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NewsTruckers step up pressure with refinery protest
Hauliers angry at the rising cost of fuel have descended on two oil refineries in west Wales. About 65 lorries were reported to be outside Chevron in Pembroke Dock and Murco in Milford Haven, with protesters asking drivers not to leave the sites. Those involved in the demo, organised to ...
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Shell trucker strike talks go ahead - amid fuel rationing
Talks were taking place today aimed at resolving the fuel tanker drivers’ dispute - as UK retailers introduced fuel rationing. Representatives from the two haulage companies involved were reported to have met with officials from the Unite union at a secret location in a bid to end the industrial action. ...
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Euro Garages MD scoops entrepreneur award
The MD of Top Indie Euro Garages has been named Ernst & Young’s Young Entrepreneur Of The Year (Northern Region). Judges at last week’s ceremony highlighted how Zuber Issa had built Blackburn-based Euro Garages from scratch, doubling the business over the last three years.The business has a turnover of £230 ...
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Fear government red tape - not the supermarkets
Retailers need to be more worried about government red tape strangling their business than about a Tesco opening down the road. That was the message from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Forecourt Seminar 2008 last week.Those at the event in Reading heard how futureproposals for alcohol and cigarette restrictions ...
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GreatGas adds six forecourts to its network
Irish-owned independent fuel supplier GreatGas has signed six forecourts to its network. The deals, which GreatGas said were worth more than 15m euros, or £11.9m, means 50 forecourts in Ireland are now supplied by the company. The six new signings by the Co Cork-based company will be fully branded as ...
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Esso hopes drivers will work through Shell strike
Esso has reassured its retailers that it has “contingency plans” in place if the threatened strike by Shell drivers goes ahead this week. Karen Dickens, Esso’s executive director, fuels marketing UK & Ireland, said she hoped drivers would work through the industrial action to maintain supplies and get product through ...
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A perfect sale
Welsh forecourt Derwydd Garage has been sold by retailer Henry Jones, who owned the business for 42 years. The site, which is situated on the A484 about seven miles north of Carmarthen, had an asking price of £895,000. The new owner is Graham Perfect, who bought the property through the ...
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UKPIA backs green driving
As soaring fuel prices start to slowly change people’s driving and buying habits, the European Petroleum Industry Association (EUROPIA) has launched a campaign to advise motorists on how to drive more efficiently. The Save More Than Fuel campaign is being run in conjunction with the European Commission and will involve ...
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BP launches small format Wild Bean
BP has launched the first small-format version of its Wild Bean Café (WBC) to the UK. The specially tailored version of BP’s successful food-to-go offer, which includes hot and cold drinks and snacks as well as pastries and cakes, opened at Boongate Service Station in Peterborough on May 7.BP’s UK ...
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Homemade biodiesel
A Yorkshire retailer is probably the cheapest forecourt in the country for selling biodiesel at 94.9p a litre. ID Oils, near York, has just one pump and has been selling the fuel made from old cooking oil for 20 years. Word is spreading and the site has been swamped with ...
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Musgrave spend is boost to retailers
A multi-million pound package of investment in supply chain improvements was announced by Musgrave Retail Partners at the group’s annual retailer conference in London last month. The event celebrated "new beginnings" and a "major milestone in the history of the brand" and included sessions to help Budgens retailers improve their ...
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in brief
The Scottish government has outlined proposals to ban displaying tobacco products in shops in its Measures in the Smoking Prevention Action Plan document. According to the Tobacco Alliance, retailers say the plan threatens the livelihood of hundreds of small shops.The main focus of the APEA 2008 Conference will be the ...
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Devon site Loves the Flavour
A forecourt store in Devon has become the first in the county to open a franchised ’Love the Flavour’ branded ’shop in a shop’ for Food & Drink Devon.The pilot Love the Flavour franchise has opened in Townstall Road Garage in Dartmouth, a BP filling station and Spar convenience store ...
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Handy directory
Independent retailers will have received their copy of the annual Forecourt Trader Business Directory free with this issue.Packed with a comprehensive listing of key industry contacts, latest tax information and a wealth of shop sales data from EKW, as well as 10 pages on the latest legislation affecting your business, ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
As fuel prices soar, do your customers accuse you, the retailer, of profiteering?YES93%NO7%Most of you say that motorists still don’t seem to be getting the message that fuel prices are dominated by the global price of oil - and are something retailers have no control over.
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EUROPIA launches "Save More Than Fuel" campaign
The European Petroleum Industry Association (EUROPIA) is launching a campaign with the European Commission to encourage consumers to “Save More Than Fuel” by making small adjustments to their driving habits.The campaign will be run across 29 countries and is being backed by 40 oil companies in Europe, including BP, Chevron, ...
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NewsTruckers stage second fuel protest
Hundreds of truckers from around the UK are heading to London today in the second protest against soaring fuel prices. The lorry drivers are demanding an “essential user” duty rebate for HGV drivers. Heavy congestion was expected on roads leading into central London as the truckers, who claim it now ...
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Budgens sets out its stall for 2008
The message at this month’s Budgens retailer conference was that the key to success lay in delivering brand basics and building a culture of customer service. Retailers were joined by management from Musgrave for the event in London on May 8, which the company said was packed with sessions to ...
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Co-op switches 45 sites to BP
The Co-operative Group is converting 45 of its petrol station sites in the UK to BP. The major deal, which follows a year of negotiations, will also see the Co-operative Retail Trading Group re-sign 40 other sites with BP’s dealer network for a further five years. Peter Molloy, BP’s UK ...
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ACS welcomes MP debate on supermarkets
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the call for an MP debate on the future of supermarkets. Conservative MP Mark Field called for the Westminster Hall debate following criticism of the Competition Commission’s final report and recommendations on the grocery market. He and other MPs have said that ...