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Police name man wanted for forecourt robberies
Detectives are appealing for information to trace a man wanted in connection with a series of robberies across the West Midlands. Gavin Reilly is wanted following a number of crimes at shops and petrol stations in the Black Country where cigarettes have been stolen. Officers are investigating the offences which ...
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MRH installs IIS fuel pricing system
MRH (GB) has implemented Inform Information Systems’ fuel pricing system, FuelsPricing.com, across its UK network of more than 380 petrol filling stations. MRH, which is number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, opted for the IIS system after carrying out an extensive evaluation over the last 12 months of ...
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Topaz partners Toyota for Play or Park
Topaz, Ireland’s largest convenience and fuel retailer, has entered a partnership with Toyota which will see the car manufacturer supply four new cars for the Topaz loyalty game Play or Park in 2014. During January a five door, six speed Toyota Auris is up for grabs. The prize for July ...
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NewsAsda admits incorrect price cut claim
Asda has admitted a claim it made about fuel price cuts was incorrect after queries from Forecourt Trader. In a press release the supermarket giant claimed that from today it was now offering its lowest price on diesel for 18 months, at 133.7ppl. However, Forecourt Trader pointed out that just ...
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Indies support for supermarkets’ cards worth £10m says MacDonald
The independent forecourt retailer sector could be supporting supermarket businesses to the tune of £10 million a year by participating in loyalty card schemes, claims Ramsay MacDonald, retail director of Certas Energy. In a New Year message to retailers nationwide, he is trying to encourage them to think hard and ...
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Second Regus Express opens on M25
One year on from the launch of its workspaces at UK motorway service stations, Regus has announced the opening of a second ’Regus Express’ on the M25. The business centre has opened at Roadchef’s Clacket Lane motorway services in Kent, offering co-working space, ThinkPods (private workstations), meeting rooms and business ...
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Euro Garages confirms 38% boost in profits
A boost in profits of nearly 40% has been confirmed by Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Euro Garages, which attributes its success to a combination of strategic site acquisitions and the ongoing success of brand partnerships with Starbucks, Subway and Greggs. Reporting results for the year to July 31, ...
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Fuel thieves caught in act
Thieves attempting to steal diesel from a filling station in Carlisle were foiled after an alarm was tripped and police raced to the scene and caught them in the act. The incident occurred at Carleton Filling Station, which is owned by Top 50 Indie Hills of Corby, on the night ...
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Jet adds five in Scotland
Phillips 66 fuel brand Jet has announced that five new Scottish sites have joined its network of independents, taking its total number of sites throughout Scotland to 51. With these sites on board, Jet says it holds a 22% market share of the Scottish fuel market and has more branded ...
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News in brief
Certas chooses Londis Certas Energy has announced a preferred supplier arrangement with Londis that will provide Certas-supplied filling stations with a fast track to Londis for expert business advice and consultancy as they look to grow revenues. "We see this as a very positive addition to the range of benefits ...
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Certas chooses HTEC
Certas Energy (formerly GB Oils) is rolling out new card payment terminals to its network of dealers. HTEC’s GemPAY card payment terminals comply with the latest PCI DSS regulations for terminals and will also accept Allstar’s EMV card and the Shell and Gulf account cards. HTEC is working with Certas ...
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Forecourt Trader confirmed as media partner for UNITI expo
Forecourt Trader has been confirmed as one of the key media partners of UNITI expo, the new international trade fair for Europe, taking place in Stuttgart from June 3 – 5, 2014. As the exclusive media partner for the UK and Ireland, Forecourt Trader is one of nine key titles ...
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PRA secures rates discount
Petrol filling stations will be included in a business rates discount after intervention by the PRA. In the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on December 5 he announced a £1,000 discount for small businesses with premises with a rateable value of under £50,000. However, when PRA asked The Treasury and Department for ...
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Fuel offers victory
The PRA is to follow Australia’s lead in seeking a voluntary agreement to curb the fuel discounting practices of the supermarkets, which have been so damaging to the independent petrol retailing sector. It is also calling for the OFT to re-open its investigation into the UK market. "As Australia’s largest ...
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Turnover increase for Symonds
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts Group has announced an increase in turnover in its annual results. Chief executive Jeremy Symonds said: "The forecourt and convenience market continues to be challenging, but also offers significant opportunities for those retailers able to both adapt and innovate. Sales growth of 9% increasing revenue ...
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Krisco Seyon lifts Maypole
Keith Mowbray, a well-known figure in the forecourt sector, has finally found a company to rejuvenate his Maypole Service Station site in Birmingham after closing it five years ago. He has leased it to Top 50 Indie Krisco Seyon, which has spent £250,000 on it and reopened it on December ...
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NewsEsso sells 84 sites to Euro Garages and Rontec
A deal to sell 84 service stations to two of the Top 50 Indies has been agreed by Esso Petroleum Company and ROC UK (ExxonMobil). Euro Garages has picked up 48 company-owned service stations in the Midlands and eastern England, and 36 company-owned service stations in south-west England and south ...
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ACS calls for stronger sentencing for crime in shops
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for out of court penalties to be restricted to first time thieves as part of its response to the Ministry of Justice’s review of out of court penalties. In its submission to the review, ACS highlighted that while out of court penalties ...
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Forecourt arson attacker jailed
A man who set light to a van on a petrol forecourt while the driver and passenger were inside has been sentenced to five years in jail. Thirty five year old Russell Graham Osborne from Waiblingen Way in Devizes appeared at Winchester Crown Court last Friday, 3rd January, where he ...
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Attempted robbery at Sainsbury’s Kidderminster forecourt
West Mercia police are appealing for information about an attempted robbery at Sainsbury’s petrol station in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. It happened at about 11.30pm Wednesday, 8 January as staff were cashing up. Three offenders, who were wearing masks and were armed with a crowbar, forced their way in through a rear ...