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New eco fuel log comes to the UK
A naturally created and environmentally friendly heat log has been launched into the UK market as an alternative to wooden logs. Fuel World’s Supaflame heat logs are made from recycled rice husk; a bi-product of rice production. The husk is compacted together to form bespoke logs which can be used ...
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Motorists cut back on shopping and going out to keep car on the road
The increasing costs of running a car are forcing nearly three quarters of drivers (70%) to make cut-backs to their outgoings to keep themselves motoring, according to research by MoneySupermarket.com. The research found that a third of drivers (33%) “cannot live” without their car, and a further 31% would find ...
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AA highlights growing population of elderly drivers
Older drivers need to take control of their driving safety and ask healthcare professionals if they are safe to continue behind the wheel, according to the AA Charitable Trust, as it reveals there are now more than one million drivers over the age of 80 on the road.Research shows that ...
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First of the new OPW Avance fuel equipment rolls off the production
OPW Fueling Components EMEA, a global business unit of OPW Fueling Components Group, has announced that the first fueling nozzles, breakaways and hoses from its AVANCE product family have come off the production line at its European manufacturing facility in Prague, Czech Republic in compliance with ISO and ATEX standards ...
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FairFuelUK campaigns for tax take to be shown on fuel receipts
Fuel price campaign group FairFuelUK is backing a move in Parliament to get the amount of tax that the government gets from motorists when they fill up with fuel shown on the till receipt. FairFuelUK believes there are still motorists and businesses who will be staggered to find out that ...
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Retailers get the chance to meet OFT reps
Independent retailers will have the opportunity to privately meet with representatives from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) at ForecourtExpo this Thursday (October 4) to talk about their response to its call for information on the fuel retailing sector. The Petrol Retailers’ Association has arranged for OFT project director Jon ...
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Good riddance to cowboy clampers as new parking rules come into force
Monday October 1 is ’Ban Day’ for private wheel clampers when clamping on most private land will be outlawed after a long AA campaign. However, the AA warns that some cowboy clampers may try their hand at issuing parking tickets and this could become a problem. Drivers are also reminded ...
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P&H offers guide to frozen food category
Palmer and Harvey has released a comprehensive guidance pack to help retailers cash in on frozen food sales during the winter. The pack includes advice from category experts outlining the seven easy steps to selling frozen food and maximising sales, including tips on cabinets and freezers, merchandising advice and what ...
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Best way to driver’s petrol tank is through their stomach, says Shell
Shell UK is focusing on developing food and coffee on the go offers in a bid to fuel growth on its forecourts. Addressing the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink & Agriculture Group last week, Shell UK marketing manager David Wood explained how Shell has spent the past few months ...
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Fleet managers urged to use fuel cards
Energy Saving Trust is urging fleet managers to consider using fuel cards in a bid to reduce their motoring spend – while reassuring firms this does not automatically mean providing free private fuel to drivers. A guide produced by the Trust outlines how costs, fuel consumption, administration time and security ...
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NewsGB Oils creates company-owned network with Calanike acquisition
GB Oils has acquired the trading assets of Top 50 Indie Calanike Retailing, the 19-strong filling station network with sites in Scotland and Northern England. Glasgow-based Calanike, which employs 151 staff and has an annual throughput of 30 million litres, was placed in receivership in January this year. One of ...
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Euro Garages renews deal with BP
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages is to continue its long-standing partnership with BP after renewing its fuel agreement across 62 sites. BP will also convert four Euro Garages sites from Shell and brand an additional six ‘new to industry’ locations. Many of the sites will be located on key motorway ...
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First LPG facilities on M25 open at Shell Cobham
Autogas Limited has opened the very first LPG refuelling facilities anywhere on the M25 at Shell Cobham, the UK’s largest petrol station that opened for business last week.For the first time since its completion in 1986, drivers can now easily access the cheaper and cleaner fuel while driving on the ...
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Asda cuts pump prices
Asda has again slashed the price of fuel across its forecourt estate – this time by up to 3ppl.As of today drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 203 petrol stations across the country will pay no more than 135.7ppl for unleaded and 139.7ppl for diesel.Petrol trading director Andy Peake ...
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Wayne ATC technology helps retailers reduce fuel losses
Fuel dispenser manufacturer Wayne is helping fuel retailers save money with automatic temperature compensation (ATC) technology.ATC measures the temperature of petroleum products during delivery and automatically computes the volume that would have been dispensed at 15°C, which is a reference temperature that is a long-standing international standard for the purchase ...
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NewsSimon Smith Group completes renovation of Daventry site
The Simon Smith Group has created 20 new jobs after completing the renovation of its Daventry site using a £1 million loan from Lloyds TSB Commercial. The family-owned Top 50 Indie, and former Forcourt Trader of the Year, runs a portfolio of seven filling stations across Gloucestershire and ...
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NewsMurco grants new pump maintenance contract to Premier
Murco Petroleum has announced that The Premier Group has been awarded a pump maintenance contract for its 231 company-owned stations throughout the UK. The awarding of the contract follows the development of a successful relationship built up through an extensive and on-going re-pump programme. So far this year 35 sites ...
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Santander supports Northumberland indie’s growth plans
Northumberland-based independent forecourt retailer Khizer Khan is expanding his business and taking on a second petrol station, supported by Santander Corporate Banking. Khizer has operated Nedderton Service Station in Bedlington since 2006, and is now taking on a second site, on a busy commuter route in South Shields. The site ...
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New deals boost Esso-branded retail network by 20%
Esso has secured fuel supply deals with the UK’s two largest dealer groups in a move that the company says will boost the total number of Esso-branded retail sites by around 20% to more than 1,100 service stations. At the same time the company has announced the first moves in ...
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RMI positive about Government plans for UK business bank
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) sees the introduction of a UK business bank as a positive step towards restoring financial stability within small and medium sized businesses, according to Sue Robinson, RMI director.Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today that the Government has agreed to put £1 billion into a ...