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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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NewsTesco launches promotion offering up to 20ppl off fuel
Tesco has today launched a new style of promotion enabling customers to save up to 20ppl off fuel, as predicted in the March issue of Forecourt Trader. The supermarket giant claims Clubcard Fuel Save is the only scheme of its kind in the UK, because it will operate over a ...
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Man charged with armed robbery at petrol station
A man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a North Lincolnshire petrol station. Stefan Pavlik, 40, of Dale Street, Scunthorpe, was arrested along with two other men and a teenage boy on Friday following the robbery at Barnetby Top petrol station on Sunday, March 2. He ...
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Cigarette smuggler jailed
A businessman has been jailed after more than 5.5 million smuggled cigarettes were discovered at a an industrial unit in Huyton, Merseyside. Stephen Nicholas Riozzi, 53, of The Park, Huyton, was found at the industrial unit in December 2011 by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators. The unit contained 20 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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ACS index reveals optimism among independent c-store retailers
Independent retailers are positive about their prospects on 2014, with the latest ACS Optimism Index showing its third consecutive quarter of improvement. However, the Index is part of a mixed set of results from the ACS Voice of Local Shops survey, conducted with over a thousand retailers in February 2014. ...
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Free attendant service at Alderley Edge
A Texaco forecourt in Alderley Edge, Cheshire is launching a free attendant service. Every Wednesday, between 1pm and 4pm, from next week, a forecourt attendant will be available to fill up cars with fuel, as well as check oil and water levels. Owner Stephen Higham said the free service is ...
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Police seek armed petrol station robber
Police are looking for a man with a gun who is wanted in connection with an armed robbery at the BP petrol station on the A18 at Barnetby Top in North Lincolnshire. Just after 4am on Sunday, a man approached the shop assistant, who was outside on the forecourt sorting ...