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NewsThanks for the support during sale, says Murco boss
Murco’s retail marketing director Jamie Goodfellow has expressed his thanks to Murco employees, customers and suppliers for their support during the lengthy sales process which culminated in last week’s announcement that the Murco retail business had been sold to the Motor Fuel Group. Murco’s UK operation - including the Milford ...
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ACS welcomes report on energy cost concerns
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed evidence from Citizens Advice on small business energy contracts, and has renewed its call on Ofgem to ensure that all energy companies adhere to the same standards. The survey from Citizens Advice reports that 46% of small businesses are concerned about their ...
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RAC calls on party leaders to address drivers concerns
The RAC is calling on political parties to address the ‘motorist’s agenda’ in the run-up to the General Election next year. The motorists organisation has written to party warning that any political party aspiring to form the next Government needs to address the ‘motorist’s agenda’ and propose viable solutions to ...
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Euro Garages adds a further nine subway stores
Euro Garages has undertaken a cluster of Subway store openings with the latest one in Mackworth, Derbyshire taking it to nine in the past fortnight and 61 in total. The company said it was this level of investment that enabled Euro Garages to secure the ‘Developer of the Year’ award ...
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Man arrested after pump set alight at MRH site
A man has been questioned by police and released on bail after a petrol pump was set alight at an MRH site at Egham in Kent. Police and the fire service were called to the Gulf station in The Avenue, which include a Hurst’s forecourt store, in the early hours ...
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BOSS rebukes minister over forecourt crime claims
BOSS; the British Oil Security Syndicate, the body that campaigns to reduce crime on forecourts, has written to Home Office minister Norman Baker to bring to his attention that BOSS has recovered £1.5m as a direct result of forecourt retailers taking positive action to reduce crime and losses from people ...
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JTI helping retailers tackle underage tobacco sales
JTI has completed an initiative to support its retail partners in complying with the law on underage sales. After more than 6,000 test purchases in eight months, the programme has achieved a 7% increase in the number of retailers requesting ID. The £400,000 programme, run by Serve Legal, an independent ...
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Diesel dips below 130ppl as supermarkets cut prices
The major supermarkets went toe-to-toe on the forecourt last week as they all cut fuel prices by two pence per litre. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda all announced price cuts, with the strengthening pound against the dollar cited as the key driver behind the move. The cuts will also be an ...
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Two English petrol stations in £3m fuel fraud investigation
Two petrol stations have been raided and seven men and two women from across southern England have been arrested for their involvement in a suspected £3m fuel fraud, during an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). About 170 HMRC officers, assisted by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) ...
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ACS attacks call to limit number of off licences
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the 2015 Manifesto published by the All Party Group on Alcohol Misuse. The Group, which is a forum for MPs and peers sympathetic to the policy objectives of alcohol health campaigners, has set out a 10-point list of measures they would ...
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Top Indies invest in Subway brand
Euro Garages has opened the 1,800th Subway store in the UK and Ireland at its Eye Green Service Station in Peterborough, while MRH has revealed more about its plans for the brand. The Euro Garages store, located on the A47 in Eye Green, is the 47th Subway store opened by ...
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Gleaner plans expansion Elgin-based Gleaners Oils is planning to expand further into the south of Scotland and north of England as a new generation takes charge of the family-owned business. Brian Young, whose father founded the company in 1954, has sold his 50% stake in the £125m turnover business to ...
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Unmanned bunker sites a success for Prax
Prax Petroleum has bought an unmanned diesel filling station close to the North Perimeter Road of Heathrow Airport and opened it after a refurbishment and re-branding. The site was initially set up with a view to supply diesel to taxis at the airport feeder park but Prax has plans to ...
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Suspect fuel causes chaos over holiday weekend
Over 30 service stations across Devon and Cornwall were unable to sell unleaded petrol over one of the busiest weekends of the holiday season after a problem with petrol delivered by Valero Energy. Areas where service stations were affected included Bideford, Lynton, Okehampton, Plymouth, Tavistock and Torrington in Devon, and ...
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Chartman secures funding
South West forecourt operator Chartman has secured a seven-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, to support its 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, which enables ...
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Murco sells refinery and is close to petrol station deal
The sale of Murco’s Milford Haven refinery has been confirmed while Murphy Oil Corporation is also close to a deal on its network of petrol stations. The company announced last Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Murco Petroleum had signed an agreement to sell its Milford Haven refinery and terminal assets ...
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Cornwall gets the latest MRH Retail forecourt
Top 50 Indie MRH Retail has opened a filling station within a new £12.5m complex developed by Cornwall Gateway Services. The site is at the Victoria Interchange junction on the A30, less than 10 minutes from Bodmin in Cornwall. In addition to the petrol filling station, the complex comprises a ...
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Massive fuel theft from Esso pipeline
A massive theft of thousands of litres of fuel from an Esso-owned pipeline in Kent is being investigated by police. Thieves gained access to Esso’s south-east pipeline, which transports fuel from the Fawley Refinery, Hampshire, to Purfleet Fuel Terminal and Gatwick Airport, near to Chevening House estate, which is shared ...
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Greenergy investing in Teesside fuel terminal
Greenergy has completed the first significant milestone in the regeneration of a former refinery on Teesside, now called Greenergy North Tees, as part of its national programme of investment in fuel infrastructure. This phase of regeneration has seen the facility, a top tier COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazards) site, ...
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Fuel line is hacked
A high-pressure fuel line running from Canvey Island to the Buncefield refinery in Hertfordshire has been hacked into in an apparent attempt to steal fuel. Basildon Magistrates Court was told that damage costing £250,000 to repair was caused to the pipeline at Warley, Brentwood in Essex. Lithuanian lorry driver Jonas ...