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ACS urges reform of business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to do more to reform the business rates system in a submission to the Treasury ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on November 23. In the submission, ACS calls on the Chancellor to introduce measures that would allow businesses ...
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Man charged over ATM attacks escapes from prison
One of the two men who escaped from Pentonville Prison on Monday was on remand having been charged with a rash of offences against ATMs on forecourts in the South East. James Anthony Whitlock, 31, was on remand having been charged with 19 offences of theft from ATMs between December ...
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New recruits for Knight Frank automotive team
Property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited Alastair Coates as a partner and Richard Syers as an associate to its specialist automotive team to further strengthen its position in the automotive markets. Alastair previously spent 14 years at CBRE where his roles included advising on global mandates for Shell and Esso, ...
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Coryton landmarks demolished
The redevelopment of the former Coryton refinery has reached another milestone, with the demolition of a chimney and two distillation columns. At over 300ft tall, about as high as Big Ben, the chimney could be seen from as far away as the Dartford Crossing. A second, taller chimney (367 ft ...
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PRA stages Live and Local meeting at Swansea
Advice on ways to reduce incidents of crime on forecourts will be one of the subjects covered at the next PRA “Live and Local” meeting, which will be in Swansea on November 23. The meeting will be taking place at The Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea SA1 2FA, with registration from ...
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Texaco signs up two more sites
Two service stations have switched to the Texaco brand, having both previously sold fuel under the Shell brand. Johnsons Retail’s Pentwyn Service Station in Cardiff and Central Convenience Stores’ Verwood Motors in Verwood, Dorset, both switched to the Texaco brand in the last few months. Family-owned Johnson’s Retail ...
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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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Police hunt air-rifle shooters who robbed BP site
West Midlands Police have released footage of three people they want to trace following a series of offences in Coventry last week – including one on a BP forecourt. During the early hours of October 29, in two separate incidents, a 33-year-old man was injured after being shot in the ...
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Extra assistance at motorway services
Extra Motorway Services has announced a partnership with the assist-Mi app aimed at bringing ‘revolutionary assistance’ to disabled customers at its motorway service stations across the UK. On November 1, Extra became the first motorway service provider to offer assist-Mi to its customers, allowing them to communicate directly with Extra ...
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Would-be robber punches forecourt assistant
A forecourt assistant was punched in an attempted robbery by a hooded cyclist at the Jet garage on Dunston Road in Gateshead this week. The incident happened just after 7am on Wednesday, when a man entered the shop and demanded that the assistant hand over money. He then punched the ...
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Top Gulf award for Kiln Park in Wales
Kiln Park Service Station, Tenby, has won the Best Gulf Site category at the SuperStation awards, the forecourt standards competition developed by Certas Energy.Judges said they were impressed by the impact of its roadside presence, immaculately presented forecourt and commitment to the community.Following the victory, Paul Merriman of Kiln Park ...
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Biggest site for Maxol
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 ...
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Bradford opening
The official opening of Top 50 Indies AY&Y Patel’s new flagship site Lister Arms in Bradford took place last month. The event was attended by Shell UK’s retail general manager David Moss, and followed a complete knock-down-rebuild. The site features a six square pump format with Shell standard and V-Power ...
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Costcutter launches brand transformation
A Welsh forecourt will be one of six convenience outlets trialling the new Costcutter Supermarkets Group brand announced last month. The brand transformation is called Shopper First, which the company describes as "the most important announcement in our 30-year history".Six stores will go live with a pilot of the new ...
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News in brief
Inquiry may be avoided 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). The CMA said there were reasonable grounds for believing that one of the proposals for the merger, or ...
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New car market remains strong
New passenger car registrations rose 1.4% in October with 180,168 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Year-to-date the market is still higher than last year, a total of 2,330,663 units have been registered."The retail motor industry has demonstrated its resilience since ...
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RAC urges Chancellor to keep freeze on fuel duty as fuel prices rose faster in October
The RAC has called on the Chancellor to maintain the freeze on fuel duty in the forthcoming Autumn Statement, because of the continuing volatility of fuel prices. The price of petrol rose more in October than at any time since February 2013, with diesel rising at the fastest rate since ...
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First phase complete as Glews truck stop opens
Jos Richardson & Son has opened a new truck stop just off junction 36 of the M62 at Goole, East Yorkshire.The new facility has a 60-bay overnight parking space for HGVs complete with security lighting, barrier entry and WiFi. The seven-lane HGV fuelling station is a one stop shop with ...
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Emissions consultation
The Mayor of London has launched a consultation on proposals to levy an emissions surcharge (ES) on the most polluting vehicles in the capital next year.The ES will be an additional daily £10 supplement to the Congestion Charge payable by owners of older, more polluting, vehicles that drive in the ...
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Euro Garages in merger with EFR
Euro Garages has merged with the Continental operator EFR to form a group with 1,450 locations and an annual turnover of about 6bn. Euro Garages and EFR will continue to operate under their own names with their current CEOs and senior leadership teams, and a new holding company named Intervias ...