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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 ...
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NewsOil increases pushing pumps prices up
RAC Fuel Watch data for April shows the second consecutive month of price rises at the pumps as a result of a 25% increase in the cost of a barrel of oil from $36.51 to $45.49, leading to the highest price since 10 November 2015. The report says the escalating ...
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MPK sources £14m to fund growth plans
MPK Garages, which is ranked tenth in Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies, has received a £14m funding package to pursue its growth plans, which could nearly double the size of its estate. The business plans to acquire additional forecourts and refresh parts of its existing estate to capitalise on the ...
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VIPs at grand opening of 500th Gulf site in UK
The official opening of Gulf-branded Ravensthorpe Service Station at Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury, was celebrated in style last week in recognition of the site becoming the 500th Gulf forecourt in the UK. In attendance on the day were the Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Paul Kane and Mayoress Susan Bedford along with ...
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MRH site 6th best in world for design
A site owned by Top 50 Indie MRH has been named as the sixth best forecourt design in the world. The accolade was awarded by London-based DesignCurial magazine, which drew up a top 10 of the world’s best forecourt designs.MRH St Paul’s, in Birstall, Leicestershire, was ranked sixth, and was ...
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Issa brothers win NACS accolade
Euro Garages co-CEOs Zuber and Mohsin Issa have won a prestigious award presented by NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores) in the US. They have been have jointly named the 2016 NACS Insight European Convenience Industry Leader of the Year, and the award will be presented at the Convenience Summit ...
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ACS calls for consistent local enforcement
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to go further in its Red Tape Review to ensure that local authorities are consistent in their approach to enforcement, as well as removing the costly and unnecessary burdens experienced by licensed retailers. In the submission, ACS welcomes the ...
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Kay Group agrees Texaco deal on new site
The Kay Group has signed a deal with Valero for the Texaco brand to supply its latest new- build forecourt, which is due to open next monthTop 50 indie The Kay Group has been at the forefront of developing new-build sites on Brownfield land, with three new-to-industry schemes under development, ...
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Welcome for growth in alternative fuel vehicles
Growth in sales of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) both in the UK and Europe has been welcomed by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). AFV registrations figures released by ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) show AFVs have been continuously performing well since last year and totalled 154,795 units in the ...
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Armed robber strikes at Scottish forecourt
An armed robber threatened a member of staff at a Scottish petrol station before making off with a three-figure sum of money. The man entered the BP station in Milngavie Road, Bearsden, at about 5:30pm on Sunday and threatened the staff member with a weapon. He was white, about 6ft ...
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Shell has unveiled a low-carbon prototype car in a bid to demonstrate that internal combustion engines can be part of the solution to urban environmental problems.The ultra-light city car’s low-cost, low-carbon construction uses the kind of weight reduction and aerodynamics found in Formula One racing to minimise emissions and energy ...
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Topaz launches lego initiative for charity partner
Topaz, Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, has announced its support for ‘The Lego Exchange’, a new initiative that is raising funds for its charity partner, the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, through unwanted Lego donations to fund home nursing care for sick children nationwide. The retailer is calling on ...
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MRH renews supply deal with P&H
The UK’s largest independent forecourt group MRH has renewed its supply agreement with delivered wholesaler Palmer and Harvey. The new contract, which is worth in excess of £90m a year, will run for five years and involves Palmer and Harvey delivering MRH’s full in-store offer, including chilled and frozen products ...