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UKPIA backs APACS campaign
The UK Petroleum Industry Association has announced a week-long card fraud prevention campaign in conjunction with APACS, the UK payments association. The week-long campaign, which started on November 5, was designed to act as a reminder for customers to keep their cards and PINs safe and secure at all times.During ...
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Washtec is providing extra marketing support through its new ’Washtec file’, which was unveiled at the Forecourt Trader Top Indies Fuel Track Day. Washtec is hosting free marketing forums around the UK from December 10 to explain how the file works. For more information email dawnfrazer@washtec-uk.com.Total has teamed up with ...
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CWCG’s rallying cry to car wash sites
Car Wash Campaign Group chairman David Charman has called on retailers not to give up on their car wash business, but to join his group and be part of the resurgence and success of the car wash industry. Charman is heading the CWCG which has been formed to inform the ...
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Shell under fire as retailers struggle
Shell has again come under fire from the petrol retailing fraternity with its discount pricing strategy. As retailers struggle to balance scaring customers away with sky-rocketing fuel prices and making some kind of margin, those in the vicinity of a Shell company-owned site are scratching their heads in disbelief.Former ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Do you agree with the PRA’s campaign that the fuel duty rises should be deferred until oil prices fall?YES84%NO16%The PRA has certainly hit a nerve with its call for the government to hold off on fuel duty hikes until oil prices drop. More than three quarters of readers say they ...
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New team in Torex restructure
Retail software provider Torex has announced a major restructure under a new management team. It aims to bring together many disparate business units to create a single global company operating under the brand of Torex.Mike Greenough, chairman and CEO, will head up the global executive management team, while Graeme Cooksley ...
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NewsDemand for greener fuel is here now
Trading statistics about global warming and climate change are pointless – the demand for greener fuels and vehicles is here now, TV presenter and motoring journalist Quentin Willson told top independent fuel retailers at the Forecourt Trader Fuel Track Day at Castle Combe Circuit in Chippenham, Wiltshire, yesterday.“We could spend ...
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Jonathan James is ACS vice chairman
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Jonathan James – who operates three BP forecourts and two Budgens supermarkets in Cambridgeshire – has been elected vice chairman of the Association of Convenience Stores, alongside Spar UK managing director Jerry Marwood who has been elected chairman.James said: “I am honoured to ...
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New crude-oil processing plant planned for north east
A new £2 billion crude-oil processing facility is to be built by the Sonhoe Development Company in the Tees Valley in the north east.The new facility has been designed to process 200,000 barrels a day of heavy crude oil into high-quality, low-sulphur diesel, petrochemical feedstock naptha and kerosene for use ...
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Darling goes green
Low carbon cars and higher taxes for gas guzzlers were both on the agenda for Alistair Darling this week. The proposals were outlined in his pre-budget statement on October 9.The chancellor unveiled proposals from a review by Julia King, Rolls-Royce’s former director of advanced engineering, and environmental expert Sir Nicholas Stern. Darling said the country’s battle against climate change needed to go up a gear, with a major drive to get people buying a new generation of low carbon cars. According to the review, carbon emissions from cars could be slashed by 30% in a decade using existing technology. Experts added that it would be possible for the UK to cut emissions by up to 80% - or even achieve “almost complete decarbonisation of road transport” - by 2050. And while the report said biofuels should play a role, it cautioned against relying on them too heavily. Instead, electric vehicles powered by green sources were seen as preferable. It also warned that bringing in more efficient cars was likely to make new cars £1,000-£1,500 more expensive but that this could be the standard within a decade. Meanwhile, road tax on gas guzzling vehicles will rise from £300 to £400 next year.
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Safety First
One in five women have no idea about the correct tyre pressure for their car. According to a survey on behalf of TyreSafe, 21% of females are clueless about this element of motoring, and prefer to get someone else to check their tyres for them. The tyre pressure and tyre safety survey was taken to coincide with Tyre Safety Month, which runs during October. Tyre Safety Month focuses on the vital part tyres play in road safety and highlights the importance of having correctly inflated tyres - not just in terms of road safety but also their role in conserving fuel. Under-inflated tyres, combined with bad driving practice, cost UK drivers more than £2 billion in extra fuel each year. They are also responsible for the release of 5.5 million tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere every year. The campaign, the first national initiative to be organised by the tyre industry and supported by the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS), aims to encourage motorists to take advantage of free tyre pressure and safety checks available at participating sites during October. It is also being backed by motoring journalist and presenter of Channel 5’s Fifth Gear show, Vicki Butler-Henderson. She said: “Drivers are clearly not aware of the dangers of driving a car with severely under-inflated tyres. “I have recently been testing a car with tyres at low pressures and badly worn and the combination is potentially deadly.” More information can be found at www.tyresafe.org
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Log on to new ACS website
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has a new website and logo designed to affirm its position as ’the voice of local shops’.The new website (www.acs.org.uk) has new content delivered via simpler navigation. Visitors are invited to select how they would like to use the website - ...
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New biofuel brand heading this way
FCL Biofuels has joined forces with European sustainable fuel company Prio SA to launch the Portuguese consumer brand PrioBio into the UK. It will be available to fuel retailers from November 1.By the end of the year the partnership’s two biodiesel refineries will have a total capacity of 200,000 ...
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APEA’s annual AGM, exhibition,conference and awards dinner will take place at the Telford International Centre on October 11. Keynote speaker is shadow defence minister, Dr Liam Fox. Topics to be addressed at the event include ’Fuels in the Environment’ and fuel safety. For reservations call 020 8932 4505.Symbol group Spar ...
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NewsPRA urges Brown to rethink fuel tax
Industry experts are calling on the government to make a u-turn over its recent fuel tax hike.The 2p increase, which came into force on October 1, has pushed the price of diesel and unleaded petrol above the £1-per-litre mark in many forecourts around the country.The PRA said the move should ...
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Majors defend superfuels
The major oil companies have dismissed claims that their ’superfuels’ are not worth the extra money. Their comments follow an article in What Car? magazine which said independent tests found that high-octane premium fuels including BP Ultimate, Shell V-Power, Esso Supreme and Total Excellium "performed little or no better than ...
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Healthy snacks are not tasty enough
Snack manufacturers need to ensure their healthy lines are tastier and more flavoursome if they want them to succeed, according to a new report from Datamonitor.The company surveyed 5,000 consumers from eight countries, including the UK and US, for its data. It found that more consumers than ever are ...
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Fresh start for HTEC following restucture
Retail petroleum payment and loyalty solutions specialist HTEC unveiled a new brand image at a special event to celebrate a significant restructure within the Southampton-based organisation, and a "fresh start for the future".CEO Paul Cooper revealed that in the past six months the group had been totally ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Do you think there should be a grant system in England and Wales to assist struggling forecourt businesses?YES50%NO50%A dead heat - with half of you wanting a grant system and half of you not. If you’re still undecided, read the acticle on page 18 to find out what grants ...
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Spar celebrates 50 years supporting local retailers
Spar celebrated 50 years since the opening of its first store in the UK with a huge gathering at a top London venue, where more than 2,000 Spar retailers, central office personnel and industry leaders came together to mark the significant occasion in style. The gala dinner, at which the ...