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Brexit - a fresh look at legislation
The Brexit vote could provide the opportunity to take a fresh look at legislation that had fed through from Europe, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He suggested the priority would be the timetable for the introduction of E10 petrol: "I hope we will be able to take a fresh ...
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Architect accolade 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 ...
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Demand continues to drive up property prices
Lack of supply and strong demand is driving prices for forecourt property, according to a market update published by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.In its report covering the first half of 2016 it says demand is being driven by a number of acquisitive operators and lenders looking to ...
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Three deals for Dover
The American Dover corporation has made three acquisitions in the fuel retail equipment sector in the space of a month. The largest acquisition was the purchase of Wayne Fueling Systems for $780m. Two weeks earlier the UK-based wet-stock management specialist Fairbanks was acquired by OPW, a subsidiary of Dover, and ...
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McColl’s buys 298 Co-op stores
The convenience retail chain McColl’s has announced the conditional acquisition of 298 convenience stores from the Co-operative Group for £117m in cash. McColl’s chief executive Jonathan Miller commented: "I am delighted to announce the acquisition of 298 quality convenience stores in a transformational deal for McColl’s. This opportunity substantially accelerates ...
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NewsPRA gears up after Cabinet reshuffle
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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MFG makes food services appointment
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced the appointment of 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 ...
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Armed robber strikes on forecourt
Bedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery on a forecourt in Luton on Sunday 10 July. At around 11.45pm a man was sitting in a car on the forecourt of the Shell filling station on Eaton Green Road when he was approached by a man with a ...
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Certas parent reports profit growth
DCC plc, the international conglomerate that owns Certas Energy, has reported that overall group operating profit for the first quarter ended 30 June 2016 was significantly ahead of the prior year and modestly ahead of expectations. It said the performance was driven by DCC Energy, which benefitted from acquisitions completed ...
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P&C Services takes on forecourt site
P&C Services, which provides a wide range of services to the forecourt sector, has taken on a site as a testing ground for new products and for demonstrating its range to customers. The company has taken a five-year lease on a site at Kegworth, Leicestershire, from Top 50 Indie Platinum, ...
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Tobacco smuggler jailed
A lorry driver caught smuggling one-and-a-half tonnes of tobacco into the UK, evading £297,000 in excise duty, has been jailed after an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation. Iosif Neuschli, 48, of Baia Mare, Romania, was stopped by Border Force officers at Dover Eastern Docks on 8 June 2016. Neuschli ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Platinum Retail adds to estate
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail has purchased The Kings Lane Garage in St Neots in Cambridgeshire, taking its total estate to 21 sites. Mark Frostick, associate at property and planning consultancy Rapleys LLP, explained: “On behalf of a private operator Rapleys was appointed to sell a petrol station in my ...
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ACS presents evidence on National Living Wage
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has presented evidence to the Low Pay Commission on the impact of the National Living Wage, urging the Commission to consider how sustainable the Government target of 60% of median earnings by 2020 is. Responses from the 2016 ACS National Living Wage survey have ...
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NewsSuspected fuel thieves crash after police pursuit
Two suspected fuel thieves have been arrested after a car ploughed into a wall at the end of a police chase in the West Midlands. Pictures of the crash scene posted on Twitter by Bilston Fire station showed a number of fuel containers in front of a crumpled Vauxhall Zafira. ...
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Consultation begins on driverless cars
A major consultation to help pave the way for automated cars to be used on British roads is being launched by the government, with all drivers invited to have their say. Under the proposed measures, rules will be changed so automated vehicles can be insured for use on the roads. ...
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RAC urges retailers to cut price of petrol
The RAC is urging retailers to cut the forecourt price of petrol to reflect the falling price of unleaded fuel on the wholesale market. The price of oil is currently on the slide, and this helped to cancel out the declining price of Sterling and depress wholesale fuel prices. A ...
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Euro Garages recruits international experience
Euro Garages has made a key appointment as the company gears up for international expansion, with Michael Hughes becoming group chief financial officer. Hughes has joined from Ausurus, parent company of European Metal Recycling, and played a key role in Ausurus’s international expansion, embedding over 50 acquisitions and raising more ...
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James Hall upgrades web service
James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the north of England, has made a host of changes to its WebSpar system, to provide a better digital experience for Spar retailers. Introduced over 10 years ago, WebSpar is the company’s own internet network specifically for the Spar retailers it supplies. ...
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Electric car sales at tipping point says AA
The UK is at a tipping point, with electric car sales set to soar, once drivers overcome the many myths or misconceptions, according to new AA research. Based on AA members’ car buying intentions and future trends, the AA expects there will be more than 500,000 electric and plug-in hybrid ...
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Ecotricity abandons free charging for cars
Free charging on Ecotricity’s Electric Highway network of 300 car charging points is being phased out with a fee of £5 being introduced for a rapid charge of up to 20 minutes. However, the network will remain free for Ecotricity domestic energy customers. The change will be manually implemented at ...