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MRH plans 30 Subway stores by end of 2015
MRH has revealed more details of its plans to develop Subway stores at its sites after opening the first one at Bellshill in Glasgow. Two more have opened at Springburn, Glasgow, and Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, and it plans to have 10 operating by the end of the year, and 30 ...
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Is Stanlow up for sale?
The owners of Stanlow oil refinery at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire are seeking to sell the facility, according to reports in the Financial Times.India’s Essar Group, which bought the refinery from Shell for $350m in 2011, is in talks with a number of parties about selling a minority stake or ...
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Western Isles get greater flexibility
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted binding commitments from Certas Energy and DCC plc which aim to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The commitments bring an end to contracts which provided for many filling stations ...
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Exclusive talks could mean Murco sale is on
Negotiations about the sale by Murphy Oil of its Murco business in the UK, including its Milford Haven oil refinery, were in the final stages according to a number of reports, as Forecourt Trader went to press.According to Reuters, oil entrepreneur Gary Klesch was in the final stages of exclusive ...
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Esso makes its return to the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Fuels has secured an agreement with Esso to bring its fuels back to the Isle of Wight for the first time in many years.The Esso brand is being launched on the island at The Southern Co-operative Food and Petrol Station in Sandown.David Grannum, general manager of Isle ...
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Westmorland opts for Greenergy deal
Greenergy has won the contract to supply retail fuels for three sites owned by the motorway services operator Westmorland. The supply agreement with the family-owned company covers three sites in Cumbria: Tebay Services North and South on the M6; the Rheged Visitor and Conference Centre, just off the A66 near ...
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Iraq crisis will lead to price rises
The chairman of the PRA has warned that the crisis in Iraq will lead to fuel price rises and has slammed motoring organisations for suggesting he is scaremongering.Interviewed on BBC Breakfast last week, Brian Madderson told Steph McGovern that the price of Brent crude had hit a nine-month high of ...
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Cheapest fuel in UK claim from US giant
American giant Costco claims it is selling the cheapest fuel in the UK after it opened its first filling station in this country last month.The filling station is in the car park of its site in Liverpool and is only available to Costco members. Costco UK managing director Steve Pappas ...
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Laundering plant raided A diesel laundering plant capable of producing more than eight million litres of illicit fuel a year has been uncovered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in a cattle shed in Northern Ireland. Officers from HMRC, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the DOE Environmental ...
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PRA blasts plain packaging
The PRA has reinforced its opposition to plain packaging for tobacco with meetings with health officials in Scotland and promises of a robust response to the Westminster government’s new consultation announced last month.PRA chairman Brian Madderson together with two members of the PRA’s Scottish Regional Committee Jamie Wood, director of ...
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Applegreen development under way
Petrogas Global, trading as Applegreen, has started work on the first two of its four motorway service areas in Northern Ireland which, when completed, will represent a total investment of £25m and the creation of 250 permanent jobs.The first two ’super service areas’ are between junctions four and five on ...
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Subway surge in Top 50 Indies forecourts
MRH, the number one company in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies with 380 sites, has signed a corporate partnership deal with Subway, while another leading Top 50 Indie, Euro Garages, has reached an important landmark in its partnership with Subway.The first Subway store at an MRH site has opened ...
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Jet livens up the summer with new ’JET, SET, GO’ promotion
Jet has launched a ‘JET, SET, GO’ summer promotion across its dealer network to engage with customers and increase forecourt footfall. The new promotion adds to a busy schedule of marketing activity Jet is embarking on in its 60th anniversary year. The promotion launches on the back of the buzz ...
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Jail for gang who set up illegal tobacco factory
A gang of men, many from the same family, who set up an illegal tobacco factory in a Doncaster house, were jailed yesterday after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). In October and November 2012 the gang, led by Ronald Edwards, 62, illegally imported more than four tonnes ...
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Thieves raid two petrol stations for cigarettes
Break-ins yesterday at two petrol stations - in Hillington and South Raynham - involving the theft of thousands of cigarettes, have been reported on the Eastern Daily Press news website. The report said thieves forced their way through the door of Hillington Petrol Station and Post Office at 2.15am and ...
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NewsNew Spar forecourt store celebrates opening with public launch
A new forecourt Spar store in Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, has celebrated its opening in style with a public launch event. The newly developed store, Spar Treforest, on the Esso-branded forecourt owned by MRH Retail, covers 1,000 sq ft and offers a new grocery and convenience range, including food to go ...
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NewsRamsay reveals Certas Energy’s approach to business
A philosophy of "putting our money where our mouth is" and "using our experience to help our customers", was how Certas Energy retail director, Ramsay MacDonald, described his company’s approach to business, during a presentation at last week’s ACS/RMI Forecourt Seminar at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. MacDonald shared the experiences ...
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NewsChartman agrees financial package to fund future development
South West forecourt operator Chartman Limited has secured a seven-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, to support its continued expansion and on-going petrol forecourt rebuild and refurbishment programme. The lending facility has been provided by Lloyds Bank’s Plymouth-based team, using funding from the Government-backed Funding for Lending Scheme, ...
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NewsMaxol donates €65,733 to charity
Maxol Group has presented a cheque for €65,733 to Make-A-Wish Ireland, following its announcement in April 2013 of a two-year partnership with the charity. The aim of the partnership is to support the charitable work of Make-A-Wish Ireland in granting wishes to children between the ages of 3 and ...
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NewsChicklade Service Station up for sale
Chicklade Service Station, described as a successful service station with a restaurant and convenience store, has been put on the market via Christie + Co. The newly refurbished service station fronts the busy A303 in the village of Hindon, Wiltshire. Formerly a Little Chef restaurant, the 3,166 sq ft site ...