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Esso woos dealers at Top Indies dinner
Dealers will continue to grow in size, and Esso is keen to work with them to ensure “we are all here to stay”, stressed Karen Dickens, Esso’s executive director, fuels marketing UK & Ireland, in her opening address at the Top Indies dinner in Birmingham last night.She told the elite ...
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Highways Agency wants ratings system for forecourts
The Highways Agency has published a new policy for the operation and provision of service areas on motorways and major A roads, aimed at giving drivers greater choice and raising standards. In the policy, the Agency sets out a range of things it expects operators to provide from ...
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Investcorp sells Welcome Break
Investcorp has sold Welcome Break to Appia Investments, an infrastructure investor consortium. Details of the transaction concerning the motorway services operator, which has 27 sites in the UK – 24 on motorways, were not revealed, but the deal is reported to be worth about £500m. The consortium is led by ...
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More forecourts close – with supermarket sites on the rise
More than 100 forecourts closed in the UK last year – while an extra 46 supermarket forecourt sites opened, according to the Energy Institute (EI). Figures from EI’s latest UK Retail Marketing Survey showed that the number of petrol stations in the UK declined by 111 in 2007, although the ...
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Shell on the lookout for new dealers
Shell is looking to actively recruit new retailers in a bid to grow its dealer network in 2008. Nick Adams, UK retail manager at Shell, said the oil giant was looking to get more “pro-active” in its approach. He said: “We’re very keen on expand our dealer business. “We’ve ...
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Bond theme for launch of Forecourt Trader Awards 2008
Have you got what it takes to be the Forecourt Trader of the Year 2008? If you’re running a successful forecourt site it could be you but, as they say, you’ve got to be in it to win it so make sure you enter today. All you need to do ...
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Gangs get 50 years for credit card scam
Twelve members of two gangs involved in garage credit card scams have been jailed for a total of more than 50 years.They were caught after gang warfare broke out between them, which led to one gang member being kidnapped and tortured before being locked in a trunk. It was only ...
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Karcher acquires Atlantis
Cleaning equipment company Karcher has reinforced its commitment to the UK car wash market by buying Atlantis International. Karcher UK managing director Simon Keeping commented: "Atlantis has been Karcher’s exclusive distributor of car, bus and truck washes since 1996. We have been impressed by its expertise and market ...
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It’s Peacock again in Top Indies league
Top independent Graham Peacock once again heads the Top 50 Indies listing - a countdown of the biggest independent fuel retailers. His companies, Malthurst (UK) Ltd and Refined Holdings (GB) - of which Pace Petroleum is a part - have become wholly-owned subsidiaries of holding company MRH (GB) ...
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High cost of ban on tobacco display
Government proposals to ban the open display of cigarettes in shops would lead to "considerable operational and equipment costs" according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS)."We would expect the government to present a clear case that these measures were necessary before placing yet another significant burden ...
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Retailers urged to get behind CWCG
Members of the Car Wash Campaign Group (CWCG) are urging retailers to learn more about how to stamp out unregulated car washes by attending an open meeting being held at this month’s International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment (IFFE) show. The event has been organised to raise awareness of the group’s ...
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Forecourt network specialist Catalist has decided to change its name to Experian Catalist following its acquisition by the information, analytical and marketing services company Experian last year. For more details on the changes, as well as the company’s new logo, visit [http://www.catalist.com]Credit fraud losses at UK petrol stations ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Do you feel that the government has rushed through the introduction of biofuels with the RTFO?YES84%NO16%The majority of you answered yes - not surprising really considering all the controversy that surrounds biofuels, their sources and their effects on the environment, not to mention bugs.
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NewsGovernment scientist gives biofuels warning
The government came under increasing pressure regarding biofuels this week after the UK’s chief environment scientist called for a delay in policy. Professor Robert Watson said ministers should wait for the results of an inquiry the government has commissioned into the sustainability of biofuels before implementing the Renewable Transport Fuel ...
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PRA welcomes "sensible choice" on fuel tax delay
The chancellor has made a “sensible choice” by postponing the 2p increase in fuel tax, according to the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA). PRA director Ray Holloway welcomed Alistair Darling’s announcement that the increase would not be introduced next month, but warned the move was only really pushing the problem back ...
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Gulf attracts new retailers in Cumbria
Two independent retailers have switched to the Gulf brand in Cumbria, saying they have been attracted by the company’s understanding of local markets. PV Dobson & Sons in Levens and Rayrigg Motors in Windermere are the latest sites to join the Gulf fraternity in the Cumbrian region, bringing the ...
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Petrol retailer wins Londis store award
A forecourt scooped the top prize at the Londis Store of the Year awards. Blair Girvan’s c-store in Aberfeldy, Perthshire won the ’best forecourt store’ category then went on to take the awards’ top accolade. Blair, who has run the shop in Dunkeld Street for five years, received his award ...
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RSPB demands halt on biofuels
Environmental campaigners have called on the government to cancel plans to introduce biofuels at the petrol pumps next month over fears they may actually cause more pollution than than fossil fuels. The RSPB has urged members of the public to email Secretary of State for Transport Ruth Kelly to ask ...
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Sign maintenance company Xmo Strata has been working with global engineering company ABB to create a safer means of valeting fuel forecourts. In accordance with the Working at Height Regulations 2005, the two companies have managed to minimise the need for working above ground level during a complex nationwide cleaning ...
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IFFE: a forum for car wash debate
Car washes will be a key part of the International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment Show (IFFE) as it will be the venue for an open meeting of the Car Wash Campaign Group, which will take place on the Monday morning of the show (April 7). The Group’s aim is to ...