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Madderson urges fuel duty campaign support as The Sun gathers 150,000 signatures
A gathering of the nation’s biggest independent petrol retailers were urged to support RMI Petrol’s campaign to cut fuel duty, by the association’s chairman Brian Madderson. In his rousing and amusing pre-dinner speech at the prestigious annual Top 50 Indies dinner, which took place during IFFE at the NEC, Birmingham, ...
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UK forecourt network falls below 9,000 outlets
The Energy Institute’s latest Retail Marketing Survey reveals that the number of forecourts in the UK continued to decline over the past year, falling to under 9,000 sites for the first time.According to the report, there were 8,892 operational filling stations in the UK at end of December 2010. Petrol ...
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Baglan opts for Air1 for AdBlue
Baglan Service Station is the first service station in Wales to offer bulk dispensed AdBlue from Air1 on its HGV forecourt. The introduction of a bulk dispenser follows the successful development of AdBlue sales in canisters from the forecourt shop. Forecourt owner Catherine Cooper said: "There ...
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Jonathan James woos Indie 5000 audience
Top independent retailer Jonathan James gave a humourous and rallying speech at Forecourt Trader’s inaugural Indie 5000 dinner on Sunday night. Launched at the International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment Show (IFFE) at the NEC in Birmingham, the Indie 5000 project targets dealers with a handful of sites or fewer, who ...
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Topaz in €6m joint deal with McDonald’s
Leading Irish fuel retailer Topaz and McDonald’s have announced details of a joint investment of 6m in a new state-of-the-art service station on the Dublin/Cork motorway. The site, which will be located at Junction 8 on the M8, will open for business at the end of May. ...
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RMIP slams profiteering jibe by AA
RMI Petrol has slammed the AA’s latest claims that UK petrol retailers are profiteering from rising fuel prices, following publication of the association’s Fuel Price Report, published yesterday. The AA claims that European petrol prices have dropped in line with wholesale reductions but UK prices continued to rise, ...
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Jet names winners in dealer awards
St Blazey Service Station in Cornwall has been named winner of Jet’s annual ’Aim4Success’ awards, which recognise dealers’ commitment to achieving high levels of service, safety, training and communication. Beating stiff competition from more than 370 Jet dealers, St Blazey was chosen from a shortlist of six regional ...
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Brulines strives to cure forecourt headaches
Brulines Fuel Solutions has launched a one-stop-shop wetstock management service addressing the three core issues of fuel loss, margin control and asset management.The ‘end to end fuel asset management’ service can provide real-time data analysis, full facilities management, individual maintenance and repair services, as well as capital projects such as ...
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Fuel cards on the up
High fuel prices are driving an increasing number of businesses to use fuel cards as a means of payment at the pump, claims Datamonitor. The research revealed that 987 million more litres of fuel is set to be purchased using fuel cards in the next three years alone, ...
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Prices force drivers to run on empty
High fuel prices have lead to a sharp rise in the number of motorists driving on empty and running out of fuel before they make it to a service station, according to a survey commissioned by roadside rescue organisation Green Flag. The survey revealed a 40% increase in ...
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Oil prices rocked by Middle East unrest
Fuel prices are set to rocket by up to 10ppl in the coming months as oil prices rocket following bloodshed in Libya, according to warnings issued by RMI Petrol. Brian Madderson, RMIP chairman, said: "Following the turmoil and violence in Libya in recent days Brent crude oil prices ...
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MRH sells Pace to focus on retail network
MRH (GB) LTD is divesting its commercial fuels distribution business to focus its growth aspirations on the ownership and operation of forecourts. Contracts have been exchanged to sell the shares in MRH subsidiary Pace Fuelcare Ltd to GB Oils Ltd, which is a major operating subsidiary of Dublin-based ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Do you think axing the fuel duty escalator would be the right thing to ease the burden of rising fuel prices? yes 91%no 9% As fuel prices continue to rise to record levels on an almost daily basis the 1ppl duty increase in April has been ...
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Retailers urged to stick to trusted suppliers
Forecourt retailers with off licences should always buy their wines and spirits from reliable sources, says the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD), after reports that up to a quarter of retail outlets in some parts of the country are stocking counterfeit alcohol products. Spot checks carried out by ...
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Total revamps rewards scheme
TOTAL UK has relaunched its rewards scheme with a new range of partner offers that customers can start redeeming instantly.The scheme offers dealers the chance to better engage with their customers and is designed to capitalise on the public’s appetite for savings.The updated 2011 rewards programme includes new offers from ...
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Baglan Service Station chooses Air1 to supply AdBlue
Baglan Service Station is the first service station in Wales to offer bulk dispensed AdBlue from Air1 on its HGV forecourt.The introduction of a bulk dispenser follows the successful development of AdBlue sales in canisters from the forecourt shop.Forecourt owner Catherine Cooper said: “There has been a lot of interest ...
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Ireland’s Topaz in €6m venture with Macdonalds to build state-of-the-art service station
Topaz, Ireland’s leading convenience and fuel retailer and McDonald’s have announced details of a combined investment of €6m in a new state- of-the art service station at the Cashel interchange on the Dublin/Cork Motorway. The new services area, the first one to serve ...
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Gulf brand owner DCC to acquire Pace
DCC, the sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group, has reached conditional agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Pace Fuelcare Ltd, from number-one indie MRH. The acquisition of Pace is, among other things, subject to clearance from the UK Office of Fair Trading. The consideration payable ...
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The Sun girls to rally support for fuel duty campaign at IFFE
The Sun girls will be causing a stir at next week’s International Fuel and Forecourt Equipment Exhibition as they rally support for the national newspaper’s campaign to cut fuel duty, being run in conjunction with RMI Petrol. They will be visiting the show at the NEC from late morning on ...