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NewsAsda in forecourt expansion drive
Asda has signalled an expansion of its estate of fuel forecourts with a deal to build at least six more this year. The construction arm of The Premier Group, a national specialist in high-spec construction and maintenance work, began construction of petrol station forecourts for Asda this week, with six ...
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Deadline extended for Forecourt Trader Awards
Today is the deadline for entries to this year’s Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards, but don’t despair if you are struggling to make it, because the organisers have given a one-week extension to Friday May 20. Celebrating its 20th birthday this year, the awards have long been established as ...
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Car wash drug dealer jailed
A man who used a car wash on the A14 near Cambridge to deal drugs has been jailed. Police discovered 25-year-old Eneja Dautaj had been dealing after a raid on a hand car wash in Swavesey on January 26 last year. They seized about £13,000 in cash along with a ...
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MOT training centre opens
A new national training centre to support MOT stations across the UK has been opened at Southam in Warwickshire. The RMI Academy of Automotive Skills has been set up by the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI), and will act as a leading industry resource for MOT tester training, and ...
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Retailer optimism up despite wage hike
Independent retailers’ sales are up and their optimism is growing, according to new research by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). However, retailers are cutting back staff hours as they come to terms with the introduction of the national living wage. The convenience sector employs over 407,000 staff ...
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Engage with new commissioners urges ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on convenience retailers to engage with their newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners and work with them on raising the profile and importance of crime against their businesses, especially on the issue of penalties for shop theft offences. Ahead of the elections ...
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McColl’s adds to Gulf estate
McColl’s Retail Group is moving an additional forecourt over to its estate of Gulf-branded sites. The group, which operates more than 1,350 UK convenience stores, has a portfolio of seven forecourts, five of which are Gulf-branded. A sixth, a 2.5mlpa forecourt in Norwich Road, Roughton, Norwich, will move from Murco ...
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NewsMinister backs potential of hydrogen
A government minister has predicted hydrogen vehicles will make a huge contribution to the UK’s commitment to greener transport. Opening a new hydrogen refuelling station in London, Transport Minister Andrew Jones said: “We are committed to making all cars and vans zero-emission by 2050, and hydrogen vehicles have a huge ...
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Jet extends Silverstone Classic sponsorship
Jet is gearing up for its third year as the Official Fuel Partner of Silverstone Classic. This year’s event is set to take place from July 29-31. Following the success of its original three-year sponsorship deal, Jet has announced that it will extend its role as the Official Fuel ...
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Storm damaged road reopens
The storm-damaged A591 in Cumbria was reopened today (Wednesday 11 May) by Environment Minister Rory Stewart. The road suffered extensive storm damage in December’s storms and Highways England worked with Cumbria County Council on the project to repair a four-mile stretch of the road, which links Grasmere to Keswick. The ...
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Sewell on the go provides water for half marathon
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has donated thousands of pounds worth of bottled water to ensure runners remain hydrated during the Humber Bridge Half Marathon. There was a record turn-out for the race in 2015, with more than 2,100 runners who raised £38,000 for charities, and Sewell on ...
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Motorbike sales increasing
Motorbike and moped sales in April totalled 12,343, 11.6% up on the same month last year, according to the latest registration figures from the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA). Sales for the year to date total 39,738 and are 8.8% ahead of the same period in 2015. The increase was ...
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Over 2,100 police misfuellings in five years
There have been more than 2,100 cases of police officers putting the wrong fuel in cars since 2011, according to an investigation by Auto Express. It found police forces in the UK have spent nearly £400,000 in the last five years on repairing their fleets after officers filled patrol cars ...
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New car registrations up 2% in April
New car registrations in the UK were up 2.0% in April, according to figures published today (May 6) by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Car registrations totalled 189,505 – the most in April since 2003, when 194,312 new vehicles were sold. The SMMT reported that as in ...
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Phillips 66 sponsors Royal Albert Hall concert
Phillips 66 is sponsoring a high-profile children’s concert at the Royal Albert Hall. The ‘AC Academy Does the Royal Albert Hall’ on 14 June is a ground-breaking concert, which is being organised by Warwickshire-based music and education charity Armonico Consort in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall. It will involve ...
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ASA upholds complaint against Asda advert
Asda has had a complaint against it for misleading advertising upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The complaint occurred after the retailer put the price of a product up substantially for just one day and then “cut” the price in a promotion that was more expensive than it had ...
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NewsPark Garage Group signs exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale. The group is currently ranked seventh in the Top 50 Indies and operates 48 sites under the Park and Shop fascia across England and Wales. Sunil Tandon, managing director of Park Garage Group, said: “As ...
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NewsPark Garage Group signs exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale. The group is currently ranked seventh in the Top 50 Indies and operates 48 sites under the Park and Shop fascia across England and Wales. Sunil Tandon, managing director of Park Garage Group, said: “As ...
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Food and drink industry backs Brexit
A majority of the food and drink industry plan to vote “out” in the Brexit referendum in June, despite fearing their business will suffer if the UK leaves the EU. This is the result of an exclusive survey of food and drink professionals, conducted by Forecourt Trader’s publisher William Reed, ...
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NewsPark Garage Group signs shop supply deal with Bestway Wholesale
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Bestway Wholesale. The group is currently ranked seventh in the Top 50 Indies and operates 48 sites under the Park and Shop fascia across England and Wales. Sunil Tandon, managing director of Park Garage Group, said: “As ...