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Blakemore in new BP deal
Blakemore Wholesale Distribution has announced a new two-year contract to supply 320 BP forecourt sites across the UK. The contract follows a successful six-year relationship between the family-owned wholesale distributor and the major oil company. The new partnership will see Blakemore distribute branded food and drink products to the BP ...
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Fraser Group signs five-year deal with BP
BP has extended its supply agreement with Fraser Group’s six sites for another five years.Howard Nunn, BP’s UK sales manager, said: "I’m delighted that the Fraser Group and BP have agreed terms on a new supply agreement."The Fraser Group operate excellent sites with great customer offers and a passion for ...
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Pipeline hack charges Three men have been remanded in jail after being charged with hacking into Valero’s oil pipeline running under Pembrokeshire, and stealing thousands of litres of fuel. Romanians Constantin Dumitrescu, Iulian Neacsu and Nicolae Petre are charged with digging down to the pipeline in the village of Martletwy ...
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Doors closed at Top Indie High Noon
Top 50 Indie High Noon Stores has gone into administration. The South Wales convenience store chain and forecourt operator has 15 sites including 10 forecourts and was ranked 32nd in last year’s Top 50 Indies. Five of the group’s branches operate as Spar stores and a spokeswoman for Spar said: ...
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PRA warns of continuing price rises
Prices at the pumps have hit an 18-month high and the PRA is warning they will rise further as the effects of higher wholesale prices kick in. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: "The wholesale costs for both petrol and diesel rose by nearly 5ppl during the month of December, due ...
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’OK’ for EG food outlets
Euro Garages has won planning approval to build four new food outlets at its service station at the Barrow Brook Business Village off the A59 on the outskirts of Clitheroe Town Centre, in Lancashire.The application includes two 24-hour drive-thru outlets as well as parking at Barrow Business Village in Hey ...
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Kay Group welcomes WH Smith
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has introduced a new partnership with WH Smith at the opening of its second new-to-industry site in the past 12 months at Crewe Gateway.The one-acre petrol filling station development is part of a tripartite development with Pochin’s Property and a new independent Jaguar ...
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New-build Shell site
Shell has opened a company-owned service station on a new-to-industry site in Essex. Shell Chelmsford is open 24 hours a day with a shop that serves Shell’s Deli2go food and beverage range, and Costa Coffee Express. Other facilities include three toilets, an ATM and parking for 10 cars. Built on ...
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Top 50 Indie in administration
Top 50 Indie High Noon Stores has gone into administration. The South Wales convenience store chain and forecourt operator has 15 sites including 10 forecourts and was ranked 32nd in last year’s Top 50 Indies. Five of the group’s branches operate as Spar stores and a spokeswoman for Spar said: ...
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Kay Group partners WH Smith at new site
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group has introduced a new partnership with WH Smith at the opening of its second new to industry site in the past 12 months at Crewe Gateway. The one-acre petrol filling station development is part of a tripartite development with Pochin’s Property and a new ...
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Applegreen buys share in Dublin terminal
Applegreen plc has announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a 50% share in the Joint Fuels Terminal in Dublin port from the Topaz Energy Group for a consideration of €15.7m which will be funded from existing resources. The acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of ...
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NewsAsda opens two new filling stations in Wales
Two new Asda filling stations in South Wales have opened after being completed by the construction division of The Premier Group, a national specialist in construction and maintenance work. The new petrol filling stations, based in Llanelli and Tonypandy, were additionally awarded to The Premier Group as part of the ...
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NewsMRH buys Spring Petroleum
MRH, number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has bought Spring Petroleum which was ranked 11th in the list. In the 2016 Top 50 Indies MRH had 452 sites and the acquisition of Spring Petroleum, which included Mercury Forecourts, adds a further 27. MRH company secretary David Hathaway confirmed ...
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New car sales complete record year
The UK new car market notched up another record year in 2016, with annual registrations climbing for the fifth successive year to almost 2.7 million, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The market has experienced uplifts in 10 out of the last 12 ...
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Cash stolen in raid on Morrisons forecourt
Robbers fled with the contents of a safe after a raid at a Morrisons petrol station in Belle Vale, Liverpool, on Tuesday January 3. Merseyside Police said they were called around 6am after reports two men had ordered two members of staff on duty at the time to empty the ...
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Hoyer extends deal with Rontec
Hoyer Petrolog has announced that it has extended its agreement with Top 50 Indie Rontec to supply more than 200 of the company’s forecourts across the UK through to September 2021. Making the announcement, Allan Davison, operations director for Hoyer Petrolog UK, said: “Rontec has been a major customer of ...
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Minehead filling station sold
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has assisted with the sale of Wheddon Cross petrol filling station in Minehead, Somerset, in an off-market deal. The business, located on the B3224 with direct access to Taunton and Minehead features a petrol forecourt and 2,500 sq ft convenience store. Christie & ...
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PRA forecasts pump prices will rise further
Prices at the pumps have hit an 18-month high and the PRA is warning they will rise further as the effects of higher wholesale prices kick in. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The wholesale costs for both petrol and diesel rose by nearly 5ppl during the month of December, due ...
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Safe stolen in robbery in Kent
Detectives investigating a robbery at a petrol station in Detling, Kent, are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. Kent Police was called at 11.05pm on Monday 2 January to reports that three men had stolen a safe from the Shell service station, located on the Maidstone bound carriageway ...
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DfT promises action on lorry parking
The Department for Transport is planning action over provision of lorry parking facilities, and setting minimum standards for them, according to transport minister John Hayes. In a statement to Parliament he said the proposals had come out of a round table about roadside facilities and parking for lorry drivers. This ...