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NewsCentral England Co-op installs plastic screens at tills
Central England Co-op has announced that it is planning to install plastic screens at all till points as part of its efforts to keeps colleagues and customers safe during the coronavirus crisis.The retailer, which has 22 forecourts in its estate, has also announced that bread from its in-store bakery will ...
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NewsGreen light for automatic car washes but HCW outlawed
Forecourt operators are being advised by the Car Wash Association (CWA) that they can continue to operate automatic car washes and jet washes under the current coronavirus regulations, but hand car washing and other types of valeting have been outlawed. The guidance comes after discussions between the CWA and the ...
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NewsChristie & Co publishes guidance for petrol filling station owners
Advice for petrol filling station and convenience store owners on how to deal with the coronavirus crisis has been published on a blog post by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.The post, by Steve Rodell, managing director – retail, outlines the government support that is available for businesses and ...
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NewsApplegreen boss confident of achieving long-term growth
The chief executive of Applegreen has said he is confident the business can achieve long-term growth, despite any uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and revealed how it is affecting the company in the short term.Unveiling the group’s results for 2019, Bob Etchingham said: “We are highly conscious of the ...
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NewsFast-growing Top 50 Indie Ascona adds forecourt to estate
Fast-growing Top 50 Indie Ascona has added another acquisition to its estate.It has bought the lease of Dorking BP Service Station for an undisclosed sum from husband and wife Mike and Kim Prior, who were looking to retire.The forecourt has four fuel pumps and facilities include a car wash and ...
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NewsOver 1,000 forecourts take up offer of free GripHero dispensers
More than one thousand forecourts globally have taken up Devon-based GripHero’s offer of providing hand-protection dispensers free to protect their customers from the transmission of Covid-19 at the fuel pump. GripHero is a hand-protection dispenser, which sits on top of each hand-pump on the forecourt, so that the first thing ...
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NewsLowCVP publishes guidance on renewable fuel for fleet operators
A new guide from the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) for fleet operators shows how renewable fuels can immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions in road transport, particularly from commercial vehicles for which few low emission solutions are currently available.While the Government’s focus has been mainly on vehicle electrification for meeting ...
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NewsSector working flat out to keep emergency services supplied
With the fuel retail sector identified by the Government as one of the keys to keeping the emergency services going during the coronavirus pandemic, the PRA and its members have been working flat out to ensure they can operate safely for customers and staff. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “We ...
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NewsBP and M&S work with Deliveroo to supply households in isolation
BP fuel stations and Marks & Spencer have teamed up with Deliveroo to offer deliveries of basic essentials for households in self-isolation.This is the first time M&S food will be available on Deliveroo and items will be available from 120 M&S franchise stores at BP service stations across the UK.A ...
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NewsSupermarket price cuts branded anti-competitive
The PRA has accused supermarkets of aggressive, anti-competitive pricing after Morrisons and then Asda slashed their fuel prices, with 12ppl off petrol and 8ppl off diesel.Asda said that the cuts would mean drivers would pay no more than 102ppl for petrol and no more than 108ppl for diesel, and that ...
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NewsForecourt security stepped up after upsurge in drive-offs
Security is being stepped up on the UK’s forecourts after a surge in the number of drive-offs.BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has implemented its resilience procedures to ensure that it is able to provide forecourt operators with a full level of service during the coronavirus pandemic.The move comes after ...
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NewsApplegreen takes short-term action to conserve cash
Top 50 Indie Applegreen has announced a number of short-term actions to conserve cash during the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The group’s 2019 results are due to be released on Friday March 27 and it said profitability for 2019 would be in line with market consensus, driven by solid ...
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NewsBarclaycard prioritises forecourts as it ups contactless limit to £45
Petrol filling station will be one of the priority sectors as Barclaycard rolls out deployment of the new £45 contactless limit across UK retailers from 1 April 2020.Barclaycard, which provides the technology to power over 150,000 terminals across the UK retail sector, is supporting the increased threshold to help prevent ...
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NewsKnifeman wounds forecourt worker during robbery
A member of staff on a forecourt has been wounded by a raider armed with a knife. Devon and Cornwall Police are requesting the public’s help following the armed robbery at The Londis Store at Shell Riviera Petrol Station, Hollacombe, Paignton. The attack happened at around 9.30pm on Tuesday 17 ...
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NewsGovernment relaxes competition rules for supermarkets
The government is temporarily relaxing elements of competition law as part of a package of measures to enable supermarkets to work together during the coronavirus crisis.The move allows retailers to share data with each other on stock levels, cooperate to keep shops open, or share distribution depots and delivery vans. ...
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NewsPRA chief confident fuel retailers can keep up supplies despite pandemic
PRA boss Brian Madderson has said he is confident there will be no fuel shortages as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, despite panic buying of other commodities. He said the PRA had been in contact with its equivalent in Italy, where the spread of the virus is some weeks ...
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NewsCNG Fuels more than doubles capacity of its Bio-CNG network
Two new biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) stations, including one claimed to be Europe’s largest, have been opened by CNG Fuels.The company claims demand for renewable Bio-CNG, as an alternative to diesel for HGVs, has soared 800% since 2017, and is set to more than double this year with the ...
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NewsACS calls for key worker status for convenience store staff
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to ensure that the UK’s 405,000 convenience store colleagues are provided key worker status so that they can carry on providing a lifeline to local communities. From Friday afternoon, March 20, schools will close and remain closed until further ...
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NewsFast-growing Top 50 Indie NTS Retail buys 15th site
Fast-growing Top 50 Indie NTS Retail has purchased its 15th site in a deal arranged for the vendor by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.Oldbury Hill Garage in Didmarton, Gloucestershire, has been owned and operated by the Butler family since 1973, and comprises a forecourt, a convenience store and ...
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NewsAbbiecraig Services boosts trade after £1.2m funding for KDRB
Abbiecraig Services in Freuchie, Fife, has attracted additional customers and doubled the number of staff following a KDRB, enabled by a £1.2m funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland. Husband and wife team, Elaine and Steve Cunningham, used the funding to demolish their existing service station to make way for ...