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NewsBaby makes dramatic arrival at Topaz forecourt
A beautiful baby girl who announced her arrival into the world in dramatic circumstances at a petrol station in North County Dublin has returned to the Topaz site two weeks later to meet staff who were on duty that night. Amy Balfe and her partner Thomas Donnery were en route ...
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Nisa back on TV with new advert
Nisa has made a significant investment in its consumer marketing and brand building for the second year running with the production a new TV advert. The advert will launch on December 26, 2011, running until January 22, 2012, and will be a mixture of 30-second and 10-second adverts. The national ...
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P&H launches price-match pledge to dispel myth of ’cheaper’ cash and carries
Palmer and Harvey is launching its first-ever price-match pledge, as part of a major pricing shake-up to dispel the myth that buying from cash and carry outlets is cheaper than buying from a delivered wholesaler. The Brighton-based supplier to the forecourt, convenience, grocery and CTN sectors claims that using a ...
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Petrol and diesel cars will be gone by 2050, says new government proposal
All of Britain’s road vehicles will be battery powered by 2050, according to proposals by energy secretary Chris Huhne. Under the government’s carbon plan, the 30 million petrol and diesel cars and vans on Britain’s roads will be replaced by a new generation of electric vehicles that can be charged ...
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Signing spree for Jet
Jet is seeing more and more independent forecourts joining the brand. In this quarter alone, the brand has welcomed a further 10 service stations to its network in the Midlands, Yorkshire and Greater London.The 10 sites join a network of around 380 independently operated service stations across the UK. John ...
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Jet sites promote safe winter driving
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and Jet service stations across the country have launched a safe driving initiative to advise motorists on handling winter driving conditions.Motorists can pick up a free ice scraper and winter driving advice booklet from 62 participating Jet forecourt.In 2010, vision impaired by rain, sleet, ...
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NewsEuro Garages set to open 100 roadside Starbucks outlets
Starbucks is to open 200 new drive-thru coffee shops in the next five years – 100 of which will be operated under licence by Top 50 Indie Euro Garages. The 2011 Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Euro Garages will operate drive-thru Starbucks stores in the Midlands and north of ...
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Harvest Energy appoints new sales manager
Harvest Energy is setting its sights on Scotland and the North East with the appointment of Gary Conway as sales manager for independent fuel retailers.The company currently provides road fuels to almost 80 independently owned Harvest Energy branded sites across Britain, including three in Scotland at Gretna, Newton Stewart and ...
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Moto upgrades HGV facilities at Lymm Services
Motorway services provider Moto has undertaken a major investment programme at its Lymm site, upgrading all HGV refueling facilities to provide a faster and more reliable service. Lymm Services, located at J20 on the M6 near Warrington, is one of the busiest and biggest truckstops in the UK, supplying more ...
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Chancellor cancels January fuel duty rise
January’s planned fuel duty rise will be cancelled, Chancellor George Osborne announced in today’s Autumn Statement. The increase would have raised prices at the pump by 4ppl within days, following the scheduled increase on January 1,2012. "Based on current average UK pricing this would have pushed diesel to a new ...
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ACS welcomes pro-growth business rates decision
ACS has welcomed the pro-growth initiatives in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, which include a two-year deferral scheme for planned business rates increase in April 2012, extension of small business rate relief until April 2013, a £40bn National Loan Guarantee Scheme, and the deferral of the 3ppl increase in fuel duty.ACS ...
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Many rural sites hit by massive rate increases
Many rural petrol stations are being faced with massive rate increases of between 100%-400%. The news comes from an initial review of the impact of the 2010 Rating List on rural forecourts by Barber Wadlow, in association with RMI Petrol.The review found that rural sites had been particularly harshly treated ...
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Euro Garages joins RMI Petrol
Euro Garages, this year’s Forecourt Trader of the Year winner, and one of the UK’s largest independent forecourt retailers, has joined RMI Petrol. During 2012 all 81 of Euro Garages’ sites will be given membership status, and the company will also subscribe to the fuel-price analysis system Big Oil. RMIP ...
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Go-ahead for rural fuel duty rebate pilot
A rural fuel duty rebate pilot scheme has been given the green light from the European Union, to start on March 2012.The Treasury has confirmed that a 5ppl tax discount will apply to fuel sold in Scotland’s Inner and Outer Hebrides, Northern Isles, the islands in the Clyde and the ...
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Loco coming to forecourts
Nisa’s new Loco symbol group concept will be available to forecourt retailers. Speaking at the IGD conference, retail development director Raj Krishan said the first Loco would open in Newcastle this month. He explained to delegates that Loco – short for local convenience – is suited to stores of around ...
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CWA rolls out quality car wash scheme
The Car Wash Association (CWA) is rolling out its WashMark kitemark designed to act as a barometer for quality car washing facilities.Car wash operators that are members of the CWA can now apply for WashMark accreditation by completing a self-assessment questionnaire available to download on www.carwashassociation.co.uk.Once approved, retailers will be ...
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Spar launches convenience retail apprenticeship scheme
Spar wholesaler Blakemore Trade Partners retail training centre, The Guild Academy, has launched a new apprenticeship scheme designed specifically for the convenience retail market. The Spar wholesaler’s training academy linked up with Retail Skill Smart in summer 2010 to develop the Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Retail Management. So far ...
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DCC appoints director of retail at GB Oils
Former BP executive Ramsay MacDonald has been appointed director of retail at GB Oils, the DCC Energy subsidiary which has recently taken control of the Total dealer network. MacDonald will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s retail business. He has been working for DCC for more than a ...
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Stan’s latest discount offer
Customers of Stans Supermarket, in St Martins near Oswestry, can get their petrol for as little as 120.9ppl and diesel for 129.9ppl. That’s because the independent superstore is running an offer where shoppers who spend £50 or more in the store get an extra 7p off per litre. And Stans’ ...
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RMIP’s latest missive to the Chancellor on fuel duty
RMIP chairman Brian Madderson has again written to Chancellor George Osborne – as he prepares for next Tuesday’s Autumn Statement – recommending “in the strongest possible terms” cancellation of the planned fuel duty rises in 2012 on road transport fuels. With the government’s increased VAT rate of 20%, Madderson explains ...