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Coryton crude stocks replenished
Oil supplies to Coryton refinery in Essex have been given a welcome boost as administrators acquire another shipment of crude to replenish stocks refined over the past 11 days.Steven Pearson, joint administrator and Price Waterhouse Cooper partner, said: “This purchase means we are able to continue refining operations whilst we ...
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Rural retailers feel the pressure as strike continues
RMI Petrol has called for an investigation into “unjustifiable increases” to small rural retailers’ bulk fuel purchases from their wholesalers as the Wincanton drivers’ strike continues.Tanker drivers walked out at 5am on Friday after break-down of talks between Unite union members and Wincanton, again mounting picket lines at depots in ...
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NewsInterest in Coryton refinery “extremely encouraging”
Coryton has attracted more than 40 interested parties following the insolvency of its owner Petroplus, the government has confirmed. The interest in the Coryton refinery was described as “extremely encouraging” by energy minister Charles Hendry, while administrator Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) said the expressions of interest ranged from “the speculative ...
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Shell seeks to acquire ‘premium’ sites
Shell’s acquisition of two high-volume sites from Petrogas in a deal that saw the Applegreen retailer buy seven forecourts from Shell is proof of oil companies’ appetite to acquire “premium sites”, according to chartered surveyors the Nigel Lawrence Partnership (NLP).In exchange for seven company-owned sites, one of which will remain ...
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Vapour recovery deadline for Scotland looms
Getting an environmental permit for petrol vapour recovery processes has been made easier for Scottish petrol stations, who have until the end of the month to register.A set of standard rules, with clear guidance on quantities and requirements, has been issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and can ...
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Active selling pays off for Fraser Retail
Top 50 Indie Fraser Retail’s Spar-branded forecourt store in Lower Earley, Berkshire sold 322 Cadbury Snowman selection packs in seven days after store development manager Nick Fraser, site manager Louise and her staff took part in an active selling workshop run by Capper & Co.Nick had spoken to Steve Holcombe ...
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Year of forecourt growth for Londis
Londis has hailed 2011 as its most successful year for growth within its multi-site accounts business, with a number of forecourt operators signing up to the symbol group last year.Paul Courtney, Londis sales director, said a total of 65 new stores, owned by major multi-site operators, opened under the Londis ...
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Subway sets sights on 600 new stores by 2015
Subway has set out ambitious plans to increase the number of stores in the UK and Ireland to 2,000 over the next three years, with non-traditional locations such as forecourts leading the growth. There are currently more than 1,500 Subway stores in the UK and Ireland, which is almost a ...
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MFG joins RMI Petrol
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has joined RMI Petrol and signed up to the Big Oil service across its entire network.The move follows MFG coming under new management at the end of December. The new management team is headed by chief executive officer, William Bannister, while former Murco ...
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Greenergy opens new fuel distribution facility in Cardiff
Greenergy, the UK’s leading supplier of petrol and diesel, has today announced the start of petrol and diesel sales from its new tankage and distribution facilities in Cardiff. This follows completion of an 18-month project to refurbish an existing site and construct new tankage and rail facilities. Greenergy’s chief executive ...
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Coryton administrators acquire cargo of oil
A shipment of crude oil is now being discharged at the beleaguered Coryton refinery in Essex, easing the threat to fuel supplies for a few more days.The joint administrators of the Petrogas refinery this morning acquired a cargo of oil to be processed at the Coryton refinery, allowing refining to ...
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Gerald Ronson eyes nine Welcome Break sites
Gerald Ronson is planning to expand his network by bidding for a collection of Welcome Break motorway service stations put up for sale by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz. According to the Sunday Times, Ronson’s Snax 24-led consortium Rontec Investments has approached Tchenguiz’s advisors expressing an interest in nine sites. Other ...
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Roadside’s Newcastle Airport site signs up to Nisa Local
Top 50 Indie Roadside Group has revamped its site at Newcastle International Airport with a Nisa Local-branded forecourt store.The 2,000 sq.ft petrol forecourt store has been fitted to Nisa’s Store of the Future fascia specification. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the site also offers a Costa ...
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Tesco kicks off new 10ppl fuel promotion
Tesco has launched a 10ppl fuel promotion today – its biggest ever in terms of straight spend. Motorists will receive a voucher for 10ppl off fuel when they spend £60 on groceries in-store or online. The promotion will run until Sunday February 5 and motorists have two weeks after purchase ...
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Jet builds bridges with dealers as strike continues
Jet has responded to negative feedback about its alleged failure to plan for the expected tanker driver strike by opening up communications with dealers.In a letter to all Jet retailers, Stefan Wulkan, manager of UK & Ireland Marketing at ConocoPhillips, said: “ConocoPhillips has ensured that all our terminals have remained ...
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Coryton supplies in limbo as crude oil shipments await payment
The government has been urged to step in to ensure continuation of fuel supply from Petroplus’ oil refinery in Coryton, Essex, which supplies 20% of road fuels in London and the Southeast. While administrators PriceWaterhouseCoopers arranged for deliveries from the refinery to be resumed – albeit at less than 50% ...
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Petrogas expands network in the UK
Top 50 Indie Petrogas is growing its UK network with the acquisition of seven freehold and leasehold sites from Shell, and disposed of two sites to the oil company in the same deal.The investment will increase the number of Petrogas UK sites to 23 by the end of January 2012. ...
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Patrick Hudson leaves Jet in company restructure
Jet’s retail marketing manager Patrick Hudson is leaving ConocoPhillips after nearly 28 years with the company – including 10 years in his current role. Following a consolidation of Jet’s UK sales and marketing teams – restructuring its sales organisation into national and regional teams – Lindsey Grant has taken on ...
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Gibbs Garages re-signs with Total brand
The Gibbs Garages sites at Woodstock and Banbury have re-signed with the Total brand – and six others are in the pipeline – as dealers warm to GB Oils’ style of operation, according to Jenny Lockwood, national accounts manager, GB Oils’ Retail Division.“After a period of uncertainty, Total dealers are ...
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No reason for tanker driver strike says Wincanton boss
There is no reason for the current tanker drivers strike which is hampering fuel deliveries to 380 Jet dealers, according to Chris Kingshott, managing director for manufacturing at Wincanton.“As the biggest UK-owned transport and logistics company, and one of three distributors of fuel for our affected customer, Wincanton has done ...