobacco register
There should be more action to combat the illicit tobacco market rather than the introduction of a tobacco register, the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee at the National Assembly of Wales has been told. Giving evidence, newsagents federation (NFRN) national president Ray Monelle, and NEC member John Parkinson, warned ...
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JTI removes gantries after prosecutions
JTI has started the year by demonstrating its commitment to help tackle the illegal trade in tobacco. During the Christmas and New Year period the tobacco company removed gantries from two stores, 6 till 11 in Ilford, and Micklefield Superstore in High Wycombe. Both stores had been prosecuted for dealing ...
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NewsForecourt gunman riddled site with bullets
A forecourt where a police officer was shot was “riddled with high velocity gunfire” which could easily have killed children who were at the service station or caused an explosion, according to senior officers. A police officer was hit by three bullets in the attack at the the Maxol filling ...