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NewsLoyalty for Pace
Pace Petroleum has launched a new site loyalty scheme for its dealer network. Known simply as the Pace Loyalty Card, the scheme replaces Q8GO, which has been closed down following the sale of the company by Kuwait Petroleum in October 2004.Pace has linked up with loyalty card specialist Key Points ...
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BP and M&S deny roll-out of Simply Food on 300 sites
BP and M&S have dismissed as ‘speculation’ national press reports that the Simply Food partnership is set to be rolled out to up to 300 forecourts nationwide. Launched at BP’s Hammersmith site in October, the joint venture is currently being piloted in eight forecourts around the UK. However, both companies ...
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Big Oil agreement for BP dealers
Big Oil Associates has signed an agreement with BP Oil UK to provide the BigOil.net service to all BP’s independent fuel retailers. Under the five year agreement BP will provide BigOil.net services to all their new and existing independent fuel retailers. The BigOil service will provide dealers with daily fuel ...
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Police warn forecourts on fuel card fraud
The Strathclyde police has warned petrol retailers about the dangers of fuel card fraud as it pursues an investigation into an incident where only one card was used in a number of transactions to obtain fuel to the value of £11,000. “This is just one example of a much greater ...
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NewsNEWS REVIEW 2005
JanuaryThe year kicked off with grim tales following the rollout of Chip & PIN, with many retailers encountering problems. Asda triggered a price war with its 3ppl petrol price cut; and THI UK launched the world’s first motorbike washing machine. FebruaryChip & PIN hassle continued with confusion over acceptance ...
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ACS slams test schemes
The Association of Convenience Stores has pledged to fight on behalf of retailers, following evidence of aggressive test purchasing practices by police and trading standards officers in Essex and Liverpool. ACS chief executive David Rae said: “Test purchasers should not be allowed to lie about their age, and they should ...
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News’Service’ stations must do better
Petrol forecourts are falling behind other retail sectors in the customer service stakes, according to a new report. Encouragingly, however, they rank ahead of supermarkets.Forecourts were ranked seventh out of 14 retail sectors – supermarkets were 12th – in the new Are You Being Served? survey by the Grass Roots ...
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NewsBuilding starts on new biodiesel plant
The £1.5 billion European fuels business, Greenergy International, plans to step up its presence in the UK market as it starts construction of a £13.5 million biodiesel production plant in Humberside.The Immingham-based plant will initially supply 100,000 tonnes of biodiesel a year, and will serve the fast-growing UK and European ...
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NEWS IN BRIEF
More than 50 companies will be exhibiting at the International Fuel and Forecourt Equipment Show (IFFE) at the NEC, Birmingham, from March 19-22. This year’s show sees the return of IFFE as an annual event and will provide an unrivalled opportunity to source new products and business solutions, discuss key ...
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NewsBuncefield rebuild in doubt
Safety fears mean that the Buncefield oil terminal in Hemel Hempstead may never be rebuilt. That’s the view of both the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) and the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA). PRA director Ray Holloway said: “It seems unlikely that Buncefield will ever be rebuilt as it was – ...
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Top marks for spot checks on gauges
Trading Standards chiefs say they are delighted with the results of spot-checks carried out on tyre pressure gauges over the Christmas season. Checks were made at 14 different forecourts in Leicester with “the vast majority” of gauges either reading correctly or within accepted tolerances of 10%. This meant that when ...
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Site numbers dip below 10,000 mark
The number of forecourt sites has dropped below 10,000, according to latest figures published by Catalist in its Market Summary Report. The total number of petrol stations in the UK is now 9,994. “This is apparently the first time since 1912 we’ve gone below 10,000 sites,” says Arthur Renshaw, Catalist’s ...
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Arval-only new cards
Fuel card company Arval is consolidating its Allstar, Dialcard and Overdrive brands. New-look cards will be branded ‘Arval’, with the Allstar name remaining as the network symbol for fuel and new service maintenance and repair networks. The Dialcard and Overdrive brands are to be phased out.
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IFFE show is back
Forecourt Equipment Show (IFFE) is back from March 19 – 22, 2006. Last year’s show was so successful it has now been made an annual event. Held at the NEC, Birmingham, more than 50 companies will be exhibiting, covering all aspects of the forecourt industry and supported by the major ...
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Gulf sign means fuel is back in West Wales
Gulf has returned to West Wales in an impressive way – in conjunction with the area’s largest convenience store. Siop y Frydiau, which translates into Shop by the Falls, on the busy A484 at Cenarth, has been subject to a £500,000 rebuild which included the reintroduction of fuel after an ...
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NewsBP Connect takes the franchise route
BP Retail has launched a franchise trial of its BP Connect and Wild Bean Café. The first two sites are Crow Orchard Connect in Wigan and Maynestone Connect in Ashton under Lyne. Both are now operated by Wembley-based Motor Fuel Limited. The company is run by S Sejpal and S ...
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NEWS IN BRIEF
The LP Gas Association has re-launched the Boost LPG website with all the latest news on the alternative fuel. The website is an independent consumer guide to LPG autogas and includes information on the benefits of the fuel, getting an LPG vehicle and filling up both in the UK and ...
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Gordons scores a century
Few service station businesses can claim to have been operating for over 100 years, but Gordons Ford in Lancashire is one of them. The family-owned business operates three Texaco petrol stations at Bolton, Horwich and Walkden, and has recently celebrated 70 years of working with the oil company. Starting ...
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High cost of drive-offs
Drive-off fuel thieves stole £1.2m worth of petrol in Leicestershire last year, a survey has revealed.According to a poll of 25 outlets – conducted by The Leicester Mercury newspaper – some forecourts were hit up to three times a week, and thieves were rarely caught because the quality of CCTV ...
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NewsEsso on the hunt for new dealers
Esso is embarking on a recruitment campaign in the new year to sign up new dealers. Timo Halonen, the company’s dealer-owned service station manager for the UK and Ireland, said: “We’re here and we’re in business. We haven’t communicated our message well, but we’re now on a new regime to ...