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Name change as Brulines becomes Vianet
Brulines Fuel Solutions is changing it name to Vianet Fuel Solutions (VFS), in line with its parent company Brulines Group, which has been renamed Vianet Group.A spokesman for the company said the name change had been necessary to reflect the fact the group has grown into a diverse organisation, with ...
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Smart app from Keyfuels
Leading fuel card and fuel management solutions provider Keyfuels has enhanced the service it provides its customers by creating a Site Locator application for smart phones that directs users to their nearest Keyfuels filling station. The company says the user-friendly application can be easily downloaded free from the App Store ...
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Paypoint spots Anglo-Scots divide on ATM usage
ATM provider PayPoint, which operates over 2,500 ATMs nationwide, has identified significant differences in the way customers in Scotland use a cash machine.Speaking at the Scottish Grocers Federation Conference today, Darren Tredgett, head of retail sales at PayPoint UK, said that the average cash withdrawal in Scotland is 91% of ...
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Retail scholarships up for grabs
Independent retailers are urged to apply for the chance to win eight exclusive scholarships at the prestigious Oxford Summer School Academy level worth more than £2,000 each. Six of the scholarships are being sponsored by Retail Trust and the remaining will be sponsored by the National Skills Academy for Retail, ...
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Multiple drive-off man gets suspended sentence
A 30-year-old Liverpool man has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted a nine-month spree of drive-offs from forecourts.According to website icseftonandwestlancs.co.uk, John Mason was sentenced to a total of six months in jail, suspended for one year. Magistrates ordered him to carry out 240 hours of unpaid ...
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Fuel sales up as tanker drivers rejected deal
News that Unite tanker drivers had rejected proposals which would avert a strike sparked an uplift in fuel volumes yesterday, according to RMI Petrol.Sales of unleaded were up 25.9% against the previous Thursday (April 12), while diesel volumes rose by 11%. Super diesel sales increased by 24.6% and super unleaded ...
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Current deal offered tanker drivers is the limit, says Wincanton
Wincanton has said the proposals offered to Unite represent the limit of what it can agree and believes all balloted tanker drivers should be given the chance to have their say.A spokesperson from the haulage company, one of the six employers involved in the talks, said it was extremely disappointed ...
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Armed robbery at Jet forecourt
Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a Jet forecourt in Longton, Staffordshire on Wednesday morning.At around 5.10am two men entered the Jet station on Lightwood Road and threatened a member of staff with what appeared to be a handgun.They then stole money and left via the ...
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ACS Oxford research highlights advantages of being independent
Communities and shoppers respond better to independent retailers than to major multiples, but only if they harness their advantages, according to new research from ACS and Said Business School at the University of Oxford.The paper has emerged from a long-running project to understand the economic and social contribution of local ...
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Unite to resume talks at Acas and re-ballot Hoyer tanker drivers
Unite will return to talks at Acas on Monday April 23 as well as re-ballot more than 530 tanker drivers working for Hoyer Petrolog in a dispute over minimum standards. The talks follow an agreement by the other five companies involved in the dispute to extend the union’s ballot mandate ...
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Oil 4 Wales ends first year on a high
Independent oil distribution company Oil 4 Wales has ended its first year on a high with the signing of two new retail garages. The Carmarthen-based company, which supplies a range of fuel services to homes, businesses, commercial premises, agricultural and retail customers, has added Central Garage in Blaina and Preseli ...
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New technology the focus of next week’s Pro-Retail show
Pro-retail 2012 will showcase new technologies, the latest trends in retail and what the future holds for the industry, when it opens next Tuesday and Wednesday at the International Centre, Telford in Shropshire. Evening entertainment will feature Tony Hadley, Go West, ABC and comedian Ed Byrne. As they make their ...
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Sign company Xmo Strata boosts health and safety strategy
Sign company Xmo Strata, which specialises in the re-branding and maintenance of signage on petrol forecourts, is adopting a sophisticated approach to root cause analysis as the next stage in its health and safety strategy.The company, which carries out UK-wide sign installation and maintenance, already has a strong reputation for ...
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Barclaycard launches new ’sticky’ contactless payment card for any mobile
Barclaycard has today launched Barclaycard PayTag, a new way for people to pay with their mobile phone. Millions of Barclaycard customers will be offered the chance to make payments with any mobile phone by simply sticking a Barclaycard PayTag to the back of their handset.Barclaycard PayTag - available at no ...
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Tanker drivers reject proposals
Tanker drivers employed by national fuel distribution companies have today (Wednesday 18 April) overwhelmingly rejected proposals tabled following six days of talks at Acas. Unite, the union representing over 1,200 tanker strikers involved in the dispute, has said that it will now seek further talks with the employers, six leading ...
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Fuel tanker drivers meet to discuss deal
Fuel tanker drivers will meet this afternoon to discuss proposals drawn up after six days of talks aimed at averting industrial action over terms and working conditions.A deal from fuel distributors was put on the table at conciliation service Acas last Friday but both sides have agreed that details of ...
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Alcohol licensing changes discriminatory, warns ACS
Planned changes to alcohol licensing rules could discriminate against small businesses and undermine growing partnerships, ACS Public Affairs Director, Shane Brennan, has warned the Local Government Association. He said: “Together the changes to alcohol licensing rules proposed mark a significant reduction in the rights of businesses that serve the local ...
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Petrol station robber gets 40 months in prison
A balaclava-clad man who robbed a petrol station in Farnborough, Hampshire before crashing into a roundabout in a getaway car has been handed a prison term of 40 months.According to a report on GetHampshire.co.uk, Guildford Crown Court heard how Aaron Bowers, 31, rushed into the staff area of the Farnborough ...
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Plain packaging consultation launched today
The Department of Health has today published its consultation on plain packaging for tobacco products in the UK.James Lowman, chief executive of ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) said: “We welcome the opportunity of this consultation to set out the reasons why plain packs will be a major burden to ...
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AA launches guide to transform the creative thinking of Britain’s drivers
A new ’Think and Drive’ plan to transform the creative thinking of Britain’s drivers’ has been launched by the AA to coincide with the start of World Creativity & Innovation Week (April 15- 21, 2012). A recent poll of motorists by the AA revealed that when it comes to driving ...