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Harvest Energy signs more dealers
Independent forecourt Backwell Motors in Bristol has become the latest site to join the growing network of Harvest Energy-branded forecourts.Charles Atherton, proprietor of Backwell Motors on Station Road, said: “We are really pleased with our new image. Our customers have commented how clean and fresh the site looks, and what ...
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Londis announces forecourt winners plus £1m investment
Top 50 Indie Kay Group’s Primrose Garage has scooped the title of Londis multiple account forecourt store of the year at the symbol group’s awards in conjunction with its annual conference.Independent retailer Steve Vaughan of Londis Handbridge in Chester was named Londis forecourt store of the year at the event ...
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MRH appoints CSG for maintenance programme
Number-one indie MRH Retail has awarded waste management specialist Cleansing Service Group (CSG) a contract to carry out environmental services and maintenance programme at all of its sites nationwide.The three-year contract will provide the MRH network with a ‘one stop shop’ portfolio of drainage maintenance services.These include forecourt interceptor emptying ...
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Keyfuels network continues to grow
Fuel card and fuel management solutions provider Keyfuels has increased its network by more than 50% in the past few years.Keyfuels, which manages billions of litres of fuel each year for some of Europe’s largest fleets, has the largest wholesale priced network in the UK with more than 1,500 sites.Alex ...
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Cost of forecourt crime on the rise
Crime on Britain’s forecourts cost fuel retailers more than £22m in 2010, up from £19m in 2009, according to figures revealed in the annual forecourt crime survey carried out by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS). The main source of the estimated total loss is £15.5m resulting from drive-offs, with ...
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Forecourt retailers shine at Pro-Retail
A string of awards were presented to forecourt retailers at last night’s Pro-Retail Show gala dinner, organised by Palmer and Harvey.Steve Cunningham of Mace West End Filling Station won independent forecourt retailer of the year award; while the award for multiple forecourt retailer was won by North Road Filling Station, ...
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Tesco cuts pump prices and launches fuel promo
Tesco has followed in the footsteps of Asda and Morrisons by dropping fuel pump prices today. A spokesman for the supermarket said: "A vast majority of our sites will get a 1ppl reduction on unleaded and up to 3ppl on diesel." The supermarket has also this week launched a new ...
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Training success for Sewell Group
On-site training for young employees is proving a big success for Top 50 Indie Sewell Retail.Abi Seekings, aged 20, has just completed a Level Two Retail Skills apprenticeship with Sewell Retail and East Riding College.Working at the company’s award-winning Chanterlands site, she completed all the elements of the course while ...
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Morrisons and Asda to slash fuel prices
Supermarkets Morrisons and Asda will both be slashing fuel pump prices as of tomorrow morning (May 10). Asda is reducing the price of diesel by 4ppl and knocking 1ppl off unleaded, guaranteeing that motorists will no more than 135.7ppl for diesel and 134.7ppl for unleaded at any of its 187 ...
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Greenergy starts producing biodiesel from waste crisps and pies
Greenergy, a privately owned company which supplies one fifth of Britain’s road fuel, has begun producing biodiesel from food waste. In a partnership with Brocklesby Ltd, a specialist in recycling edible oils, unsaleable food products such as crisps and pies, which would previously have gone to landfill or compost, are ...
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Tank specialist expands UK business development team
Leighton O’Brien has appointed Tim Leary as the company’s business development manager for the UK, focusing on delivering the company’s centralised storage tank monitoring solution, SIRA. He will also be responsible for promoting the Leighton O’Brien brand in the UK, including overseeing a growing network of strategic industry partnerships. “Tim’s ...
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Topaz in consortium to test viability of electric vans for work
A consortium comprising Irish forecourt and convenience operator Topaz, internet specialist eircom and The Ecology Foundation has launched a pilot project to test the viability of electric vans in a working fleet environment. The study will gauge the performance of the electric vans under a variety of criteria including electricity ...
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Fuel-only customers on the rise
The proportion of fuel-only forecourt shoppers continues to rise. According to findings from HIM’s Convenience Tracking Programme (CTP) 2011, 52% of people who visit a forecourt only buy fuel up from 43% in 2009. However, one in five forecourt shoppers are only buying shop items. From those ...
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Initiatives and dealer awards at BP convention
Graham Peacock, chief executive of the UK’s biggest independent retailer, MRH, was awarded the Long Service and Loyalty award at the recent BP dealer convention in Athens. The award was also presented to Bob and Adela Rottner (Three Springs, East End and Whittingham Road Service Station); and Lynwen and Ifor ...
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Petrol prices are nation’s biggest worry
The price of petrol is the number one concern for Britons today. In its first-ever Life Index, Swiftcover found that 61% of consumers said their biggest worry was the price of petrol and diesel. And 23% of respondents said they were ‘extremely concerned’ by it. The next most worrying things ...
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NewsRetailers see red over ’unfair’ pricing tactics
Growing evidence of suspected predatory or unfair pricing by certain oil company and supermarket sites is being gathered by RMI Petrol. RMIP chairman Brian Madderson has written to the government calling for an investigation into what are being described as ‘unfair practices’. He wants forecourt retailers to send him any ...
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Bishop Retail gears up for Royal wedding celebrations
Top 50 Independent Bishop Retail is gearing up for festivities across the Royal Wedding bank holiday weekend with fancy-dress and fundraising fun days.The sites in the north-east of England, run by Mace retailer Darren MacDonald, will be decked out in patriotic British colours, giving away free balloons and crowns, and ...
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Forecourt Watch broadens in Scotland
Strathclyde Police has broadened its association with the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) and independent retailers to introduce Forecourt Watch in East Kilbride and Strathaven in a bid to tackle drive-offs.The East Kilbride and Strathaven scheme, being rolled out at 11 key sites in the district, is the latest addition ...
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A fifth of forecourt shoppers don’t buy fuel, reveals HIM
The proportion of fuel-only forecourts shoppers is continuing to rise, but one in five shopping at petrol stations are only buying shop items, according to findings from HIM’s Convenience Tracking Programme 2011.The research revealed that 52% of those who visit a forecourt are now only buying fuel, rising from 43% ...
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Gulf site named oldest in Europe
Riddesdell Brothers service station in Boxford, Suffolk has been named Europe’s oldest recorded working garage.The 110-year-old site may not offer all the mod cons of a modern forecourt but it continues to offer attended service and the fill-up and checking of oil, water and tyre pressure come as standard.Proprietor Howard ...