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Certas Energy has moved from its regional office in Egham, Surrey, to The Switch, a newly refurbished suite of offices situated in Slough. Certas Energy becomes the first company to sign up with this nine-storey landmark which has undergone an extensive refurbishment, including a remodelled reception and entrance canopy. Appointment ...
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Insight into Platts pricing at forthcoming PRA event
The Autumn section of the PRA ’Live & Local’ events re-commence later this month, with the first meeting taking place at the Wrest Park Mansion in Bedfordshire on September 22.Speakers will include Andrew Bonnington - director, strategic market engagement for Europe and Africa at Platts. He will provide insight into ...
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Kenworth Ltd opens its fourth Nisa Local store
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 the company had ...
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Rontec wins for Subway
Top 50 Indie Rontec has been identified as Subway’s best franchisee in the world (in the 26-49 stores category) at the business’s 2016 Summer Franchisee Leadership Conference Awards which were held in Chicago. The award is based on a number of factors including compliance, sales and store growth. The accolade ...
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NewsApplegreen adds 20 sites in first half of year
Applegreen has revealed pre-tax profits up 37.9% and an addition of 20 sites in its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. The company has sites across Ireland, the UK and in the US, and grew its estate from 200 sites as at 31 December 2015 ...
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New car market up 3.3% in August
The UK new car market achieved modest growth in August, with registrations up 3.3% compared with the same month last year, according to figures released today by Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 81,640 new cars were registered in the month, with year-to-date performance up 2.8% ...
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Flying Squad investigates ATM explosion
Flying Squad detectives have launched an investigation after a cashpoint was blown up on a forecourt in west London. Police were alerted to the explosion at the BP petrol station in Staines Road, Bedfont, at about 2am on Wednesday September 7. The explosion ripped open the ATM, and caused damage ...
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Deal to build BP filling station and Spar store in Leeds
A deal to build a BP petrol filling station and Spar store in Leeds has been signed by Huddersfield-based forecourt operator CJ Stern (Oils) Ltd. The company has secured a deal with Aire Valley Land LLP, the joint venture partnership of Evans Property Group and Harworth Estates, to deliver a ...
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NewsBP extends deal with HKS
Top 50 Indie HKS Group has signed a deal with BP to extend its supply deal for 24 petrol stations for a further five years. Commenting on the deal, Howard Nunn, BP’s UK sales manager, said: “I’m delighted that BP and HKS have committed to another five years, underlining our ...
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Call for greater emissions testing
A focus on ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) means the Environmental Audit Committee’s new report on, ‘Sustainability in the Department for Transport,” is seriously flawed, according to Fuel Card Services group marketing manager Steve Clarke. He said: “The select committee made some good long-term suggestions, but has missed an opportunity. It ...
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C-stores growing in importance
The 2016 Local Shop Report has revealed the essential role that convenience stores play in the modern retail landscape, with stores more relevant than ever before in consumer’s lives. Published today by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), the report demonstrates the value that local shops provide their communities, both ...
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Government trial cuts lorry journeys
Up to 90,000 lorry journeys have been cut under a government trial, using longer semi-trailers to transport goods between warehouses and depots. The scheme, which involves approximately 1,800 trucks, has saved up to 10.6 million vehicle kilometres and is expected to save over 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. Transport minister ...
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Pump prices edging up
The average price of both petrol and diesel sold on Britain’s forecourts edged up in August, despite a price cut at the start of the month, the latest data from RAC Fuel Watch indicates. Unleaded was sold for an average of 111.5ppl at the end of August, up 0.33ppl ...
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Sewell on the go opens second Subway
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has opened its second Subway with a third due to be operational next month. The latest Subway at Chanterlands opened on September 7, alongside new indoor and outdoor seating areas in an overall £100,000 investment on the site. The third Subway is planned ...
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Jonathan James starts work on new site
A Cambridgeshire-based construction company, owned by former Forecourt Trader of the Year Jonathan James, has begun work on a new petrol station in Soham. James Construction and Developments Ltd was formed in 2015 and this is its first project, supported by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The new petrol station and ...
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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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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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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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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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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 ...