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NewsApplegreen expects greater benefits from Welcome Break
Applegreen has reported the integration of Welcome Break into the business is going well and could provide greater savings than originally expected, as it published its results for the six months ended 30 June 2019.It said: “The integration of Welcome Break, which was acquired in October 2018, is going well ...
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NewsGulf Retail appoints new regional manager for South East
Gulf Retail has appointed Myra McPartlin as regional manager, South East, replacing Steve White who has retired.Myra was previously area business manager in Scotland and more recently in the North West, having joined Certas Energy in 2016 from its parent company DCC where, as part of the company’s graduate programme, ...
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NewsPRA organises Forecourt Roadshow in Belfast
The PRA will be presenting a Forecourt Roadshow in Belfast on Wednesday October 16, which will be supported by 30 major exhibitors.The event will be at The Maldron Hotel, at Belfast International Airport, running from 12 noon to 7pm and includes a buffet lunch at 1pm and a champagne tea ...
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NewsConvenience store retailers fear Brexit-led food shortages
A quarter of convenience store retailers are concerned about Brexit-led food shortages, according to a survey by shopper insight agency HIM.It found that out of a sample of 250 independent and symbol retailers, 27% were concerned about food shortages if the UK leaves the EU.Eight per cent of retailers have ...
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NewsJet to roll out new image following successful 12-site pilot
Jet is to start rolling out its new forecourt design across the network following a successful 12-site pilot, which received a positive response from consumers and dealers alike, according to Oliver Müller, Jet’s retail business manager. “Over the past 12 months, we’ve been working on an initiative to refresh our ...
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NewsOverhauled forecourt part of Co-op’s £2.75m investment in North Wales
A newly refuburbished filling station is part of a combined investment of £2.75 million by the Co-op in two new-look food stores being relaunched in North Wales next week. Its petrol filling station in Abergele Road, Old Colwyn, re-launches next Thursday, September 26, following a three-month, £1m, overhaul of the ...
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NewsForecourt crime index up by 21%, reveals BOSS
The BOSS Forecourt Crime Index covering the second quarter of 2019 has risen by 21%, according to the latest figures revealed by the British Oil Security Syndicate. The increase is the largest upward change recorded since BOSS established the BOSS Forecourt Crime Index in 2015. During Q2 2019 the BOSS ...
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NewsEuro 6 engines could boost diesel demand
Diesel cars could be set for a comeback thanks to cleaner Euro 6 standard cars now coming off lease and entering auction halls. That’s the view of Alex Wright, managing director of Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA), who believes that despite the controversy surrounding diesels, the appearance of Euro 6 standard ...
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NewsRat in kitchen forces forecourt closure
Applegreen has been forced to close its Cherry Orchard site in Dublin after a video showing a rat in the kitchen at the forecourt was circulated on social media. The 23-second film shows a large brown rat emerging from a packaged loaf of bread, climbing across shelving then going behind ...
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NewsNo disruption to supplies following Extinction Rebellion refinery protest
Valero has reported that everything is back to normal following an Extinction Rebellion protest at its refinery in Pembroke ended last night with two arrests. The protest at the refinery started at around 5.45am on Thursday September 19 with a group of people blocking entrances to the site. Police described ...
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NewsFuel theft spree man jailed for 13 weeks
A Bristol man who stole over £300-worth of fuel from six different forecourts on seven different occasions has been jailed for 13 weeks. The Bristol Live website reported that 31-year old Jonathan Savage’s fuel theft spree took place between December 2018 and April 2019. Savage stole £50.61-worth of petrol from ...
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NewsElectric cars will just be ’cars’ by 2030, says Go Ultra Low
Two thirds of people expect electric cars to be referred to simply as ’cars’ by the year 2030, according to new research conducted by Go Ultra Low, the joint government and industry campaign to promote the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). The research, which looked at the normalisation process of ...
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NewsAF Blakemore relaunches first company-owned Spar as new flagship store with forecourt
AF Blakemore & Son has relocated its inaugural company-owned Spar store to a larger forecourt site on Wolverhampton Road West, Walsall, and incorporated new Subway and Greggs offers. The new 2,163sq ft Spar store was opened by AF Blakemore chairman Peter Blakemore and family members Tom and Liz Blakemore. Peter ...
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NewsJempsons wins first-ever Gold Standard safety award
Jempsons Service Station in Rye, Sussex, which earlier this month won the Best Forecourt Team accolade at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards, has now become the first site in the UK to be awarded a new Gold Standard site safety sticker. The site was awarded the Gold Standard ...
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NewsReviewers rave and rant over motorway services
The MyLondon website has published some of the hilarious reviews posted on Google Reviews about the motorway services on the M25. The 117-miles of the M25 are served by four motorway service areas: Clacket Lane, Cobham, South Mimms and Thurrock. One reviewer gave South Mimms one star for the service ...
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NewsFuel prices set to rise following Saudi attack
Joe Brough, owner of Offerton Green Service Station in Stockport, was interviewed on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday morning about the likelihood of fuel prices rising on the forecourt, following the weekend attack on two major oil production facilities in Saudi Arabia - the world’s second biggest oil producer. With around ...
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NewsGovernment launches ’get ready for Brexit’ briefings
The Government has launched its new campaign ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ aimed at businesses and the general public to encourage them to prepare for EU Exit on October 31, regardless of whether it is expected that the UK will leave with or without a deal. A new website has been ...
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NewsGarner Group is crowned Forecourt Trader of the Year 2019
Garner Group has bagged the top award in forecourt retailing for the second time in five years. The Forecourt Trader of the Year Award 2019 was won with the newly redeveloped Woolmer Service Station in Bordon, Hampshire, following on from the win in 2014 for Portsbridge Service Station. The award ...
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NewsAsda cuts cost of petrol by 3ppl but diesel price unchanged
A cut of 3ppl in the price of petrol has been made by Asda taking its price cap on unleaded to 122.7ppl, while diesel remains unchanged at 126.7ppl.Asda senior fuel buyer Dave Tyrer said: “With wholesale costs falling, we’re pleased to be able to pass these savings onto our customers. ...
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NewsExxon Mobil wins consent for £800m expansion at Fawley
Exxon Mobil has won planning permission for an £800m expansion scheme at its Fawley oil refinery in Hampshire.The scheme consists of a hydrogen-generating plant, an automotive diesel oil production facility and diesel storage tanks, and the company said expanding production would help reduce diesel imports and create 1,000 construction jobs.New ...