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Ascona Group grows again with Cornwall Garage Group purchase
Growing Top 50 Indie Ascona Group has bought fellow Top 50 Indie Cornwall Garage Group, a portfolio of 17 petrol filling stations, located across the Midlands, Home Counties and South West of England.Specialist business property advisor Christie & Co handled the deal for Cornwall Garage Group.The portfolio, which was first ...
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Big hike in National Living Wage on its way in April
The government has announced what it called "the biggest cash increase ever" in the National Living Wage rate, which will take effect from April. The National Living Wage will rise by 51p from its current rate of £8.21, to £8.72 per hour.The new rates are: for people aged 25 and ...
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appleby westward buys denovoAppleby Westward has bought the forecourt and c-store group, Denovo Retail, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will add 15 convenience stores and two forecourt shops to Appleby Westward’s portfolio of company-owned Spar stores, taking thetotal to 88.greenergy investigation droppedThe Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has informed Greenergy ...
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Harvest Energy brings road tanker logistics in-house
Harvest Energy is aiming to enhance its delivery infrastructure by bringing its road tanker logistics in-house, operating under the name Axis Logistics.Like Harvest Energy, the new division of the company will be wholly owned by the Prax Group.The service was previously performed by third-party contracts and the new service is ...
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Middle East tensions could mean higher prices
Volatility in the oil market caused by the heightened tension in the Middle East could feed through to the pumps in the shape of higher prices, the RAC has warned. RAC fuel spokesman, Simon Williams, said: "Increasing tension between Washington and Tehran will cause the oil price to go up ...
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NewsACS urges retailers to take part in its 2020 crime survey
Retailers are being urged to share their experiences of retail crime over the past 12 months in the Association of Convenience Stores’ 2020 Crime Survey. The survey examines the impact that crime has on the convenience sector looking at how crime is affecting retailers, number of incidents experienced and how ...
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NewsIonity orders an additional 324 350kW EV chargers from ABB
Electric charger manufacturer ABB has received an order for 324 additional 350 kW electric vehicle chargers from Ionity. The chargers are to be rolled out in 24 countries by the end of 2020 as part of the second phase of its network expansion. ABB was commissioned in 2018 as technology ...
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NewsEG Group targets Caltex Australia for possible acquisition
Euro Garage’s parent company EG Group has approached fuel retailer and refiner Caltex Australia about the potential acquisition of some or all of its assets in a deal that could be worth more than £4.5bn. Caltex, which has a network of sites accounting for about 16% of petrol sales in ...
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NewsRobbers threaten assistant during raid at Derbyshire site
Derbyshire Police officers are appealing for information after a member of staff was threatened at a service station store in Dronfield Woodhouse. Police were called to reports of a robbery at the service station in Stubley Lane, Dronfield Woodhouse, at 5.40am on Tuesday 7 January. A member of staff was ...
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NewsMan injured by quad bike at filling station’s car wash
Hampshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was injured when he was hit by a quad bike on a petrol forecourt. Officers are investigating after the collision at the car wash in the Shell petrol station in High Street, Aldershot, between 4pm and 4.30pm on Sunday January 5. ...
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NewsMotorbike brands record low sales levels in December
All major motorcycle brands recorded low sales figures last month, according to the latest figures from the Motor Cycle Industry Association. A total of 4,995 new motorcycles were registered in December, a reduction of 2.9% or 147 fewer units than the same period last year. “As December is always a ...
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NewsRugby star Rhys Webb becomes ambassador for Oil 4 Wales
Welsh international rugby player Rhys Webb has become an ambassador for Oil 4 Wales. The scrum half, who played for the British and Irish Lions in 2017, has been appointed to the role at the independent family-run oil distributor to coincide with his return to Welsh rugby. The 31-year-old confirmed ...
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NewsACS welcomes extension of Welsh retail rate relief scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed an announcement from the Welsh Government which has confirmed an extension to the High Streets and Retail Rate Relief scheme for 2020-21.As part of the scheme, retail properties with a rateable value up to £9,100 will have a rates bill of zero ...
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NewsNew car market records third annual decline in sales
The UK new car market declined in 2019, with annual registrations falling for the third consecutive year, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 2,311,140 units were registered last year, down 2.4% on the previous year. There was modest growth in ...
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NewsLondon’s first EV rapid charging hub opened by TfL and Engenie
London’s first rapid EV charging hub has been opened at Stratford International Station car park by Transport for London (TfL) and electric vehicle (EV) charging network Engenie.Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said: “London’s air quality is a serious public health crisis and we face a climate emergency which threatens our ...
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NewsPRA publishes its Market Review with focus on future trends
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has published its Market Review 2020, a 64-page guide to the forecourt industry with special emphasis on alternative fuels and the transition to electric vehicles.PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: This is the most comprehensive annual review we have ever produced thanks to terrific contributions from ...
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NewsJTI removes gantries from three stores for selling illicit tobacco
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has removed its gantries from three retailers’ stores after they were convicted of selling illegal tobacco.The removal of JTI gantries from NJ Food & Wine in Staines, Kenton Superstores in Harrow and KS News in Bilston takes the total number of gantries removed to 43.The tobacco ...
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NewsVolatility in oil market set to push up prices at the pumps
Volatility in the oil market caused by the heightened tension in the Middle East could feed through to the pumps in the shape of higher prices, the RAC has warned. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “Increasing tension between Washington and Tehran will cause the oil price to go up ...
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NewsGovernment hikes National Living Wage by well above inflation rate
The Government has announced what it called “the biggest cash increase ever” in the National Living Wage rate, which will take effect from April this year.In April the National Living Wage will rise by 51p in April from its current rate of £8.21 to £8.72 per hour.The new hourly rates ...
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NewsACS calls on Link to cancel fee cut for cash machine operators
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on Link, which manages the UK’s ATM network, to cancel its next planned fee cut and stop large numbers of machines being lost from local communities.Link’s cuts to the fees that are paid to cash machine operators have resulted in thousands of ...