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Banking culture blamed as administrators put Nesscliffe Services up for sale
Independent retailer Mike Dransfield has blamed bankers and the endemic bonus culture in the banking world for contributing to the collapse of his family-run business. Administrators from KPMG were appointed to Shropshire-based Nesscliffe Services on June 15, 2012.The site is located on the A5 between Nesscliffe and Oswestry in Shropshire. ...
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ACS welcomes HMRC plans to tackle alcohol duty fraud
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed plans by HMRC to introduce compulsory registration of alcohol wholesalers and duty stamps for beer as new measures to help tackle alcohol duty fraud. James Lowman, ACS chief executive, said duty fraud costs Government and retailers millions of pounds, with up to ...
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Euro Garages picks Fairbanks as preferred WSM supplier
Wet-stock management provider Fairbanks has entered into an agreement with Euro Garages to provide the Top 50 Indie with a real-time wetstock management service.The deal will see Euro Garages take advantage of Fairbanks’ intelligent real-time data collection and monitoring service following the installation of the Fairbanks ibank technology at all ...
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Dragon Service Stations rewards customers with loyalty scheme
Independent South Wales-based retailer Dragon Service Stations has launched its own loyalty scheme in a bid to fight competition from the multiples. Owner Darren Briggs created the Dragon Rewards scheme following his acquisition of Crossways Service Station in Neyland from Rontec as recommended by the Office of Fair Trading. The ...
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Spoof video fights against plain tobacco packs
Opponents of plain packaging of tobacco today launched a campaign video designed to highlight the influence of unelected civil servants in Whitehall.Coinciding with the government White Paper on Civil Service reform, the video was produced by the Hands Off Our Packs campaign team. ‘Plain Packaging, No Minister!’ features a conversation ...
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Wayne unveils new family of fuel dispensers
Fuel pump provider Wayne has launched the Wayne Helix fuel dispenser line, a global family of pumps that are said to place an emphasis on intelligent design, security, and advanced technology.There are three models in the line: the Wayne Helix 2000, the Wayne Helix 4000, and the Wayne Helix 5000. ...
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PRA supports PM’s concern over fuel duty rise
RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has said it strongly supports the Prime Minister’s concern over the duty rise of 3.02ppl planned for August 1, which with the addition of VAT at 20%, will increase prices at the pump by 4ppl. Brian Madderson, PRA chairman said: “David Cameron knows it ...
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FairFuel UK calls on Treasury to quantify cost of duty hike as PM supports cancellation
FairFuel UK has made a fresh appeal on the Treasury to quantify the economic and social cost to the UK of the 3ppl hike in fuel duty planned for August.The call comes as Prime Minister David Cameron was reported to be in support of the cancellation of the duty increase, ...
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RMIP goes back to PRA by popular demand
RMI Petrol is to be known once again as the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) by popular demand. The name was changed more than two years ago to better reflect the Association’s status as part of the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).However Brian Madderson, chairman of RMI PRA said: “The decision ...
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OFT approves sale of 18 Rontec sites to Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s acquisition of 18 former Total-branded petrol stations from Rontec has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading. The deal will expand the supermarket’s forecourt network to 284 sites. There is no confirmed timetable for the transfer of sites, but all existing staff will have the opportunity to transfer ...
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Rival grocery outlets free to challenge supermarket land use restrictions from July 1
From next month businesses will be able to apply to the Office of Fair Trading for the removal of land use restrictions which limit competition against any of the UK’s seven largest grocery retailers. This measure, which comes into force on July 1, is designed to help shoppers benefit ...
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NewsPay at pump tops poll as most important factor in forecourt choice
More than a third of motorists choose to fill up in forecourts with outdoor payment facilities, according to new research from customer intelligence company Market Force. As Asda and Sainsbury’s announced they were cutting up to 3ppl from the price of fuel last week, Market Force asked 9,000 UK motorists ...
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Raiders rip out cash machine at Sussex forecourt
Ram raiders used a stolen flatbed truck to break into a Sussex petrol station and rip out a cash machine from inside early yesterday morning (Monday June 18).The incident took place at Top 50 Indie Elite Garages’ site on Brighton Road in Mannings Heath at 1.20am yesterday morning. Police and ...
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Termination of operations at Coryton continue as 180 jobs cut
Around 180 staff at Coryton refinery will be made redundant next week, increasing the likelihood of the Essex facility being transformed into a storage terminal.The joint administrators of Petroplus Refining and Marketing held a meeting with the employees and unionised workforce at Coryton yesterday to explain their plans for the ...
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‘Get in your limos and face Coryton workers’, ministers told
Ministers should get in their government limousines, and go and face the Coryton workers and tell them why there is no state aid available to tide the plant over, Unite the union has said. Unite threw down the challenge to Ed Davey, the energy and climate change secretary, and his ...
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Former Russian minister bids to keep Coryton refinery open
A former Russian energy minister has emerged as the sole bidder for the Coryton oil refinery in Essex, which supplies about 20% of fuel for London and the South East.Igor Yusufov, the energy minister in Vladimir Putin’s first term as Russian president, was revealed as sole bidder in a report ...
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Convenience retail proves resilient to economic woes, says Christie & Co
The convenience retail sector continues to demonstrate its resilience against the economic tide, according to Christie & Co’s Business Outlook Summer 2012 publication, its first-ever interim report.The report highlighted that in the petrol forecourt arena, the Chancellor’s refusal to cancel the forthcoming fuel duty increase will potentially damage sales volumes ...
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Pensioners back FairFuel UK campaign to scrap August 3ppl duty rise
The Pensioners Campaign UK has voted overwhelmingly to support FairFuel UK’s fight for lower petrol and diesel prices, as the cost of filling up a car hits pensioners harder than many sectors of the population.FairFuel UK has been rallying support for a Budget amendment to scrap the 3ppl fuel duty ...
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State aid rebuff for Coryton ‘a kick in the teeth’ to workers, says Unite
Nearly 1,000 workers have been ‘kicked in the teeth’ by the government’s decision not to apply for state aid from the European Commission, Unite the union has said.Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke said today (Friday June 15): “If Coryton had been a bank, you can be sure that ministers ...
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Delegates gather for start of biennial Petroforum
Around 180 fuel industry delegates are gathering for next week’s 2012 PetroForum in the Algarve to participate in an eclectic mix of topical forums. Brian Madderson of RMI Petrol – whose tireless campaigning has invigorated the Association’s profile with Government and the media – opens with an overview on the ...