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Forecourt attendants make a comeback to Shell sites
Shell is bringing customer service to the pumps with the return of forecourt attendants at nearly 300 sites across the UK.The new Attended Service programme is a free service designed to help drivers with advice on fuels and fuel efficiency, basic car care and safety tips.Shell has set out to ...
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Crime surge from plain packs of cigarettes ignored by ministers, warns new report
The risk that stripping cigarette packets of their distinctive branding and logos will fuel a surge in tobacco smuggling and other forms of crime have been ignored by the Department of Health, according to a new independent study.The report, ’Plain packaging and the illicit trade in the UK’, has been ...
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UK should follow China and slash fuel prices to boost demand, says FairFuel UK
China is cutting petrol and diesel prices to help stimulate consumer demand – and the UK government should do the same, fuel price campaigning group FairFuel UK has said.According to China’s fuel pricing rules, a change is considered if a weighted moving average price of three types of international crude ...
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Tebay South earns highest rating in quality assessment scheme
Westmorland’s Tebay South motorway services area in Cumbria has become the UK’s first operation to be awarded a five-star rating in national tourist board VisitEngland’s Motorway Service Area Star Ratings scheme. The scheme has seen quality at motorway service stations improve across the board but family-run Tebay South is the ...
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NewsP&H appoints new head of symbol
Palmer and Harvey has appointed Rory Brick as head of symbol. Rory joins from Mace, the construction and consultancy firm, where he was programme manager on the Sainsbury’s account. He was responsible for a major capital investment programme improving stores’ energy efficiency. Rory’s experience encompasses retail, marketing, supply chain, category ...
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Protests hit Coryton refinery amid warnings its closure could cost the economy £100m
There were protests outside Coryton oil refinery this morning amid warnings that its closure could see over £100m drained from the economy.More than 100 people, including members of Unite the union and Labour MEP Richard Howitt, braved the weather to stage a demonstration outside the threatened refinery. They then descended ...
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Costcutter sets sights on more forecourt c-stores
Costcutter is placing a greater focus on the forecourt sector as the symbol group wholesaler seeks to reassure members amid the ongoing negotiations over its future distribution arrangements.In the wake of chairman Colin Graves departure last month, Costcutter chief executive Nick Ivel said an announcement on Costcutter’s supply chain post ...
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NewsGood Auld Brig signs with Gulf
One of Scotland’s newest, state-of-the-art sites, Auld Brig Service Station, has signed with Gulf, further strengthening the brand’s presence north of the border. The 1.8 million litre Alloa location, heralded as one of the most progressive in the UK, includes a Wi-Fi lounge within its Londis store, which also features ...
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New car market grows as private registrations rise 14.3%
New car sales figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today show month-on-month sales were up 7.9% compared to May last year. It’s the largest percentage rise for 23 months boosted by a 14.3% growth in private demand. The fleet market was also up 4.8% in ...
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NewsMPK relaunch – fit for a Queen!
When MPK Garages relaunched their forecourt with Londis store in Mansfield they asked a ‘Queen lookalike’ to perform the official opening ceremony. The store was adorned with Jubilee bunting and flags and there was a face painter on site.MPK invested to extend the shop from 400sqft to 800sqft, introduced an ...
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First shop-refit completion for MFG
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has just completed the first shop refit of a £1½ million, 12-month programme to improve the shop offering on its 48 station network. MFG’s Boscombe Service Station near Bournemouth has a new Mace-branded shop, offering customers an exciting range of chilled ...
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Mace launches exclusive linked deals calendar to boost sales
Mace has teamed up with Britvic, Walkers and Cadbury so retailers can offer their shoppers linked deals in a promotional first for Palmer and Harvey.Each ‘On-the-Go Deal’ promotion will consist of a chocolate countline, packet of crisps and a bottle of soft drink (500/600ml). The promotions will change every three ...
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NewsRebuilt Hammond site already trading ahead of target
Top 50 Indie George Hammond plc has opened its fifth Spar forecourt store with Blakemore Trade Partners. Queenborough Service Station, previously operating as a 1,100 sqft forecourt underwent a 16-week knock down and rebuild programme which saw the store transform into a 2,600sq ft Spar complete with a Subway franchise, ...
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ACS and RMI Petrol team up for 2012 Forecourt Seminar
Current political issues affecting forecourt retailers, testimonials from successful emerging players in the sector and how the sector will continue to evolve over the next few years will be the key topics discussed at this year’s Forecourt Seminar. Jointly organised by the Association of Convenience Stores and RMI Petrol for ...
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New LPG site opens in Exeter
Cash-strapped local motorists and visiting holidaymakers have the choice of beating the recent record fuel prices and benefit from more affordable motoring following the arrival of a new LPG refuelling site from Autogas on the outskirts of Exeter. The installation of the new facility has seen a £100,000 investment at ...
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RMIP condemns Government tactics to deflect criticism on fuel duty rise
RMI Petrol has condemned the Government’s misleading and damaging comments surrounding forecourt retailers and the price of fuel.RMI Petrol believe that recent press reports have prompted the Government through Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, to opportunistically deflect criticism of the impending 3.02ppl duty rise ...
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Village forecourt wins MSYS award
A village forecourt has won a national community award for its 39 years of service to its customers, with Newark MP Patrick Mercer dropping in to make the presentation. Rampton Service Station in Nottinghamshire is the only store in a 10-mile radius and provides hundreds of older and less mobile ...
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News£500,000 truck investment as Oil 4 Wales gears up for growth
Independent oil distribution company Oil 4 Wales has invested £500,000 updating its truck fleet to aid its expansion plans in Wales. The Nantycaws based company that was set up by Colin Owens, formerly of Owen Fuels, has replaced four of its 10 fleet so that all vehicles are under two ...
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Cheaper fuel in days - or else, orders Transport Secretary Greening
Oil companies will today be given “one last chance” to pass on price cuts to motorists — or face Government action, according to a report in today’s Sun newspaper.The report says Transport Secretary Justine Greening has ordered officials to draw up a code of conduct in order to shame retailers ...
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Price transparency will help stop motorists "being taken for fuels" says AA
The AA claims the Government’s announcement calling on the industry to implement petrol and diesel price transparency will help to stop its 15 million members and other motorists ‘being taken for fuels’.The Transport Secretary has called on fuel retailers to set up a transparency register and code of practice so ...