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Park Garage Group signs Bestway deal
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale.The group is currently ranked seventh in the Top 50 Indies and operates 48 sites under the Park and Shop fascia across England and Wales.Sunil Tandon, managing director of Park Garage Group, said: "As a business ...
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Blakemore assigns two sites for Jet/Spar brand
Two more forecourts have been signed up for the dual-branded Jet/Spar package. Jet has signed long-term supply contracts with two sites owned by Blakemore Retail, which runs 295 Spar stores across England and Wales, and owns 15 forecourts.The two sites which have joined the Jet network are Blakemore Buckley in ...
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Asda confirms plans to build six fuel sites
Asda has signalled an expansion of its estate of fuel forecourts with a deal to build at least six more this year. The construction arm of The Premier Group, a national specialist in high-spec construction and maintenance work, began construction of petrol station forecourts for Asda in May, with six ...
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McColl’s adds to its portfolio of Gulf sites
McColl’s Retail Group is moving an additional forecourt over to its estate of Gulf-branded sites.The group, which operates more than 1,350 UK convenience store operators, has a portfolio of seven forecourts, five of which are Gulf-branded. A sixth a 2.5mlpa forecourt in Norwich Road, Roughton, Norwich will move ...
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Maxol launches AdBlue starter packs
Maxol Lubricants has introduced AdBlue starter packs across the Maxol network of more than 230 service stations across Ireland for the convenience of diesel car customers. The company is providing advice to motorists confused by recent emissions legislation, which has led to the requirement for AdBlue to be used with ...
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MRH still seeking acquisitions
MRH (GB) has indicated it is still on the lookout for acquisitions as it reported pre-tax profits up 26.7% in its latest accounts which have just been published. The company, which is number one in the Top 50 Indies with more than 450 sites, made pre-tax profits of £41.3m for ...
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US firm acquires Fairbanks
Wetstock management specialist Fairbanks has been acquired by OPW, a business within the American Dover Corporation that recently acquired the dispenser and systems divisions of Tokheim. David Crouse, president of OPW, said: “The acquisition of Fairbanks will expand OPW’s end-to-end solutions, providing our customers with integrated around-the-clock fuel monitoring and ...
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NewsMPK acquires Nottingham site
Top 50 Indie MPK Garages has acquired a service station in Nottingham just weeks after arranging a £14m finance package to fund expansion. Walkers Garage consists of a petrol filling station and a Londis convenience store about four miles east of Nottingham on one of the main roads into ...
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17 sites for Applegreen this year
Applegreen has opened 17 new sites this year, including one in the US, chairman Daniel Kitchen told its AGM on May 20. In the UK it has opened four new petrol filling stations (PFS) and two service areas. This includes its latest motorway service area (MSA) in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, ...
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JTI offers training on tobacco law changes
Although most retailers were aware of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), shopkeepers still need support in understanding all the specifics of the legislation, research commissioned by JTI has shown. A survey of 250 retailers, highlighted gaps in retailers’ understanding of the legislation. For example, while 98% of retailers knew that ...
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Government to update insurance for driverless cars
Roads minister Andrew Jones has set out reforms to motor insurance so driverless cars can be covered. Speaking in Milton Keynes, where a driverless cars trial is under way, he said: “Driverless cars are coming, and sooner than many people expect. “It won’t happen overnight, but we will steadily hand ...
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Call for greater LPG use in London
UKLPG, the trade body that represents the LPG industry, is calling for a meeting with new London Mayor Sadiq Khan to discuss the role the low carbon transport fuel can have on improving air quality in the Capital. On the back of a recently launched initiative to improve air quality ...
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Maxol cleared to buy three sites
The proposed acquisition by Maxol from Topaz of three Esso-branded service stations in Dublin and Kildare has been cleared by the competition authorities in the Irish Republic. The latest additions to the Maxol network will see the company grow to 230 service stations across the country, with seven new sites ...
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VW’s UK boss predicts decline in diesel cars
Volkswagen’s UK boss is predicting diesel’s share of the UK car market could drop to as low as 30% as sales of petrol and alternative-fuelled cars strengthen. “The percentage of diesel will decline. It’s already happening. The first to be affected will be small cars,” said VW Group UK boss ...
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NewsFrench crisis boosts Channel port fuel sales
Service stations in Kent have seen significant increases in fuel sales after cross-channel travellers were advised to fill up before arriving in France. A blockade of fuel depots in France has caused a shortages with rationing and long queues at some French stations while others have run out. John Ryeland, ...
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ACS warning over Psychoactive Substances Act
New legislation on ‘legal highs’ that came into force today (May 26) has implications for many convenience stores, the ACS has warned. The primary purpose of the Psychoactive Substances Act is to stop the sale of items that are commonly known as ‘legal highs’. However, a new guide on the ...
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Government urged to scrap tobacco licensing plan
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to scrap its proposed tobacco licensing scheme for England. Responding to consultation for the scheme it urged that targeted measures to reduce the illicit tobacco trade should be adopted instead. In the submission, ACS has called for ...
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Men jailed for robbing Parkfoot Garage
Two men have been jailed for robbing the award-winning Parkfoot Garage, at West Malling, Kent. At Maidstone Crown Court, Joshua Thomas and Kean Lee were told their sentences would have been six years, but because they admitted all the charges it was reduced to four, meaning they will be available ...
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Essar Oil UK reports record profits
Essar Oil UK, which recently started supplying branded fuel to dealers, has reported its highest ever profit in accounts just published. For the year to the end of March, pre-tax profit was $244m compared with $70m the previous year. Gross revenues for the 12 months were $4,992m, a 34% drop ...
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BP and Costcutter introduce Android Pay
UK forecourts are at the forefront of the introduction of Android Pay with both BP and Costcutter able to process transactions. Android Pay enables users of Android phones in the UK to pay for goods and services by merely tapping their phone against a contactless terminal. According to Kantar Worldpanel, ...