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NewsNew fiver enters circulation
The Bank of England’s first polymer note – the new £5 featuring Sir Winston Churchill – entered circulation on Tuesday, September 13. It has printed 440 million ’new fivers’ which will begin to be available from many cash machines and bank counters across the UK. The new £5 note is ...
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Euro Garages gains green belt planning permission
Planning approval has been given to Euro Garages for the development of a new petrol filling station and convenience store on green belt land, on Wrexham Road to the north of Chester and in close proximity to Chester Business Park. Cheshire West and Chester Council granted permission for the development, ...
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Rontec wins for Subway
Top 50 Indie Rontec has been identified as Subway’s best franchisee in the world (in the 26-49 stores category) at the business’s 2016 Summer Franchisee Leadership Conference Awards which were held in Chicago. The award is based on a number of factors including compliance, sales and store growth. The accolade ...
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Kenworth Ltd opens its fourth Nisa Local store
Kenworth Ltd, a family-run forecourt operation, has opened its fourth Nisa-branded site.Like Kenworth’s other sites, Chilton Service Station in County Durham is a new-build project developed by the company, and features a four-island, eight-pump forecourt and a 2,000sq ft Nisa store.Joan Raw, director of Kenworth Ltd, said the company had ...
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Insight into Platts pricing at forthcoming PRA event
The Autumn section of the PRA ’Live & Local’ events re-commence later this month, with the first meeting taking place at the Wrest Park Mansion in Bedfordshire on September 22.Speakers will include Andrew Bonnington - director, strategic market engagement for Europe and Africa at Platts. He will provide insight into ...
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News in brief
Certas Energy has moved from its regional office in Egham, Surrey, to The Switch, a newly refurbished suite of offices situated in Slough. Certas Energy becomes the first company to sign up with this nine-storey landmark which has undergone an extensive refurbishment, including a remodelled reception and entrance canopy. Appointment ...
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Completion of Premier site for Asda
The first completed Asda filling station, in a multi-site project for the supermarket retailer, has been handed over by the construction division of fuel engineering company The Premier Group. The site, at the supermarket’s East Retford store in Nottinghamshire, has been completed as part of a new contract with Asda, ...
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Applegreen considers plans for UK MSAs
Less than a month after Forecourt Trader revealed Top 50 Indie Applegreen was planning its first motorway service area (MSA) in mainland Britain, proposals for a second have emerged. Applegreen has approached Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (BDBC) about proposals to build a motorway service station on the M3 at ...
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Air quality agenda means LPG should be considered for fleets, says UKLPG
Now is the time for LPG to be considered as a viable alternative fuel for fleet vehicles - as urban air quality rises to the top of the government’s agenda and is regularly featured in the national news - believes UKLPG, the trade body that represents the LPG industry. With ...
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PSNI reviews drive-off plan after slating
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has "postponed" a scheme to make petrol station owners responsible for tracing drivers who do not pay, after a storm of criticism. Letters were sent to petrol stations in two districts Lisburn and Castlereagh, and Ards and North Down in July notifying them ...
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Jet adds seven new dealer sites
Jet has added seven new sites to its network over the past few months. Since joining, five sites have already been reimaged with Jet’s brand on canopies, stanchions and pumps, and the other two sites will be reimaged by the end of this month. In Essex, Jet welcomed Cressing Service ...
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Platinum acquires Rotherham site
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail has added to its estate with the purchase of a high-turnover site in South Yorkshire.Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, brokered the sale of Dearnside Motor Co in Rotherham. Instructed last November, the company was asked to secure a ’premium’ figure for the business ...
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MFG buys two Top 50 firms
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has agreed deals to buy two fellow Top 50 Indies which will add a total of 29 sites to the group. The largest deal was for Bolton-based Synergie Holdings Limited, which has a network of 19 forecourts situated throughout the north-west of England, ...
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Costa drive-thru opens at M27 Roadchef
he first drive-thru Costa at a British motorway service area (MSA) has been opened by Roadchef at its Rownhams East site in Hampshire.The development on the M27, between junctions three and four, adds to the range of services on offer at Rownhams, which includes an eat-in Costa, McDonald’s, WH Smith ...
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DfT has heeded warning on E10 says PRA’s Madderson
PRA chairman Brian Madderson believes the government is taking a more "realistic" and "pragmatic" approach to the introduction of E10 fuel, following a meeting with officials at the Department for Transport (DfT). The government has had a long-term plan to introduce E10 fuel to meet emissions targets, but the PRA ...
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Jonathan James starts work on new site
A Cambridgeshire-based construction company, owned by former Forecourt Trader of the Year Jonathan James, has begun work on a new petrol station in Soham. James Construction and Developments Ltd was formed in 2015 and this is its first project, supported by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The new petrol station and ...
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Sewell on the go opens second Subway
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has opened its second Subway with a third due to be operational next month. The latest Subway at Chanterlands opened on September 7, alongside new indoor and outdoor seating areas in an overall £100,000 investment on the site. The third Subway is planned ...
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Pump prices edging up
The average price of both petrol and diesel sold on Britain’s forecourts edged up in August, despite a price cut at the start of the month, the latest data from RAC Fuel Watch indicates. Unleaded was sold for an average of 111.5ppl at the end of August, up 0.33ppl ...
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Government trial cuts lorry journeys
Up to 90,000 lorry journeys have been cut under a government trial, using longer semi-trailers to transport goods between warehouses and depots. The scheme, which involves approximately 1,800 trucks, has saved up to 10.6 million vehicle kilometres and is expected to save over 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. Transport minister ...
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C-stores growing in importance
The 2016 Local Shop Report has revealed the essential role that convenience stores play in the modern retail landscape, with stores more relevant than ever before in consumer’s lives. Published today by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the report demonstrates the value that local shops provide their communities, both ...