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New diesel engines still exceeding emission limits
Many new diesel cars are still exceeding emission limits despite having passed official tests, according to independent tests. The EQUA Air Quality Index has been developed by Emissions Analytics, and aims to measure emissions in real-life on-the-road driving rather than the laboratory-based test used for the Euro-6 standards. The company ...
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Demand for petrol stations in South West rising
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has revealed an increase in demand in the South West forecourt sector for the first half of 2016, with this demand looking set to continue into the second half of the year. When compared with the same period in 2015, Christie & Co ...
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Investigation into cashpoint deal
Concerns about the supply of ATMs in the UK have lead to the merger of two cashpoint manufacturers being referred for an in-depth investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). On 19 August the CMA warned it would refer the acquisition by Diebold of Wincor unless Diebold offered acceptable ...
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ATM blown up on forecourt
Thieves have blown up a cash machine on a forecourt in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The ATM at the Texaco garage in Rishton Lane, Great Lever, was targeted at around 1.30am on Tuesday, August 30. Eyewitnesses describe hearing a loud bang and offenders fleeing the scene following the incident. The ATM ...
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NewsApplegreen plans second English services
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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BOSS and SGF agree membership deal
Forecourt security organisation BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate) and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) have teamed up to offer forecourt retailers a special SGF membership deal. Forecourt retailers can join the SGF now and receive membership for the rest of 2016 for free, and then pay a special partnership rate ...
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Robbery at Top 50 Indie
Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a petrol station in Northumberland, owned by Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum. The incident happened at 4.40pm on Sunday August 28, when two men went into Penny Petroleum Service Station on Amble Industrial Estate in Amble and threatened a member of ...
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US pump supplier sets E25 standard
US multinational Wayne Fueling Systems has announced that all Wayne North American retail fuel dispensers will be supplied as compatible to E25 (25% ethanol and 75% petrol) as a standard feature. The shift from E10 to E25 is effective immediately for Wayne Ovation fuel dispensers and by year-end for the ...
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Kenworth opens fourth Nisa-branded site
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 ...
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Esso launches virtual reality race experience
Esso has created a new virtual reality (VR) race experience to celebrate its technology partnership with the McLaren Honda Formula 1 team. Building on the 2015 #FuelYourSenses campaign, this immersive VR experience, available via the Esso website, features five current and former McLaren grand prix drivers in a karting race, ...
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Robber threatens cashier with golf club
Officers from Cheshire Police are appealing for information following a robbery at a petrol station in Warrington. At approximately 1.00am on Tuesday 23 August a man entered the Esso petrol station on Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, armed with a golf club, and threatened the cashier with the golf club demanding that ...
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Spate of break-ins on Kent forecourts
Kent Police is investigating a spate of burglaries which appear to have been targeting tobacco at petrol stations and shops. Between Friday 12 August and Thursday 18 August five offences have been reported across West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks and Westerham. The premises targeted were: A supermarket in Hever Road, West ...
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Imperial Tobacco removes gantry after prosecution
A Grimsby retailer convicted of possessing illegal tobacco has had his tobacco display unit removed by Imperial Tobacco. It announced that Karzan Salim, who owns the Arian News store on Freeman Street in Grimsby, had his tobacco display unit removed on Friday, 19 August, after being in breach of ...
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Phillips 66 appoints manager, national sales
Phillips 66 has appointed Mark Todd to the role of manager, national sales for its UK & Ireland marketing division. He takes over the role from Emma McKim, who is moving to an internal role in London. In his Warwick-based role, Todd will be responsible for bringing on board new ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Platinum Retail adds to estate
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 Dearnside Motor Co in Rotherham on behalf of the shareholders. Instructed in late November 2015, Christie & Co was ...
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PRA on track with new Government
PRA is well placed to press its case in the wake of new appointments to head all the government departments that have most impact on fuel retailers, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He said: "I’m pleased that earlier this year RMI, with PRA, appointed new political lobbyists Pepper Public ...
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Go-ahead for Jonathan
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year Jonathan James has won planning permission for a £2m store and petrol filling station on the Soham by-pass in Cambridgeshire. His company, James Construction and Developments, had applied to build the petrol station on land next to the A142 roundabout. James no longer operates ...
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Snacks on the go from Jet
Jet and eXpresso Plus have teamed up to launch ’Snack on the Go’, an exclusive coffee and food-to-go concept for Jet dealers. eXpresso Plus is a provider of coffee vending machines and espresso machines, offering flexible coffee-to-go, tea-to-go and food-to-go solutions for businesses across the UK. The company works in ...
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Foodservice role at MFG
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has appointed Jackie Ledwich as its new food services development manager.She has joined MFG from the Kout Food Group where she was responsible for rolling out the Little Chef, Subway and Burger King brands across 30 of its roadside restaurants.Richard Baker, ...
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EG recruits two senior executives
Euro Garages has made two key appointments to its senior management team to further its ambitions of international growth. Imraan Patel has become first group general counsel and company secretary, and Michael Hughes been appointed group chief financial officer. Patel has joined the executive board and has ultimate responsibility for ...