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Londis outlines strategy at meetings with members
Londis has outlined its vision to retailers in a series of nationwide meetings led by retail director John Pattison. Twelve cluster meetings were held across the UK last week, which brought together independent store owners to discuss opportunities for the symbol brand in the future. Pattison said: “The cluster meetings ...
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P&H targeting growth in Northern Ireland
Palmer & Harvey is targeting significant growth in Northern Ireland, according to the company’s new sales and marketing director Jez Pegg. In the past year the company has invested in significant warehousing space and systems with which to target around 3,000 independents. “The deal with Costcutter gives us the scope ...
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NewsMurco terminal investigates contamination problem
The Murco fuel terminal at Milford Haven is investigating how contaminated fuel was delivered to two west Wales supermarkets. At least 17 cars broke down after motorists bought unleaded petrol from Morrisons forecourts in Carmarthen and Llanelli, and sales of unleaded petrol have been halted at the two stations. A ...
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HGV speed limit on dual carriageways to be raised
Rules governing Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) will be modernised across England and Wales, transport minister Claire Perry announced today. The government plans to raise the national speed limit from 50 mph to 60 mph for lorries travelling on dual carriageways, following the increase in speed limits for HGVs on single ...
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Funding boost for car club schemes
Car club schemes across England have received a boost as transport minister Baroness Kramer announced the winning bidders for a share of £500,000 government funding. The awards will fund 50 new vehicles across car club demonstration projects in Derby, Nottingham, Norfolk and West Yorkshire. Membership of car clubs allows access ...
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NewsForecourt owners praise support from their bank
The owners of two forecourts in Buckinghamshire have praised their bank for its support, particularly after flooding at the start of this year hit their income. The owners of Pedestal Garage, High Wycombe, and Datchet Green Service Station, near Windsor, moved to HSBC four years ago after feeling under pressure ...
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Asda justifies planning application with lower price claim
Asda has applied to add a petrol station to a superstore just one year after the outlet was built, and claims it wants to bring lower-priced fuel to local residents. The superstore, at Quedgeley in Gloucester, opened in October 2013 and Asda has now applied for planning permission for an ...
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FTA urges Chancellor to cut duty rate by 3ppl
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of his 2014 Autumn Statement on 3 December, outlining the economic benefits that could be delivered by a reduction in fuel duty and calling for a cut of 3ppl. In its letter to George Osborne, FTA ...
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NewsBig three supermarkets cut 2ppl off prices
Tesco cut the cost of petrol and diesel by 2p at all of its petrol stations on Friday afternoon (November 28), with Asda and Sainsbury’s following the next morning. Peter Cattell, fuel director for Tesco, said: “We’re pleased to announce that this afternoon we’ll be dropping the cost of petrol ...
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RAC slams service on motorways
The RAC is keeping up its pressure on the motorway service stations with another critical opinion poll. It found that motorists believe motorway service stations are taking advantage by charging a premium for products but delivering a budget level service. The RAC research found the main reason drivers stop at ...
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Sainsbury’s forecourt in Newcastle robbed
Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a petrol station in Newcastle. It happened at 10.07pm on Friday, November 21, at Sainsbury’s Filling Station on Etherstone Avenue. Two men entered the premises and threatened staff. They stole an undisclosed quantity of cash and left on foot going towards ...
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Raid uncovers illegal tobacco processing factory
An illegal tobacco processing factory has been discovered at an industrial unit in Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) raided the tobacco factory on Wednesday 19 November where they found about a tonne of tobacco, along with counterfeit tobacco pouches, duty labels and processing machinery. The ...
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Nisa unveils new consumer website
Nisa has launched a new consumer website with the aim of driving consumer engagement and increasing brand awareness. The website has been designed to be impactful visually and includes new features for consumers to enjoy including a recipes page, information on its new Heritage range and a look into its ...
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Hand car washes raided in organised crime probe
Links between organised crime and hand car wash outlets in West Surrey have been targeted in operations by police and other agencies at six locations. The initiative, Operation Arras, is the first one of its kind in Surrey and aimed to target the problems of human trafficking, servitude, money laundering ...
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Man arrested after armed robbery at Wallsend
Northumbria Police have arrested a man after an armed robbery at a petrol station in Wallsend, Tyne & Wear. At just after 6.20pm, on Sunday, November 23, police received a report of the robbery at Blue Sign Service Station, on the Coast Road. A man entered the station wearing a ...
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Honda reaches 300 millionth motorbike milestone
Honda has reached the milestone of producing its 300 millionth motorbike. A Gold Wing 40th Anniversary Edition produced at Kumamoto Factory became the 300 millionth motorbike the company has produced globally. The history of Honda’s motorcycle business began with the start of mass-production in Japan in 1949. Production outside of ...
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NewsPipeline theft investigators uncover fuel laundering plants
Investigations into theft from oil pipelines in the south of England have led to the discovery of two suspected diesel laundering plants, capable of evading an estimated £12m in duty. The plants, in Essex and Merseyside, have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The discovery of the plants, ...
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Legal setback for Government over diesel vehicles
Further restrictions on diesel cars could be introduced after the UK government lost a legal battle over clean air. Nitrogen dioxide in cities is illegally high and the European Court of Justice ruled judges must force ministers to clean up the air as soon as possible. The pollutant comes almost ...
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Man ordered to stay away from Shell service station
Magistrates have ordered a man to stay away from the Shell service station on Easington Road, Hartlepool, after an incident which saw a fire break out. The order was made as part of bail conditions when Peter Cavanagh, 42, from Jute Grove in Hartlepool, appeared before Hartlepool magistrates charged with ...
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Autogas calls for Government re-think on bio-LPG
Autogas has called on the Government to revise its assumption that bio-LPG will not be sold in the UK between now and 2020. In its 2014 consultation on proposed amendments to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007, the Department for Transport said that “biomethane will continue to be the ...