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Solar-powered hydrogen refuelling plant opened
The UK’s first commercial scale solar-powered hydrogen production and refuelling facility has been opened in Swindon. It was developed by a consortium of businesses including BOC and Honda, which has its UK manufacturing site on the outskirts of Swindon. The consortium claimed the development had achieved a number of significant ...
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NewsSewell appointed deputy chairman of ACS
Patrick Sewell, managing director of Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go, has been appointed deputy chairman of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). At the same time Paul Hagon, group strategy and development director of Palmer and Harvey, has taken over as ACS chairman. The duo replace former Forecourt ...
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Certas Energy joins UKPIA as associate member
Certas Energy has joined UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association) as a full associate member. The associate scheme is aimed at further developing industry cooperation, dialogue and excellence in the areas of process safety and transportation on road and rail. Chris Hunt, UKPIA’s director general, said: “UKPIA welcomes Certas Energy as ...
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Shell board names next chairman
The board of directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc have announced the appointment of Charles Holliday as chairman with effect from the conclusion of the 2015 annual general meeting, subject to his re-appointment as a director of the company by shareholders at that meeting. Holliday will succeed Jorma Ollila who ...
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Drivers call for cap on motorway service fuel prices
Motorists say they are being ‘held to ransom’ when filling up at motorway service stations and want prices to be capped, according to an opinion poll by the RAC. Experian Catalist analysis found the average motorway fuel prices for September 2014 were 137.40ppl for petrol and 142.77ppl for diesel compared ...
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Network of charge points for plug-in vehicles opened
Transport minister Baroness Kramer has officially opened a network of charging points in Wiltshire for plug-in vehicles. Supported by a £225,000 government grant, Wiltshire County Council is installing rapid chargepoints across the county which can top up a plug-in car or van in just 20 minutes. The units are at ...
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New sales and marketing director at Palmer and Harvey
Palmer and Harvey has appointed Jez Pegg as sales and marketing director. He has previously held senior commercial roles in the UK and Europe for Nestle and Unilever. He also worked for the Brakes Group as business unit director. Most recently, he has been sales director for Fronterra in Australia ...
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Four tobacco smugglers jailed
A gang of four tobacco smugglers from Southampton, who mixed floor sweepings into their counterfeit tobacco, have been jailed for a total of 11 years and three months after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC investigators, working with officers from Sussex Police and the South East Regional ...
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NewsNew round of price cuts takes unleaded close to 120ppl
The major multiples launched another round of price cuts at the beginning of this week taking the lowest prices for unleaded petrol close to 120ppl. Tesco beat its competitors to the punch by announcing cuts of “up to 2ppl” on unleaded petrol and diesel to take effect on Monday evening. ...
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ACS publishes new guidance for retailers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has published three new guides that form the latest additions to its Assured Advice scheme for convenience retailers. The new Guides provide definitive advice on Product Safety, Fair Trading and Weights and Measures. ACS Assured Advice is an innovative new scheme that allows ACS ...
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NewsLeicester forecourt wins top award
The owners of a forecourt shop in Leicester have been presented with a top award at Bestway Wholesale’s annual Retail Development Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London. Last year Kalpesh and Meeta Raja, who run the shop at Parker Drive Service Station in Beaumont Leys, won ...
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New charge proposed for polluting vehicles in London
A charge of up to £12.50 a day on top of the congestion charge has been proposed to deter the most polluting vehicles from entering the centre of London. The Mayor and Transport for London have launched a public consultation on proposals to introduce the world’s first Ultra Low Emission ...
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Cigarette smugglers jailed
Two cigarette smugglers who tried to hide the proceeds of their crime by stashing it inside their wardrobes have been jailed along with one other member of their gang, after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). A fourth gang member will be sentenced next month. The gang’s smuggling ...
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Flooding closes Tesco forecourt in Scotland.
A Tesco forecourt in Scotland has been closed due to flooding. The petrol filling station at the Tesco superstore at Inshes, Inverness, is under several feet of water, after a nearby river burst its banks following two days of torrential rain. The fire service is in attendance and has been ...
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Sainsbury’s claims a first with installation of hydrogen fuel dispenser
Sainsbury’s is claiming a UK supermarket first with the installation of a forecourt hydrogen dispenser, which will be installed on its Hendon store by the end of the year. Working with hydrogen infrastructure specialist Air Products, Sainsbury’s says the SmartFuel station will be able to fuel a growing number ...
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NewsHMRC raids fuel laundering plant evading £12m in tax
A diesel laundering plant capable of producing 19 million litres of illicit fuel a year, evading around £12m in tax, has been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Two men from Northern Ireland, one from Jonesborough and one from Dundalk, were arrested in connection with the find. Officers from ...
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FairFuelUK steps up campaign for 3ppl cut in duty
FairFuelUK (FFUK) has launched a challenge to the parties contesting next year’s general election with the publication of its Manifesto for Growth 2015. The document was launched at the Houses of Parliament at an event attended by more than 50 MPs from across the parties. FFUK argues that lower fuel ...
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Topaz appoints new chief executive
Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer Topaz has announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Emmet O’Neill, who joined the company’s board in March, will take over from the current chief executive Sean Corkery on the 1st February next year. Topaz described O’Neill (35) as one of the country’s ...
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Forecourt offence linked with armed robbery
Detectives in Sheffield are linking an attempted robbery at a petrol station with an armed robbery at a shop later the same evening. Police were called at 8.05pm on Sunday 19 October to the petrol station at Crystal Peaks after a man walked into the store posing as a customer. ...
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NewsCCTV of arson attack on filling station released by police
Police have today released CCTV of an arson attack on a BP service station in Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, south-east London, in an attempt to trace the perpetrator. The arsonist walked onto the forecourt at 6.30am on September 30, pulled out a nozzle from the unleaded pump and squeezed the trigger ...