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Brobot opens greenfield site in Corby
Top 50 Indie Brobot Petroleum has opened its first greenfield new-build in 20 years, bringing the number of forecourts in its network to 23.The new-build on the Southern Gateway in Corby, Northants, comprises a four-pump starter gate forecourt plus separate HGV with AdBlue, along with a drive-through car wash, air/water ...
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Brookfield Group runners raise £11,000 for charity
The Brookfield Group has raised more than £11,000 for a children’s charity after three colleagues took part in the gruelling 26.2-mile London Marathon last month.The Top 50 Indie’s development partner Aziz Patel, along with financial assistant Ismail Patel and student customer sales assistant Yahya Patel, trained for 12 weeks to ...
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MFG signs up Shopmate to refit 48 shops
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) will be refitting the forecourts shops at all of its sites over the next 12 months.The company has awarded Manchester-based shopfitting contractor Shopmate a £1.5m contract to refit 48 forecourt shops. After detailed site surveys, the full programme will start at the beginning ...
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Signs of optimism returning among local shops
The number of local retailers considering making investments in their stores has increased, reveals a new survey conducted by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). In a rare sign of economic good news, the ACS Voice of Local Shops Survey reveals that over the past three months, the number ...
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Government ‘blamed for fuel prices’
Nine out of 10 motorists blame the government for the record high cost of petrol and diesel, a new survey has found.A poll of more than 26,000 drivers for campaign group FairFuelUK showed 89.3% felt ministers were to blame for soaring prices at the pump.More than three-quarters thought MPs were ...
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Forecourt improvements to drive growth at MFG
After only four months in his role as managing director at Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG), Jeremy Clarke is taking significant steps to improve the management and profitability of his group’s 48-site network. In the past few weeks MFG has signed three contracts with Istobal, Gilbarco Veeder-Root and ...
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Musgrave appoints new trading director
Kenton Burchell has been promoted to the role of trading director for Musgrave Retail Partners GB. Burchell has been with the business for 13 years and began his career with the Londis store development and supply chain teams. He went on to work on both the Budgens and Londis brands ...
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Forecourt closures slow, while GB Oils tops BP on site numbers
The UK forecourt network has shrunk by less than 90 sites in the past year, according to figures released by Experian Catalist today. There are now 8,677 open forecourts, compared to 8,765 this time last year, showing that the rate of site closures has slowed slightly, as site numbers fell ...
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Cash is here to stay, says research
Despite predictions that cash will disappear within a few years, cash handling and money processing equipment supplier Scan Coin has launched a market report that paints a different picture.It claims that cash accounts for 55.2% of all transactions and £32.78 in every £100 spent at retail outlets is by cash, ...
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NewsFree fuel with chocolate bars
Fuel has become so valuable that it’s made it into the prize bank for a chocolate on-pack promotion. On May 14 Nestlé Confectionery’s Yorkie brand is launching a promotion offering shoppers the chance to instantly win a full tank of fuel. Chocolate lovers will have 100 chances to instantly win ...
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Slip in first quarter profits for BP
BP has reported a slip in profits for the first quarter of 2012. It made $4.8 billion in replacement cost profit – adjusted for non-operating items and fair value accounting effects – compared to $5 billion in the previous quarter.The company’s reported that the quarter’s result was impacted adversely by ...
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Fraser’s Carterton site helps Mayor’s charity
Top 50 Indie Fraser’s Retail’s forecourt in Caterton, Oxfordshire has been building a good name for itself by striving to be at the forefront of community fundraising.BP and Spar-branded Carterton has been heavily involved with the town’s mayor Cllr Norman MacRae and his nominated charity for the past 12 months.The ...
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Government rushes through changes to Sunday Trading rules
Local shops have condemned government actions to force through its last-minute plan to liberalise Sunday trading rules for eight weeks this Summer. This was done despite concern and opposition expressed by MPs from all the main parties, says the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).Backbench from the government side were subject ...
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Government MPs told to vote in favour of Sunday Trading changes
Local shops are urging their MPs to vote down proposals to liberalise Sunday Trading rules across England and Wales.Government MPs will be subjected to a three line whip, meaning that Party leaders require MPs to take part in the debate and vote in favour of the Bill and against Opposition ...
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Widespread interest in Gleaner Oils
Owners at Scottish fuel distributor Gleaner Oils have confirmed there has been considerable interest from potential buyers after it was put up for sale last month. Potential new owners from across the UK have come forward asking for a sales memorandum and several of those are now considered to be ...
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Micros Systems to buy Torex
Leading retail technology provider Torex Retail Holdings is to be acquired by Micros Systems, which provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries in more than 180 countries, and on all seven continents.The acquisition of Torex, which has operations in the UK, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, the Nordics, and the ...
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RMI gets provisional ’no’ to OFT inquiry into road fuel retailing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced its provisional decision that it does not plan to launch a market study into UK road fuel retailing at this time. RMI Petrol submitted evidence from independent forecourts to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in mid-February and requested that a ...
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Shell to partner Costa Express on 550 forecourts
Costa Express and Shell UK have announced a long-term partnership to install Costa Express self-serve coffee bars in more than 550 Shell forecourts in the UK.The long-term nature of the agreement will also support the extensive investment in technology, promotional support and customer service that will drive footfall, hot drinks ...
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Tanker drivers advised to reject proposals following vote at oil trades conference
Tanker drivers have been recommended to reject proposals tabled following eight days of talks at Acas, in a consultative ballot. The recommendation follows today’s (Thursday April 26) meeting of Unite the union’s oil trades conference. The conference voted overwhelmingly to recommend rejection of the proposals which will now be put ...
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Hammer attack at BP forecourt
Armed robbers knocked a forecourt worker unconscious with a hammer in an attack at the Silverdale BP site in Wilford, near Nottingham, on Wednesday morning. The staff member was confronted by three men as he prepared to open the petrol station at around 4.45am. He was hit over the head ...