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NewsEG Group considering IPO
Top 50 Indie Euro Garage’s parent company EG Group is said to be considering an initial public offering next year which, according to financial press reports, could value it at anything between £5-£10bn. Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa founded Blackburn-based Euro Garages in 2001 with the acquisition of a single ...
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NewsMFG buys Top 50 Indie Symonds Retail
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has signed an agreement to purchase the south-west of England forecourt operator, and fellow Top 50 Indie, Symonds Retail Limited. The transaction is scheduled to close early next month. CEO Jeremy Symonds is part of a family business that began as ...
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NewsInquest opens into man crushed to death on forecourt
An inquest has been opened into the death of man who was crushed by a car on a Tesco Express/Esso forecourt in Wales. According to Wales Online, 66-year-old Brian Griffiths had gone to the site at Brynymor Road, Gowerton, with his wife on September 30. He got out of his ...
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NewsOxfordshire site gets ultra-rapid chargers
New ultra-rapid charging technology has been installed at Frilford Service Station, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, by EV charging specialist InstaVolt. The new chargers are capable of charging at 125kW – halving the time it would take drivers of compatible vehicles to charge compared to 50kW chargers. Drivers can pay by ...
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NewsEuro Garages seeks planning permission for St Austell site
Euro Garages has submitted planning permission for a new 24-hour forecourt with convenience store and two drive-thrus at Holmbush Road, St Austell. Asbri Planning, on behalf of Euro Garages, said the proposed development would include a 320sq m forecourt store; 185sq m drive-thru coffee outlet and 245sq m drive thru ...
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NewsNew £20 note revealed
The new £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner has been uneveiled by Bank of England governor Mark Carney. The new polymer £20 note - which will be issued for the first time on February 20, 2020 - contains sophisticated security features leading to claims it is the most secure ...
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NewsTexaco signs up three-acre site in Northern Ireland
Patterson M1 Service Station in Dungannon, County Tyrone, is the latest site to join the Texaco brand. At three acres, the Dungannon site will be one of the largest Texaco forecourts in the region, capturing commuters and commercial traffic heading along the main route into and out of Belfast. Site ...
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NewsShell launches ’carbon neutral’ programme for drivers
Shell is giving drivers the chance to offset their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions free of charge, when they buy fuel at its UK service stations, in a programme that will cost £10 million over the next 12 months. The scheme, which launches next week on October 17, means drivers will ...
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Maxol’s new motorway services Maxol Group has won planning permission for a £6m motorway service station in Newry, Northern Ireland. Maxol has 96 forecourts in Northern Ireland, and the Newry site will be its second motorway one. Its other one, at Tannaghmore on the A26 between Antrim and Ballymena, won ...
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NewsHammer-wielding robber sent packing by forecourt site owner
Essex Police are appealing for information after a hammer-wielding robber targeted a service station in St Osyth, before making off empty handed. Two people pulled up on a moped at the Gulf Service Station in Pump Hill at around 8.20pm on 26 September. One of the raiders, armed with a ...
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NewsDealers and LowCVP team up to counter perceptions on EV range
An initiative to overcome the common perception that electric vehicles (EVs) have a lack of range has been launched by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) and Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP). The two organisations have together produced a Know Your Electric Range guide for consumers. It is intended to ...
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NewsMajor forecourt operator wins consent for new site
A major forecourt operator with more than 30 sites in the north of England has won planning permission to build a petrol filling station, convenience store and jet wash facilities at a site in Bury. In May Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co put in a planning application ...
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NewsRobber threatens forecourt staff with crowbar and steals cash
Merseyside Police detectives are investigating after a balaclava-clad robber threatened staff at a Liverpool petrol station with a crowbar. The raider demanded cash after storming into the Morrisons forecourt site in Belle Vale at around 6.40am on Wednesday October 9. No-one was injured but Merseyside Police said staff were left ...
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NewsUKPIA warns Government over Brexit plan for no tariffs
The UK’s petrol and diesel producers have criticised a government decision not to introduce tariffs on imported fuel if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.When the government initially announced its plans not to impose tariffs it was warned the viability of the UK refining industry would be threatened ...
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NewsPolice issue new warning over Halloween biker gangs
Fuel retailers are again being warned to take precautions against lawless gangs of motorbike, moped and scooter riders who may take to the roads over Halloween.The warning has come from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), but in the past crime and disorder had been caused by gangs in several cities.After ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout in Inverness
The PRA will be staging a Business Breakout in Inverness on Wednesday October 30.It is being held at Jurys Hotel in Inverness Millburn Road.Coffee will be provided from 10am and there will be a free buffet lunch with opportunities to network.Presentations will include: PRA – latest market update; Highland Council ...
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NewsCertas Energy announces finalists for SuperStation awards
Certas Energy has announced the finalists for this year’s SuperStation competition, which is open to a network of around 800 Gulf and Pace branded sites.The competition, which is judged on factors including forecourt appearance, diversity of product offering, customer service, innovation in business strategy aims to drive up site standards.This ...
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NewsRAC claims that fuel prices are too high despite reduction
The RAC has claimed fuel prices are too high, but conceded independent retailers may not be able to cut prices for financial reasons.Despite fears refinery fires in Saudi Arabia in the middle of September would lead to higher pump prices, the cost of a litre of petrol fell by just ...
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NewsUK new car market struggles while Europe thrives
The UK new car market was up marginally last month, but this was not enough to offset the overall decline this year which leaves 2019 down by 2.5% compared with the same nine months in 2018.Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed September saw growth ...
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NewsCashier attacked by robbers during theft from forecourt shop
Police are appealing for information following a robbery at the BP garage in March, Cambridgeshire, in which a cashier was attacked.The assault occurred after two men walked into the forecourt shop in Dartford Road and stole two bottles of wine at about 9.15pm on Sunday September 29.A member of staff ...