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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Supermarket fuel volumes drop 0.9%
Total retail fuel volumes show a continuing trend of decline, PRA chairman Brian Madderson told an audience of forecourt and convenience retailers and suppliers at last week’s Forecourt Forum at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Madderson said he had been working more closely with the Oil & Gas Statistics section ...
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Tesco forecourt canopy blows down in high winds
Strong winds blew the roof off a Tesco Extra petrol station in Hull yesterday, according to local press reports. Witnesses near the site on Park Street, behind St Stephen’s shopping centre, heard a loud bang at around 1.15pm and looked up to see the roof crashing down onto the forecourt. ...
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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 ...
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Euro Garages achieves 50th Subway milestone
Euro Garages has chalked up its 50th integrated Subway store, following its latest opening at Leamore Service Station in Walsall last Friday (July 4). The opening, which will create 15 new jobs in the local area, marks the mid-point of Euro Garages’ strategic growth plans to invest in and open ...
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Retailer demand prompts hotline back to Nisa
Nisa has been swamped with retailer enquiries following the completion of its split with Coscutter, according to the company’s CEO Neil Turton. It has launched a dedicated helpline and fast-track support service to deal with more than 30 enquiries a day from retailers that Nisa claims are struggling to source ...
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HMRC operation recovers sizeable illegal tobacco haul in Peterborogh
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in Peterborough has recovered more than 145,000 illegal cigarettes and 24 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco. Around 50 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from Peterborough Trading Standards, Wagtail UK and Cambridgeshire Police, visited around 30 retail ...
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ACS chief hails new primary authority partnership
Association of Convenience Stores chief executive James Lowman has heralded the benefits of ACS’s new primary authority partnership at a conference of business groups and local authorities. The ‘primary authority’ scheme, one of the first to be established in the country, is a new partnership between Surrey County Council and ...
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NewsPeugeot trials car that runs on air
Peugeot has carried out the first test drives of a prototype car that runs on air. The vehicle has a conventional petrol engine for higher speeds but energy from the engine, wheels and brakes is used to compress air which is then used to power the vehicle at lower speeds ...
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Traditional filling stations losing out in north America
Drivers in the US and Canada prefer to fill up with fuel at grocery stores and wholesale clubs rather than at traditional filling stations, according to a study by Market Force Information, a customer intelligence specialist. The annual poll of more than 5,300 consumers found that Kroger is the favourite ...
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Police issue CCTV of robbery in Reading
Thames Valley Police has issued a CCTV picture of a man it would like to speak to in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in Reading on Wednesday July 2. At about 10.15pm a shop assistant was closing the Shell garage in George Street, when a man threatened ...
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Four cigarette smugglers jailed
Four Polish men who attempted to smuggle nearly two million cigarettes into the UK hidden in furniture boxes have been jailed. The men were arrested in September 2013 after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) raided a warehouse on an industrial site in Selby, North Yorkshire. Officers found 24 pallets of ...
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Motorway fuel prices slammed
Ninety eight per cent of motorists canvassed by research company Viewsbank reckon motorway petrol and diesel is too expensive, with 60% saying they never buy it. Based on responses from 1,030 drivers, the poll also showed 28% always fill up before going on a motorway and 5% leave the motorway ...
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Euro Garages hosts UK’s 1,800th Subway store
Euro Garages has opened the 1,800th Subway store in the UK and Ireland at its Eye Green Service Station in Peterborough. The store, located on the A47 in Eye Green, Peterborough, is the 47th Subway store opened by Euro Garages. The fuel retailer, which is ranked third in the Forecourt ...