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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Service station attendant gets 12 months
A service station attendant was among seven tobacco fraudsters who have been jailed for evading almost £760,000 in tax.The men were linked to the crime after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uncovered their central storage unit in Bolton, Greater Manchester, and caught some of the gang there ...
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Southern c-store chain buys its 85th branch
A filling station has become the 85th branch of Central Convenience Stores after it was acquired by the Palmer and Harvey-owned southern c-store chain. The deal was struck after West Country commercial property specialists Charles Darrow was tasked by Central Convenience Stores to find more businesses in the area for ...
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Acquisitions for Applegreen and Platinum Retail
Top 50 Indies Applegreen and Platinum Retail have both added to their estates through acquisitions. Applegreen bought Central Garage (Bos) Ltd in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, for an undisclosed sum, in a sale handled by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co. The forecourt was owned and operated for more than 30 ...
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BP agrees logistics deal with Hoyer
Hoyer has entered into a long-term agreement with BP to provide bulk fuel transport and logistics services throughout the UK. The move is part of an overhaul of BP’s fuel storage, handling and transport services in the UK as it focuses on building "an industry-leading downstream business". Hoyer will be ...
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HMRC wins appeal on duty deferment
A landmark tax verdict that would have benefitted many smaller dealers in the forecourt sector has been overturned after HMRC won an appeal, but the tax expert who fought the first case believes there is still room to fight (see News Extra, p10). The case centred on a bid by ...
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News in brief
The RAC has accused fuel retailers of using Brexit as an excuse for not cutting prices and urged them to reduce unleaded and diesel at the pumps, in the wake of falling oil and wholesale fuel prices. It asserts that the oil price is the biggest factor determining UK fuel ...
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Calor extends LNG network with Moto
Calor is partnering motorway services operator Moto Hospitality to launch two new publicly accessible liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling stations, bringing the total on UK roads up to nine.Both stations will be based at Moto’s Donnington Park and Grantham service stations on the M1. Calor is leasing the land from ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...