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Budget dismissed as "smoke and mirrors"
Smoke and mirrors is how Brian Madderson, chairman of RMI Petrol, described the Budget. He said: "The Chancellor failed to mention that, in addition to the 1ppl duty increase from April 1, he has already taken measures to claw back a duty incentive provided to the refiners for biofuels production. ...
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It’s a fair cup for Topaz
The theme of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight was ’The Big Swap’ and now three lucky Topaz employees are swapping work for a week-long trip to Brazil. The three Charlie Fitzsimons from Dublin, Roland Mileika from Ashbourne, and Marti Kelly from New Ross won a competition to mark the ...
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NewsKeep fighting over rates, urges Dunne
MP Philip Dunne urged petrol retailers to keep on fighting against the "unfair" hikes they face in Business Rates, during his pre-dinner speech at the Top Indies dinner in Sutton Coldfield last month. The Conservative MP for Ludlow told guests that the government could not be allowed to ...
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Exelby Services keeps on trucking
Exelby Services, number 44 in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies list, is investing £5m in building a new truck stop on a 15-acre site at Leeming Bar in north Yorkshire to replace its Londonderry site. The HGV parking facilities are expected to be particularly welcome. This is because the ...
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Site numbers reach a new Iow
The number of operational UK forecourts fell to 9,013 last year, according to the latest Retail Marketing Survey, conducted by the Energy Institute. Petrol sales were also down to 16.29m tonnes, a fall of 383,000 tonnes compared to a year earlier. Diesel sales were down by 217,000 ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
How beneficial is it to your business to take time out to attend conferences, networking events and exhibitions such as IFFE? very 40% fairly 20% not very 40% ...
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AA urges Chancellor not to inflict "more pain for no gain"
The AA has vowed to look closely at the phased introduction of further fuel duty increases, warnng the Treasury it should rethink its proposals if prices keep increasing. Professor Edmund King, AA President, said: "Staging the fuel duty increase will avoid a big hit in an April Fuel’s Day Fiasco, ...
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NewsBudget fails retailers over Business Rates
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has expressed disappointment over the Chancellor’s lack of action regarding Business Rates relief revealed in yesterday’s Budget. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: "He should have gone further to make the rate relief automatic for all those entitled and to increase the thresholds to ...
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RMI describes Budget as "smoke and mirrors"
RMI Petrol has warned that the Budget announcement was a case of "smoke and mirrors again". Commenting on the fuel duty decision in yesterday’s Budet, RMI Petrol chairman Brian Madderson said: "The Chancellor failed to mention that, in addition to the 1.0 ppl duty increase from 1 April, he has ...
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Chancellor criticised for failing to ditch fuel duty hike
The Fleet industry website, FleetDirectory.co.uk, has criticised the Chancellor for failing to scrap the 1 ppl fuel duty increase which is due to come into force on April 1.FleetDirectory.co.uk spokesman Richard Lawton said: "The Chancellor’s decision to delay the 3 pence hike in fuel duty will create a short-lived breathing ...
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Dunne urges Top Indies to keep fighting Business Rates
MP Philip Dunne urged retailers to keep on fighting against the “unfair” hikes they face in Business Rates while speaking at the Top Indies dinner in Sutton Coldfield this week. The Conservative MP for Ludlow told guests that the government could not be allowed to get away with operating one ...
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AA calls for investigation into rise in fuel wholesale prices
A 17% rise in European wholesale petrol prices since late January is threatening to push UK average pump prices above the July 2008 record, the AA has warned and is calling on the Government to investigate the sudden surge. A weaker pound is aggravating the potential for price rises, with ...
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Shell joins Barclaycard Freedom
Shell has joined Barclaycard Freedom, the new reward scheme launched this week in the UK. More than eight million Barclaycard cardholders are now able to earn Reward Money for simply using their Barclaycard to buy goods and services in participating outlets. Reward Money can be earned at around 30,000 ...
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NewsForecourt Show opens this Sunday
Petrol retailers, oil company executives and suppliers to the service station industry will be out in force at the International Forecourt and Fuel Equipment Show which opens this Sunday at the NEC in Birmingham. There is much to see and do, including keeping up with new product launches and equipment ...
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BP signs DHL deal
BP has signed a four-year deal with DHL Supply Chain to manage the UK warehousing and distribution of dry goods and chilled produce for its UK Convenience Retail business. According to DHL, the new contract, worth £75 million, will see the companies improve on productivity targets as well as cost ...
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Euro Garages opens ’drive-thru’ Starbucks
Euro Garages has opened a ’drive-thru’ Starbucks coffee store at one of its forecourts in Wales. The Blackburn-based independent retailer said it had signed a licensing deal with Starbucks to open up to 30 such coffee stores in the UK – some on forecourts, some as standalone outlets. The first ...
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Morrisons reports record profits despite falling fuel sales
Morrisons has reported record profits despite seeing a fall in fuel sales. The Yorkshire-based supermarket group reported profits before tax of £858 million for the year ended January 31 2010, up from £655 million in the previous year. Sales increased 6% to £15.4 billion. Regarding its ...
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Sewell named in Top 10 UK employers
Sewell Group, which owns Hull-based independent retailer Sewell Retail, has been named the eighth best company to work for in the UK. The company scopped the award at the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies 2010 event, beating the likes of Microsoft and Kellog UK. The company moved up from 45th ...
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Dunne keeps Business Rates on Commons agenda
MP Philip Dunne has led a House of Commons debate on the potential devastating effect of the new Business Rates on petrol stations. Speaking in the Commons yesterday, the Conservative MP for Ludlow warned fellow MPs that the issue was threatening communities up and down the country, particularly in rural ...