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Rugby’s last indie closes
A Midlands town has lost what is believed to be its last independent petrol station due to mounting losses on the forecourt activities in the face of competition from supermarkets. The business will in future concentrate on selling and repairing cars.Keith Tiernan, who had operated the former Overslade Service Station ...
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LRP supply not in crisis
Fuel distributor, Bayford & Co, has vowed to continue meeting demand for low sulphur leaded fuel, despite Government claims of an imminent LRP supply crisis.Jonathan Turner, managing director, Bayford & Co, said: “Whether intentional or not, recent comments from both the AA and Department for Transport are misleading and have ...
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New show shares the stage with CRS
The importance of convenience retailing for today’s forecourt operators is acknowledged this March with the launch of the Forecourt Retailing Show, NEC, Birmingham, March 14-17. Part of the Convenience Retailing Show 2004, the event is the initiative of Forecourt Trader and Convenience Store publisher, William Reed Business Media Ltd, which ...
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Prices galore as website goes live
A new website, is being launched this month which could radically change the way independent fuel retailers do business, according to Darren Briggs, managing director of a recently formed company based in Wales, called Big Oil Associates. The company hassigned an agreement with Platts – the global leader in energy ...
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Surprise at level prices
The prices of unleaded fuel and diesel are in a period of almost unprecedented stability, according to the latest Allstar Fuel report from fleet and fuel management company Arval PHH. It has found that since mid-August the prices of both diesel and unleaded have varied by less than a penny ...
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Industry upbeat for 2004
The forecourt market looks set for a rewarding year in 2004, according to a survey by financial publishers Plimsoll. Sales are expected to increase an average of one per cent with profit margins remaining low but steady at one per cent. The survey found three distinct views on the ...
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Greenergy calls for tax break on biofuel
Greenergy is calling on the Chancellor to support the development of the UK biodiesel market by introducing a targeted duty incentive to promote blended biodiesels.The company recommends that the government introduce a duty rate for five per cent biodiesel blends set at 1.4 pence per litre below the duty on ...
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BP connect for new toll
RoadChef opens the doors on its BP Connect forecourt on the M6 toll road this month. The main Norton Canes motorway service area will open at the end of January, but the forecourt is available as soon as its part of the toll road around the north of Birmingham is ...
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NewsBudgens Local man joins indie
Budgens Local senior business development manager Brett Corder has left the multiple to join Forecourt Trader of the year winners Jonathan and Rebecca James.They have employed Brett as operations director with responsibility to oversee the management team at their three forecourts in Ely and Chatteris, and Budgens Local supermarket in ...
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Double murder at Cornish forecourt
Shockwaves rippled through the West Country forecourt trade in November as news emerged of a double shooting at a filling station in Cornwall. The incident near Wadebridge on the main Barnstaple to Falmouth road left garage proprietors Graham and Carol Fisher fatally injured with gunshot wounds.Police were called to the ...
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New Year tobacco deadline
Retailers are being reminded that from January 1 next year all cigarettes displayed on shelf must adhere to the new yield requirements set out by the EU Tobacco Product Directive.The maximum yields permitted for cigarettes will be 10mg of tar, 1.0mg of nicotine, and 10mg of carbon monoxide.
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Double trouble
An intruder who inflicted almost £900 of damage at a forecourt in Hertfordshire received a double punishment – he cut himself while smashing a glass door panel with a lump of concrete , an injury which led to his identification.Magistrates at Hertford heard the 21-year-old defendant admit the offence at ...
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NewsDTI throws lifeline to rural retailers
More than 1,000 rural forecourts have been thrown a lifeline following a government announcement on Stage IB vapour recovery.Retailers selling less than 500,000 litres of fuel a year will be exempt from the legislation which comes into force at the end of 2004 as part of a European Directive. The ...
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Today’s fascia for smaller forecourts
Nisa-Today’s has launched a forecourt fascia for small independents, following the launch of Nisa Express for larger sites in July (Forecourt Trader, August, p13).Today’s Express is designed for smaller sites who trade with a Today’s wholesale member to encourage retailer loyalty. Nisa Express is aimed at retailers with a higher ...
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Sugro UK goes live with online service
Wholesale distributor Sugro UK, is launching an online service for independent retailers which will enable them to place their orders directly with the company from anywhere in the UK.The new service – Sugro On Line – goes live on January 5, 2004, although retailers have been able to register since ...
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NewsGoing strong at 82
Could this be the oldest member of the forecourt industry’s workforce? Frank Elvin is 82 years old but still works part time at Bridge Service Station, a Petrol Express site in Alverchurch, Worcestershire. He’s been at the site for at least 20 years after retiring from a 30-year employment at ...
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NewsPump sticker action
Trading Standards officers throughout the East Midlands have joined forces in a UK-first to let motorists know they’re getting their money’s worth of fuel. Petrol pumps that have been checked for accuracy will now display a special sticker to reassure drivers that they’re getting what they pay for. The idea ...
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More red tape for alcohol licensees
A Government turnaround is forcing all alcohol licence holders to renew their licences in February under the current system.Failure of the secondary legislation to be enacted in September has pushed the timetable for reform back to as late as June next year. The Government initially gave good grace and cancelled ...
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Texaco alcohol licence plan rejected
Police in an East Midlands city plagued by under-age drink sales have rammed home their zero-tolerance message by saying ‘no’ to their next door neighbours – Texaco.The petrol giant applied for a licence to sell alcohol at their outlet in Bull Head Street, Wigston, on the outskirts of Leicester. But, ...
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Apathy hindering progress on crime
Retailer apathy could be hindering the industry’s chances of getting on top of forecourt crime, according to PRA director Ray Holloway. Speaking at the British Oil Security Syndicate’s annual crime forum in Leeds last month, Holloway expressed his disappointment at the lack of retailer representation. He also encouraged retailers to ...