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Symonds Forecourts reports a solid performance
Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Symonds Forecourts has reported a very solid performance in its latest accounts.Turnover has increased to £35m – a year-on-year increase of 19%. After operating expenses and interest the company returned a net profit before tax of £197,370 – a year-on-year increase of 114%.Managing director ...
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Further blow for retailers as Government raises green energy levy
ACS has responded to the Government’s announcement ahead of the publication of the Energy Bill next week, urging energy regulator Ofgem to act swiftly to introduce protections for local shops.As part of the Energy Bill, the Government is to increase the Levy Control Framework budget from £2.35 billion to £7.6billion, ...
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Spar injects new lease of life into Threeways Garage
An Abergele petrol station is being given a new lease of life after forging a relationship with Spar. Threeways Garage, in Faenol Avenue, is set to convert its convenience store from Lifestyle to Spar at the end of the month.The Threeways site, which houses a 24-hour Shell forecourt and HGV ...
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Hammond unveils new proposals to tackle drink driving
A package of tough measures to crack down on drink drivers has been unveiled today by Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond.Included in the proposals are plans to remove the statutory right to a replacement blood or urine test where a breath test reading is above and close to the legal ...
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Convenience and fast food drives growth at Euro Garages
Growth in convenience retail and fast food sales boosted revenues at Euro Garages, one of the UK’s largest independent forecourt retailers, according to its latest annual trading update.Total sales for the Blackburn-based group rose to £314m (2011 – £305m) in the 12 months to July 31, 2012. It said sales ...
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Ignorance of hard-up English motorists revealed in fuel-saving survey
Hard-up English motorists are desperate to save money on fuel – but don’t even know how much it costs, a new survey has found. Research for the Energy Saving Trust’s Fuel Your Passion campaign found almost three-quarters (71 per cent) of drivers do not know the average price of a ...
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NewsCurries prove hot stuff at the Oasis Service Station
A North Devon forecourt owner has seen a surge in sales – and attention from the local and national press – after he added home-made curries to his range. Naeem Ahmad (pictured right), who has run the Oasis Service Station at Braunton for four and a half years, says sales ...
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Fuel duty campaigners present to MPs at House of Commoms
Fuel campaigners gathered at the House of Commons today (November 21), to tell MPs about the negative impact of January’s planned fuel duty increase. Supporters of the FairFuelUK campaign, including The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and the RAC, made presentations to a panel of MPs. ...
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Action on fuel duty should be top priority, says FSB
Action on fuel duty should be the top priority for the Chancellor George Osborne, according to the Forum of Private Business. The FSB has written to the Chancellor ahead of his Autumn statement next month with a five-point plan which it says will help the small business sector flourish and ...
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Transport minister promises road improvements at twice the speed
Motorists and hauliers will benefit from increased capacity on England’s motorways by spring 2015 thanks to the acceleration of three upgrades, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced today (November 20).These will be delivered in this spending review period rather than the next, as the Government introduces major improvements to the way ...
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Energy Secretary urged to include local shops in Tariff Plans
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has responded to the Energy Secretary’s announcement today, calling on the Government to include local shops in plans to give customers fairer tariffs. In an energy select committee meeting, Ed Davey announced plans to reduce the number of tariffs that energy companies can give ...
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Queenborough gets Big Brother Washtec security
WashTec Security Systems – powered by Big Brother, a Dutch CCTV Specialist – has recently installed a fullCCTV-based monitoring system at the George Hammond plc service station site in Queenborough, nearSheerness in Kent.The system, specially designed for forecourts, captures images from cameras located throughout the siteand links them with the ...
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Independents ’do’ help to lead fuel prices down, says angry Madderson
Contrary to reports, independent fuel retailers have helped to lead fuel prices down recently with several reporting that they had dropped prices below local supermarket competition, according to Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA). The PRA has reacted to claims in the AA’s November fuel price report ...
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Motorists are again being ’short-changed’ by fuel retailers, says AA fuel price report
The fuel retailing industry has been accused of ‘short-changing’ motorists by failing to reflect the recent fall in wholesale fuel prices at the pump – despite the threat of an Office of Fair Trading investigation.In its latest fuel price report, the AA reveals that the average UK petrol price between ...
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Symbol group operators on track for 50% share of c-store sales
Symbol group operators are expected to account for half of UK convenience store sales by 2020, according to the latest research published today by IGD. They currently have a 40% share of c-store sales, worth £13.96 billion, which is nearly three times the value they delivered 10 years ago. Joanne ...
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BP to pay $4.5bn as settlement for Deepwater oil spill
BP has announced its agreement with the US government to resolve all federal criminal charges and all claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the company resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident, oil spill, and response.BP will pay a total of $4.5bn – said to be the ...
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Tesco launches ’up to 50ppl off fuel’ promotion
Tesco has launched a new fuel promotion which enables motorists to earn up to 50ppl discount when they buy five selected products or deals.The promotion – which runs from November 14-20 – means customers can earn 10ppl discount vouchers by buying certain products, with a maximum of five coupons (50 ...
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Innovation and efficiency drive success, says Kay Group MD
The key to a successful independent forecourt network is embracing innovation and operational improvements, according to the Kay Group’s managing director Richard Cox. Presenting at the APEA Live 2012 conference last week, Richard said an organisation such as the Kay Group – a Top 50 indie retailer with 11 24-hour ...
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Fraser’s overcomes challenges to open new-to-industry site
Independent forecourt group Fraser’s Retail has opened a new-to-industry site in Marlborough, Wiltshire, and quickly changed the fuel-buying habits of local motorists after selling 120,000 litres of fuel in the first week. Budgens of Marlborough took 17 weeks to develop from a brownfield location and comprises a BP-branded forecourt, Budgens ...
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Labour’s bid to defer fuel duty rise defeated following House of Commons debate
Labour’s motion to delay the Government’s proposed 3ppl fuel duty rise from January to April was defeated by 284 votes to 234 following a debate in the House of Commons last night (Monday 12).Cathy Jamieson, Labour MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun led the debate calling upon the Chancellor of the ...