All Latest News articles – Page 288
-
News
Falling consumption squeezing retailers warns AA
The AA has warned that fuel retailers are facing difficult conditions with falling consumption compounded by the recent exceptionally bad weather. In its latest monthly fuel update it said petrol forecourt prices remain at a three-year low, averaging 129.46ppl in mid March compared with 129.63ppl last month. A year ago ...
-
News
OFT consults on new fuel supply plans for Western Isles
The OFT has launched a consultation on proposals to improve competition in the supply of petrol and diesel to filling stations in the Western Isles of Scotland. The OFT has been investigating a possible infringement of competition law in the islands, in particular the contractual arrangements for the wholesale supply ...
-
NewsPRA welcomes confirmation of fuel duty freeze
The Petrol Retailers’ Association has welcomed the confirmation in today’s Budget of the measure outlined in the Autumn Statement, to cancel the 2ppl fuel duty increase in September 2014. Today’s announcement marks the longest period of duty freeze (4 years, 4 months), in more than 40 years. Taking into account ...
-
News
Topaz wins ’Best Managed’ award
Topaz, the largest fuels and convenience retailer in Ireland, has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies for the fourth year in a row. Topaz received the award at the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme gala dinner in Dublin recently which was attended by An Taoiseach Enda ...
-
News
Thief who drove over petrol station attendant jailed
A man has been sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to stealing fuel and driving over a petrol station attendant as he made his getaway. Stephen Wilkinson, of no fixed abode, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court to be sentenced on Thursday, March 13, after pleading guilty a month ...
-
News
Sale of Murco said to be at advanced stage
Murco’s US parent business has confirmed it is in advanced talks on the sale of its UK business. Murphy Oil has had a long-stated aim of selling off its UK business and a spokeswoman said: “Discussions with regard to the sale of the Murco UK business by its US parent, ...
-
News
Heart defibrillator installed at Top 50 site
A heart defibrillator has been installed at a Top 50 Indie site after it helped the local community raise funds for the equipment It has been installed at the Hazlegrove Service Station and Spar store on the A303 at Sparkford, Somerset, which is open 24 hours a day and is ...
-
News
Five arrests in £120m tobacco smuggling raids
Five men have been arrested in a series of early morning raids in the West Midlands as part of an investigation into a suspected £120m tobacco smuggling fraud. Around 130 investigators from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), assisted by officers from West Midlands police, carried out searches at 10 residential and three commercial properties in the Smethwick, West Bromwich and Great Barrareas of Birmingham. The arrests of two men from Smethwick, two men from Great Barr and one from West Bromwich are the result of a long-running HMRC investigation codenamed Operation Dardanelle, and follow recent seizures of 16 million cigarettes and £600,000 in cash. Colin Booker, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigation, HMRC, said: “Operation Dardanelle is an HMRC investigation targeting what we believe to be the organised smuggling of cigarettes and tobacco. “Our activity sends out a clear message to those involved in this type of criminality. We are determined to crack down on the illicit tobacco trade that undermines the efforts of legitimate traders and we will relentlessly pursue those believed to be involved.” Anyone with information about tobacco or cigarette smuggling can contact the Customs Hotline on 0800 59 5000 or can click here.
-
News
Treasury consults on new £1 coin
Proposals for a new £1 coin will go out to public consultation in the summer the Treasury has announced. It said there was a strong case for introducing a new £1 coin to help reduce counterfeiting and ensure the integrity of the United Kingdom’s currency. The Royal Mint has produced ...
-
News
Murco introduces new LED lighting
Murco Petroleum is upgrading the lighting in its forecourt shops to LED luminaires provided by Philips Lighting, as part of its rolling refurbishment programme. Murco has a network of over 225 company owned service stations across England, Scotland and Wales, each with a retail outlet operated under the Costcutter brand, ...
-
News
Westmorland to roll out new EPOS system
Motorway services, hospitality and leisure group Westmorland is planning to roll out a new EPOS system across its retail outlets in the north and to the Gloucester services currently being built alongside the M5. The company wanted to leverage greater benefits from its retail system, in particular to reduce hardware, ...
-
News
Chartman director retires
David Hatter, commercial director of Top 50 Indie the Chartman Group, which operates filling stations and eight Spar stores in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, is retiring from the business after nearly 30 years. He first worked with fellow directors John Hartshorne and Clive Sheppard at the former Middlemoor Filling Station ...
-
News
Union dispute threatens distribution of new cars
Deliveries of many of the best known car brands to showrooms across the country face serious disruption, according to the union Unite. The union is in a dispute with Stobart Automotive, which handles distribution for a wide range of car manufacturers, claiming that drivers from other parts of the Stobart ...
-
News
Forecourt owner develops networking business
The owner of a forecourt and c-store business in Norfolk is branching out into a new direction developing closer ties between forecourt operators and owners and the companies that supply their equipment and the goods they sell. Moiz Vas, who worked in PR and marketing before rejoining his family’s business, ...
-
News
Cigarettes stolen in Shropshire forecourt burglary
Cigarettes were targeted by burglars who broke into a Shropshire garage overnight through the roof. The break-in was discovered this morning when staff arrived at the Shell garage in Sutton Maddock, near Shifnal. Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the offenders on the roof top or spotted ...
-
NewsBlaze at Morrisons petrol station
Firefighters had to rush to an emergency at a Morrisons petrol station when a blaze broke out on a coach on the forecourt. They found the coach “well alight” when they responded to reports of the blaze at the East Yorkshire petrol station. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was called ...
-
News
UK cars hit CO2 reduction target ahead of schedule
Average new car CO2 emissions fell 3.6% in 2013 compared with the previous year according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) latest report. The average new car sold in 2013 emitted 128.3g per km CO2, almost 30% down on 2000. The average new car sold is now ...
-
News
Roadchef put up for sale
The owner of the Roadchef motorway service station business is preparing to sell it for about £350m, according to Sky News. It says Delek Group, an Israeli conglomerate with interests in energy, financial services and infrastructure assets, is appointing bankers to oversee an auction of the company. Roadchef owns 20 ...
-
News
PRA to hold forum in Durham
The PRA’s next regional forum is being held in Durham, at Ramside Hall Hotel, Carrville, on Wednesday 19th March. Coffee will be available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. It will include an introduction by Richard Chadderton, head of petrol, PRA, on the outlook for 2014, ...
-
News
Disappointment over increase in national minimum wage
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has expressed disappointment after the Government confirmed the 3% increase in the adult National Minimum Wage to £6.50 recommended by the Low Pay Commission. In a speech this morning, Business Secretary Vince Cable confirmed that the Government had accepted all of the Low Pay ...