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New standard for hydrogen dispensing published
New safety standards for fuel stations dispensing hydrogen have been published by the International Organisation for Standardisation. ISO/TS 19880-1:2016 recommends the minimum design characteristics for safety and, where appropriate, for performance of public and non-public fuelling stations that dispense gaseous hydrogen to light duty land vehicles such as fuel cell ...
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Falling cost of oil dampening pump price increases
Wholesale fuel prices have only risen very slightly as a result of the pound weakening after the UK voted to leave the EU, according to the latest fuel price report from the RAC. It said average prices of petrol and diesel at the pumps, reported by Experian Catalist, have increased ...
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Many retailers still in dark over tobacco changes
A third of retailers have still not heard of the EU Tobacco Products Directive legislation, according to research from delivered wholesaler Palmer and Harvey. It also reported that retailers believed 75% of their customers were not aware of the new legislation. EUTPD2 will limit pack sizes to a minimum of ...
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New car sales at record levels
The UK new car market grew by a steady 3.2% in the first six months of the year, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It achieved the highest half-year sales recorded with 1,420,636 new cars registered so far in 2016. Growth was reported ...
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156,000 litres seized in HMRC investigation
Two men have been arrested in connection with a joint investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Revenue Commissioners, into the importation and distribution of suspected illicit fuel. HMRC officers seized 26,000 litres of oil at a fuel supply company in ...
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Circle K boosts its European presence
Canadian convenience and forecourt operator Alimentation Couche- Tard (known as Couche-Tard) has bought 23 sites comprising 11 full-service fuel stations with convenience stores and 12 automated fuel stations from Sevenoil Est OÜ and its affiliates in Estonia. The deal via Couche-Tard’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Circle K Eesti AS, is expected ...
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Planning committee to visit proposed Asda forecourt site
Asda’s plans to add a forecourt to its Tonypandy supermarket in the Rhondda have so far attracted three letters of objection and a petition with 229 signatures. According to Walesonline.co.uk, this has led to members of Rhondda Cynon Taf council’s planning committee deciding to do a site visit on Monday, ...
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Maxol announces AWARE as new charity partner
Maxol, the Northern Ireland-based forecourt and convenience retailer has announced mental health charity AWARE as their new charity partner.The aim of the partnership, which will run until at least the end of 2017, is to promote positive mental health in communities across Northern Ireland. It will support the range and ...
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Snakes alive… on a forecourt
It’s true that you can find most things you want at many forecourts and their stores nowadays, but those visiting Waitrose’s petrol station in Cheltenham earlier this week got much more than they bargained for. That’s because a Royal python was found slithering on the ground.A local man who spotted ...
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Truck’s cooling runs on thin air
Sainsbury’s says it has become the first company in the world to introduce a refrigerated delivery truck cooled by a liquid nitrogen powered engine, which will eliminate all emissions associated with refrigeration. Supplied by cooling technology specialists, Dearman, and its partners, the zero-emission cooling unit replaces the traditional diesel engine ...
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Nearly one in 10 Brits admit to filling up their car with fuel and driving off without paying
The scale of drive-offs has been highlighted in new Freedom of Information data obtained by Confused.com from police forces across the UK, which reveals that motorists committed 25,560 fuel thefts in 2015 alone.According to the findings nearly one in 10 (8%) of drivers admitted to filling up their car with ...
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Payback time for tobacco smuggler
A Lancashire man caught smuggling cigarettes and tobacco into the UK has been ordered to pay back £240,000, of which £90,000 must be paid within three months, or he will face a further 18 months in jail. Peter Robinson and his son, Adam, both of Rossendale, were jailed in ...
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Oh what a night!
On June 14, Phillips 66 and Jet proudly sponsored a ground-breaking children’s concert at the Royal Albert Hall, where 2,000 children from mainstream and special needs schools united to perform on stage for a night to remember. The ‘AC Academy Does the Royal Albert Hall’ was organised by ...
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Space to Change ‘first’ for Cornwall Services
One of Britain’s newest forecourts has become the first location of its type in the UK to install a new concept in disabled toilets. Cornwall Services, on the busy A30 trunk road near Bodmin, has opened a Space to Change assisted wheelchair-accessible toilet in its main building. Visitors needing ...
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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, ...