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NewsPeacock heads the Top 50 Indies listing
Graham Peacock, managing director of the Malthurst Group, heads the first listing of the Top 50 independent fuel retailers, which has been launched this month in a commemorative supplement enclosed with this issue of Forecourt Trader. A Top Indies Dinner is also being held at the Crowne Plaza, NEC, Birmingham, ...
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NewsACS calls for help with fighting fund
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has warned that independent fuel retailers will need to raise their game to survive as it launches a fighting fund to stave off the march of the supermarkets. With the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) expected to publish an interim verdict on whether or ...
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NewsForecourts need to boost grocery image
Twice as many shoppers now regularly use forecourts compared to two years ago, according to a new report from the Institute of Grocery Distribution’s shopper research programme. Entitled ’Forecourt Shoppers’, the research found that 15% of shoppers regularly use forecourts today, up from 7% in 2004. However, usage figures vary ...
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In brief
Roy Roley, Jet’s brand communications manager, died suddenly on February 26, just two days before he was due to retire from the company and pursue other interests both within and beyond the fuel industry. Patrick Hudson, Jet’s dealer business manager, said: "All of us at Jet are shocked and deeply ...
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NewsNew scheme to cut forecourt crime
A new vehicle number plate recognition scheme ’Pay for Fuel’ has been launched by Integrated Security Management (ISM) in partnership with BOSS and the Avon & Somerset constabulary.Described as the ’Forecourt Network Solution’, Mark Davis, ISM project manager, claims the scheme results in a 90% proven reduction in forecourt crime. ...
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Price cuts from fuel website
A website that claims it can get drivers discounts on fuel has more than 200,000 motorists registered already.Pipelinecard.org’s aim is to attract enough members to be able to negotiate a bulk-buying discount on fuel. It says "the more registrations we get, the bigger discount we can negotiate".The organisation says it ...
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NewsShropshire drivers get eco-friendly fuel
Shropshire is one of the first counties in the UK to establish a network of independent petrol retailers selling biodiesel, the renewable fuel made from oil seed rape or waste vegetable oil.All garages in the network are selling B5 Biodiesel, a 5% blend of oil rape seed or reprocessed ...
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Gang raids three sites in a night
The same gang is believed to have raided filling stations three times in the same night in three different counties. Details of the raids -- each of them on Total outlets -- have only just been released by police, who believe that the same thieves were responsible. The gang ...
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More to see at IFFE
Such is the importance of the forecourt retailing industry, that IFFE is now an annual event. For 2006 it runs for four days -- from Sunday March 19 to Wednesday March 22 -- giving forecourt operators ample opportunity to visit. And you really should visit as the NEC will be ...
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NewsGet your tickets now for Top Indies Dinner 2006
Forecourt Trader has announced the launch of the first listing of the Top 50 independent petrol retailers in the UK. It has been compiled using the criteria of site numbers, fuel volume and turnover. The results will be published in a commemorative supplement in the March edition of Forecourt Trader.To ...
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NewsHenderson’s plans £18m spend in 2006
Northern Ireland’s Henderson Group has announced plans to invest £18m in its company-owned estate in 2006 – including significant investment in its forecourt businesses.Among the sites being developed this year is the first of the 12 Shell company-owned forecourts, which were acquired in 2003. The new Spar Shell Gransha Road ...
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Award-winner Susie will open IFFE 2006
Forecourt Trader of the Year 2005, Susie Hawkins, will open IFFE 2006 at the NEC, Birmingham on Sunday, March 19. She will then hot-foot it along to the show’s Forecourt Live! area to deliver an inspirational talk. She certainly should be an inspiration to petrol retailers, as she won the ...
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NewsFuel back on track after delivery chaos
The last quarter of 2005 was one of the worst periods ever for fuel deliveries to retailers, according to PRA director Ray Holloway. “There were complaints all over the UK about fuel delivery service,” he said. “No oil company escaped it, and Total had more problems than most, prompting its ...
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NEWS IN BRIEF
The major oil companies have been announcing bumper profits for 2005.Esso’s parent company ExxonMobil, had a record-breaking year, making a net income of $36.13bn – an increase of 43% on 2004. Shell also reported record results, with profits of $22.9bn. Soaring oil prices are said to be behind the increases. ...
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Kenbury buys SDL
Retail solutions provider Kenbury Services has acquired Softoption Developments (SDL), which specialises in the provision of off-the-shelf pc-based hardware to address the needs of petrol and convenience retailers.Billy Tank, managing director of Kenbury Services, said: “The transaction will enable us to help SDL provide solutions to a wider audience of ...
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NewsFull service at Central
The Petrol Division of United Co-operatives has continued its expansion and refurbishment programme with the launch of Central Service Station at Radcliffe in Manchester. United Co-operatives has spent £150,000 in refurbishing and re-branding the site, which was purchased from an independent operator earlier in the summer. Radcliffe is one ...
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Top indies dinner at IFFE
The industry’s top independent retailers will be brought together for an exclusive dinner to coincide with the International Fuel & Forecourt Exhibition (IFFE) in Birmingham in March. Forecourt Trader has been rating the leading indies, with the results to be published in our March issue. The dinner will be held ...
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FPS Exhibition
FPS 2006, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers’ exhibition for the oil distribution industry, will take place at the Harrogate International Centre on April 5 and 6. With more than 100 stands, the FPS says this year’s show is its biggest ever. It runs in tandem with the Distributor 06 conference ...
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NewsRoley leaves as Jet re-shuffles
Jet’s charismatic brand and communications manager, Roy Roley, (pictured right) is to leave Jet at the end of February. Roley, who for a long time has been the voice of the Jet brand, was the mastermind behind many of Jet’s dealer marketing schemes, including the long-running ‘Smile’ loyalty scheme, Jet’s ...