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NewsBusiness as usual after Brexit
As the dust settles after the EU Referendum, forecourt retailers have been taking stock – and most seem to be taking a ‘business as usual’ approach. Jonathan Tout, managing director of award winning Tout’s Budgens, said his company had ambitious growth plans and Brexit would not alter those. “In the ...
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ACS wants more from Ofgem
ACS is calling on Ofgem to introduce a TPI (third party intermediaries) Code of Practice following publication of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) final report on reforms to the energy market. The CMA’s two-year investigation recommended a range of changes to make both the domestic and non-domestic energy markets ...
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Speculation that Greenergy could be sold
Speculation that Greenergy could about to be sold has been sparked by a report from business news outlet Bloomberg. Quoting anonymous sources, it claimed Greenergy had hired ING Groep to advise it. The report also said that the process is at an early stage and the company may decide against ...
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Sewell on the go raises funds for Macmillan
A promotion by Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has raised £1,265.26 for Macmillan Cancer Support, as it marked the start of its partnership with the charity. The East Yorkshire forecourt operator donated 15 pence from every hot drink sold in all of its 12 stores from May 5-13, ...
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Forecourt Trader of the Year wins RIBA award
The winner of the 2015 Forecourt Trader of the Year Award has received further accolades, this time from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The Gloucester motorway service station on the M5 has won an RIBA National Award for its designer Glenn Howells Architects, and the owners Westmorland won ...
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NewsFuel prices rising after Brexit vote
Wholesale fuel prices could rise by 2-3ppl tonight (June 24) following the Brexit vote in yesterday’s referendum, PRA chairman Brian Madderson has warned. By mid morning sterling had recovered from a low of $1.30 to about $1.35, and he said that at this level the wholesale increase would be 2-3ppl, ...
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Diesel pollution affected by temperature
Pollution from many popular diesel cars is much worse when the outside temperature is cooler than 18C, new research suggests. Experts have suggested the reason is that many engine management systems switch off or reduce pollution controls in lower temperatures. Very hot and cold weather can damage engine components, and ...
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CMA acts to cut energy costs
Measures to reduce energy bills for small businesses are being introduced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In an investigation it found that many tariffs for smaller businesses are not published as they are negotiated between customer and supplier, so suppliers will now have to publish all prices ...
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Topaz wins European recognition
Topaz, Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, has been recognised as one of the Best Large Workplaces in Europe for the fourth time. However, it is the first time Topaz, which was acquired by the Couche-Tard Group late last year, has made it into the top ten. Topaz was ...
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Jet closing price gap with superstores
Supermarkets are on average charging 3.3ppl less for petrol and 3.6plp less for diesel than their rivals, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report. It says only Jet has closed the price gap on the big four superstores, trailing them by around 1.8ppl on petrol by charging below average ...
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New UK targets for low carbon transport
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) is aiming for 5% of the UK’s new car market to be ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) by 2020. The target is one of the objectives set in the latest work programme for LowCVP, a public-private partnership set up to promote use of lower ...
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NewsMaxol celebrates opening biggest service station
Maxol Group, which has a network or 230 forecourts across Ireland, has celebrated the official opening of its largest service station, Maxol M3 Mulhuddart on the N3. Maxol directors, contractors, trade partners and licensees of Mulhuddart, Donal and Liam Fitzpatrick were among 50 guests at the launch event. Since opening ...
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Award for police who tackled forecourt lighter man
Two police officers who grappled with a drunken man to prevent him from blowing up a petrol station at Yeovil, Somerset, have been nominated for a national award for their bravery. Constable Rebecca Quirk and her tutor, constable Matthew Wilson, tackled the man who was brandishing a lighter at The ...
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JTI launches app for retailers
JTI, whose tobacco brands include Benson & Hedges and Silk Cut, has expanded its digital offering with the creation of a new JTI Advance app. Designed with retailer needs at the forefront of its functionality, the app features a barcode scanner and fingerprint sign-in, a shopping list, a margin calculator ...
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ACS consults members over living wage
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched its 2016 National Living Wage and Minimum Wage survey as part of its evidence gathering process for a submission to the Low Pay Commission. The Commission has been tasked with looking at the impact of the introduction of the £7.20 per hour ...
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NewsNissan developing electric engine that runs on ethanol
Nissan Motor Company has announced it is researching and developing an electric power system that runs on bio-ethanol. The unit uses hydrogen derived from the bio-ethanol to generate power, but unlike other car manufacturers’ hydrogen vehicles, it would not require a whole new infrastructure of hydrogen filling stations. Bio-ethanol is ...
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Robbers shut delivery man in van
Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a Tesco petrol station in Leatherhead on Friday 10 June. The incident took place at the petrol station in Oxshott Road around 10.15am after a delivery lorry entered the forecourt and the driver was in the back unloading the goods. ...
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C-store market forecast to keep growing
The UK food and grocery market is forecast to grow by 10% between now and 2021, giving it a value of £197bn, according to the latest forecasts from the food and grocery research body IGD. Convenience will remain the third fastest-growing sector, according to IGD, with sales increasing 11.7% from ...
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MPs concerned over rates plan
An influential committee of MPs has voiced a number of concerns in a report into 100% retention of business rates by local councils. The Communities and Local Government Select Committee report echoed ACS concerns that local councils are not using existing discretionary rate relief powers. It also warned that Local ...
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Human trafficking raids at car washes
Essex Police arrested one man after carrying out human trafficking checks at three car wash premises in Rochford. At least six police cars were deployed at the Hand Car Wash in the the Golden Cross shopping parade in Ashingdon Road, and more cars were also seen at the Best Hand ...