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Bradford targets forecourt crime
Forecourt criminals across the Bradford District are to be targeted by a new joint initiative between West Yorkshire Police, Crimestoppers and British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS), whose members are Esso, BP, Shell, Texaco, Total and members of the Petrol Retailers Association. ’Name, Shame and Claim’ aims to reduce crime committed ...
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Petrogas set for UK expansion
Petrogas is planning to expand its operations in the UK and buy at least 100 petrol stations over the next five years. The company, which operates the Applegreen chain of forecourts and currently has about 50 sites in Ireland, is actively looking for potential sites, and expects the UK to ...
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GNE Group sees profits rocket
GNE Group has seen full-year profits jump by 93% to just over £1 million after margins in both shops and fuel improved. The company, which owns Top Indies retailer Petrol Express, said margins had also increased due to improvements in quality at its sites. GNE bought 10 new petrol stations ...
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Truckers name next fuel protest date
Lorry drivers are planning to hold another fuel price protest in London at the end of this month. TransAction 2007, the group behind the recent protest in the capital, has told truckers the next one will be on Park Lane on May 27th. On its website, Transaction 2007 states: ...
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Innovation the key at ACS Summit ’08
Community, environment and innovation were the three key themes at last month’s Summit, the annual conference organised by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Chaired by TV presenter John Stapleton, the Summit attracted its biggest audience ever with 400 delegates, including some of the industry’s key players,retailers and suppliers.Kicking off ...
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P&H adds value to its symbol offer
Palmer & Harvey, the UK’s largest wholesale distributor, is relaunching its symbol offer with a greater range of benefits and incentives designed to add more value for both existing and potential new members. Revealing the news at the company’s annual Pro-Retail Exhibition at the InternationalCentre in Telford last month, ...
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Big Media leaves big mess
Retailers face having to pay thousands of pounds for a system they cannot use after Big Media Group Ltd went into voluntary liquidation.The in-store marketing and media service company has debts of £672,000, while its assets are understood to be about £16,000. The Milford Haven-based outfit - also responsible for ...
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BP’s margin cut ’immoral’
BP’s dealer network has reacted angrily after the oil giant cut fuel margins - and announced record profits in the same week. BP contacted dealers on March 31 to say it was increasing its grade premia charges on fuel. It listed many factors for the rise, implemented on May 1, ...
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News in brief
he confectionery market, valued at £4.7 billion, is back in growth for the first time in two years, according to the 2008 Mars Confectionery Report. The total market grew by 5.2% year-on-year in 2007, and now accounts for 72% of the £6.5 billion Sweet Snacks market.Royal Dutch Shell posted soaring ...
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More truck protests looming
Truckers may be planning further action to follow the protest staged in London against the soaring price of diesel fuel. Lorry drivers travelled from as far as Cornwall and mid-Wales for last month’s rally, which included a delegation handing a coffin in at the Houses of Parliament to symbolise the ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Are you going to write to your MP about the CWCG’s EDM?YES27%NO73%Although many retailers in the industry say they are concerned about the threat of illegal hand washes to their business, only about a quarter of readers seem to be prepared to take action and write to their MP over ...
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Competition Commission slammed for allowing "Tesco Towns"
The Competition Commission’s final report into the UK grocery market has been slammed for failing to tackle the “Tesco Town” effect. In the report, which marks the end of a two year investigation, the Commission concluded that supermarkets were giving customers a good deal – and that rival supermarkets should ...
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NewsCompetition Commission report slammed over "Tesco Towns"
The Competition Commission’s final report into the UK grocery market has been slammed for failing to tackle the “Tesco Town” effect. In the report, which marks theend of a two year investigation, the Commission concluded that supermarkets were giving customers a good deal – and that rival supermarkets should be ...
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Truckers protest in London at diesel costs
Lorry drivers from all over the UK are staging a protest in London today against spiralling diesel costs. The protest began in Kent and was due to end with a Park Lane rally, with dozens of vehicles expected to join the event. A delegation from the protest is expected to ...
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Big Media screen company in liquidation
Big Media Group Ltd, the Milford Haven-based in-store marketing and media service, has gone into voluntary liquidation with debts of £672K.Creditors include many petrol retailing operations – there were screens on 230 sites – the majority of which are owed an average of £2,000. The David Taylor Group, however, which ...
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Don’t panic buy, PRA warns motorists
Fuel availability for motorists outside Scotland will not be affected by the potential shutdown at the Grangemouth refinery, according to Ray Holloway, director of the Petrol Retailers Association. "If the shutdown does occur, the affect on supply in Scotland will be limited due to the sheer volume of fuel already ...
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Alex Salmond wades into Grangemouth row
Scotland’s First Minister has waded into the Grangemouth refinery row by pleading with the two sides to get back to the negotiating table. Staff are due to strike at the Scottish refinery next week, and owners INEOS have started shutting down the site in preparation for the industrial action. The ...
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Strike threat at refinery prompts panic buying at the pumps
Bosses at Scotland’s Grangemouth refinery started a shutdown of the site at the weekend due to the threat strike action by staff – triggering a spate of panic buying at the pumps. Grangemouth owner INEOS said the site – Scotland’s only crude oil refinery – could be forced to close ...
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Critics slam launch of RTFO as "April Biofools Day"
The government has implemented the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) amid increasing calls from campaigners for it to be scrapped – with some even labelling today "April Biofools Day". The RTFO means that, from today, fuel suppliers must ensure that all fuel sold on UK forecourts contains at least 2.5% ...
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CWCG holds open meeting to recruit retailers
The Car Wash Campaign Group (CWCG) used the International Forecourt and Fuel Equipment (IFFE) show to hold its first open meeting and recruit new members. The event, chaired by Forecourt Trader editor Merril Boulton, saw a panel of three representatives from the group - retailer Robert Fraser, ACS public affairs ...