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Stop smoking in cars
Forecourts across Cumbria are being asked to support a new campaign to stop parents smoking in their cars.The Cumbria Tobacco Alliance, which includes public bodies such as Cumbria County Council and NHS Cumbria, is running the second hand smoke campaign alongside Smokefree North West.Posters supporting the campaign have been sent ...
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Sainsbury’s fuel fiasco
Contaminated petrol has caused major problems for customers at two of Sainsbury’s petrol stations in the North East. The incidents happened at Cramlington on June 28 and Durham on July 1.A Sainsbury’s spokesperson commented: “Regrettably, a systems fault at our supplier meant that a small number of drivers experienced mechanical ...
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Good-hearted Gohils
Forecourt Trader of the Year winners Bhupa and Lata Gohil are supporting two of their local schools with a loyalty voucher scheme similar to the ones run by Tesco and Sainsbury.From September, customers who spend £10 (on fuel or in their Budgens shop) will be given a voucher. Vouchers can ...
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News10ppl fuel price promotions nothing new to Harry Tuffins
The 10ppl fuel promotion that triggered a price war between the supermarkets last week is nothing new – Top 50 Indie Harry Tuffins has been doing it for three years. The Powys-based forecourt and standalone c-store operator offers 10ppl off fuel for a minimum spend of £60 in-store permanently, putting ...
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P&H appoints new sales and commercial director
Palmer and Harvey has appointed Martyn Ward, former consumer healthcare company SSL International regional managing director for Northern Europe, as sales and commercial director.Starting this month and replacing Peter Austen, who announced his retirement last month, Ward will be responsible for sales following former sales director Paul Hagon’s move to ...
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Forecourts drive footfall with parcel service
Parcel service Collect+ has helped drive footfall and boost revenue at 132 forecourt stores, according to new research by the company.Figures reveal that more than a third (39%) of customers using the service are visiting the network of 3,800 local shops, including 132 forecourts, for the first time. And 38% ...
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Jonathan James to sell two sites
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year Jonathan James has confirmed that two of his sites in Cambridgeshire are up for sale. The sale of Slade End Service Station and West Park Street Service Station in Chatteris will leave James Graven, of which Jonathan is operations director, with two forecourts – ...
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Tesco trumps Sainsury’s with 15ppl promo
Tesco has upstaged Sainsbury’s 10ppl fuel promotion with its latest offer giving motorists 15ppl off fuel in return for £50 spent in store. From today, Tesco customers will receive a 5ppl voucher for purchasing a 30-pack of Coca-Cola for £10, and a further 5ppl for a four-pack of Princes tuna ...
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Sainsbury’s kicks off 10ppl fuel promo
Sainsbury’s has kicked off a fuel promotion today giving shoppers 10p off every litre of fuel when they spend £60 or more in store. Starting from today and running until Sunday July 3, the deal is the strongest fuel promotion yet by any major supermarket. The deal will last for ...
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Dealer disbelief at Jet withdrawal from southwest
Jet dealers in the southwest have expressed disbelief and disappointment that ConocoPhillips has decided to withdraw from the region by the end of the year, and branded the timescale for exit as inadequate. The retailers were given two days’ notice to attend a meeting last Thursday at which ...
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Asda cuts fuel prices
Asda has set a national price cap of 128.7ppl for unleaded and 132.7ppl for diesel today, as part of its strategy to be the first retailer to drop pump prices and the last to put them up when wholesale prices fluctuate.From tomorrow morning (Tuesday June 28), the supermarket will cut ...
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Lords dismiss ban on forecourt booze sales
Peers in the House of Lords have dismissed an amendment prohibiting the sale of alcohol in forecourts as part of the Committee stage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill. An amendment, tabled by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, contained a clause which would have prohibited the sale ...
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Lower carbon world won’t happen overnight
The transition to a lower carbon environment presents its own challenges and is not going to happen overnight, stated UKPIA president, Brian Worrall, at the launch of the organisation’s 2011 Statistical Review of the downstream oil industry. Speaking to an audience at the House of Commons that included ...
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Retailers keen to offer Essentials
More than 100 independent BP retailers have expressed interest in the company’s new Essentials convenience offering, launched at the recent BP dealer convention in Athens. The new offer will operate alongside the Wild Bean Café concession, and form part of BP’s new Advanced Dealer Offer which includes fuel and the ...
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Jet to withdraw from southwest
ConocoPhillips has confirmed that it is withdrawing the Jet brand from the southwest of the UK.
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RMI Petrol to meet Treasury
RMI Petrol is preparing to meet with the Treasury at the end of this month to give its views on the government’s outline proposals for a Fair Fuel Stabiliser. The Coalition proposes to replace the Fuel Duty Escalator introduced by the previous government with a Fair Fuel Stabiliser that will ...
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Total network sold to Snax 24 consortium – and Shell buys 254 sites
Rontec Investments LLP, a consortium comprising top 50 Indie Snax 24 and partners Investec and Grovepoint Capital, have today signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Total’s retail and fuel distribution business in the UK. The deal includes the acquisition of 810 service stations – 254 of which will ...
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Biggest single expansion of UK network as Shell adds 254 sites
Shell UK Ltd’s agreement to acquire 254 petrol retail sites in the UK from Rontec Investments LLP (the Snax 24 Consortium) for a total cash consideration of around $400mln (£240m), is the biggest single expansion of Shell’s fuel retailing network in the UK.
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New brand is all TORQ
MRH (GB) is sporting its own new fuel brand – Torq – on five forecourts in Scotland, in the absence of a competitive oil company deal. “It’s more of a badge than a brand at the moment, but we may develop it further in the future,” said John Lynn, managing ...
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Jet sites support ’20 is plenty’ campaign
Seventy five Jet sites have teamed up with road safety charity Brake to launch Jet’s ‘20 is Plenty’ campaign to improve road safety for children. Jet’s aim is to encouragea community-wide commitment to driving at a maximum speed of 20mph in built up areas. Local residents around 75 Jet sites ...