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Maxol spends £1.25m across eight shops
Maxol has announced it is investing £1.25m to upgrade shop facilities at eight of its company-owned sites across Northern Ireland. The investment will extend the fresh chilled food and convenience offering in conjunction with Maxol’s symbol partner, Spar.Maxol is also planning to introduce its new ’Moreish’ café/deli in two stores ...
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NewsGerald Ronson celebrates golden milestone
Gerald Ronson, the pioneer of self-service petrol stations in the UK and chairman of Rontec today celebrated 50 years in roadside retailing. He marked the golden milestone at a lunch attended by long-serving colleagues, family, industry giants, suppliers and business partners.Ronson launched his first petrol station in St Albans on ...
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Police seek help from petrol retailers following armed robbery
Police are seeking help from petrol retailers who may have helpful CCTV footage following an armed robbery at a jewellers in Lacock, Wiltshire, last week.The incident happened shortly after 10am on Wednesday 23 March 2016 at Watling Goldsmiths in East Street. Detective Sergeant Ian Magrath said: "We now believe four ...
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NewsMRH acquires site in Worcester
The UK’s largest independent petrol station operator, MRH, has acquired Bromsgrove Service Station in Worcestershire for an undisclosed price.Colliers International represented Top 50 Indie MRH in the purchase of the newly developed filling station on the Birmingham Road from a private vendor.Anthony Keohane, of the Automotive and Roadside team at ...
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NewsOfficial opening for 500th Gulf site
The official opening of Gulf-branded Ravensthorpe Service Station Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury, was celebrated in style last week in recognition of the site becoming the 500th Gulf forecourt in the UK. In attendance on the day were the Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Paul Kane and Mayoress Susan Bedford along with Paula ...
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RAC concerned over retailers’ fuel pricing tactics
The RAC has expressed concern that fuel retailers are using the lower diesel wholesale cost – relative to petrol – to subsidise petrol prices, or as a means of increasing their profit margin. In its latest report on fuel prices, the RAC states that rising oil prices triggered a ...
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PRA launches comprehensive online training programme
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has joined forces with the Safety Pass Alliance (SPA) to offer a comprehensive online training programme for all forecourt operators and their employees. The e-learning package, developed in association with the SPA by the PRA’s technical team, Phil Monger and Ray Blake, gives employees a ...
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New fuel card offers foolproof reminders
Foolproof, the latest fuel card trialled by The Fuelcard People, gives drivers a great way to avoid forgetting key dates. The card stores significant events, such as birthdays and anniversaries, as well as notes suggesting suitable gifts. When refuelling, a driver is reminded of the day’s important occasion and can ...
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ACS warns of impact of National Living Wage
The National Living Wage, which came into force today (1 April), will have a serious impact on the convenience store sector, the ACS has warned. For all employees aged 25 and over, the new minimum rate of pay will be £7.20 per hour. The Chancellor announced the National Living Wage ...
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Pothole problem under-reported
The AA says that research among its members underlines the extent to which road hazards such as potholes are under-reported. Nearly three quarters of AA members have swerved to avoid a pothole but only a fifth have ever reported one, new AA-Populus research reveals. A survey of 25,208 AA members ...
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NewsTrial of motorway price signs starts
Signs showing the price of fuel at up-coming motorway service stations have been introduced on a section of the M5 between Bristol and Exeter. The electronic signs will show the real-time price of fuel along the southbound carriageway of the motorway. Five motorway service stations along the route are involved ...
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Two men rob Wakefield service station
Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at the service station on Jacob’s Well Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in the early hours of Tuesday (29 March). It happened at 3.10am when two men forced open a door and went to the counter where a member of staff was present. ...
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Car makers missing emissions targets
PA Consulting Group’s annual forecast of car manufacturers’ performance against mandatory EU CO2 emissions targets suggests Volkswagen, BMW, Hyundai-Kia and Jaguar Land Rover will miss their 2021 targets, leaving them facing large fines and further reputational damage. In PA’s most recent ranking of the top 13 European carmakers’ performance against ...
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Hydrogen car breaks distance records
The government-backed London Hydrogen Network Expansion project (LHNE) has broken two new distance records for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Working together, the partners of the LHNE project have broken the record for the longest journey in the UK on a single tank of hydrogen, travelling 400 miles, and ...
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Major alert after incident at Texaco site
Police, paramedics and fire crews were scrambled to a major alert at the Texaco service station at Old Trafford after a member of staff was blasted with dry powder through a night pay window. The terrified member of staff thought he’d been covered with a dangerous chemical, but the emergency ...
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100th alcohol scheme launched
This week, Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP) will launch its 100th scheme, in Biggleswade. The launch marks the introduction of Central Bedfordshire’s first CAP, as well as celebrating the success of CAPs across the country in tackling alcohol-related harm in local communities. There is growing concern around the levels of underage ...
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Knife used in raid on Esso site
A knife was used during a robbery at a service station at Retford, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of Saturday 19 March. Nottinghamshire Police were called just before 3.40am to a report of a man threatening staff at the Esso service station in London Road, Retford with a knife. The ...
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Sainsbury’s to develop three Rontec sites
Sainsbury’s is planning to open three new Sainsbury’s Local convenience stores and petrol stations, after it acquired the sites from Top 50 Indie Rontec. Rontec will act as Sainsbury’’s development partner, and all three schemes have been granted planning permission. The new convenience stores and petrol stations will be located ...
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C-store retailer optimism growing
Retailer optimism is growing despite falling sales, according to the latest finding of the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) Voice of Local Shops survey. The research, based on interviews with 1,240 independent retailers each quarter, explores retailer optimism, recent sales experience, crime committed in stores, and retailers’ community activity. Key ...
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Stolen car used to smash way into forecourt shop
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at a petrol station in Norwich. Police were called to the incident on Middletons Lane on Friday 18 March at around 3.45am after an unknown number of suspects smashed a stolen car into the shop to force entry and stole a quantity ...