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NewsShell installs UK’s first 150kW charger on a forecourt
Shell is claiming to have the UK’s first 150kW electric vehicle charger on a forecourt. The new charger is a part of Shell Recharge, Shell’s on-forecourt Electric Vehicle (EV) charging service, and is available for use at Shell’s Battersea Service Station in London. The 150kW high-powered charger will sit alongside ...
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NewsPortadown site rebrands fuel offer as Texaco
Wrights Service Station in Portadown, Northern Ireland, has rebranded to Texaco having previously sold fuel under the Star brand for 10 years. The brand switch will offer customers a loyalty programme, Star Rewards, for the first time, and the site will stock two grades of fuel, diesel and unleaded petrol. ...
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NewsEuro Garages wins consent for development in Workington
Euro Garages has won planning permission to develop a drive-through café, restaurant and filling station in west Cumbria. The scheme is for the site of a former care home on land bounded by the A595 and A597 at Lillyhall in Workington. The plans include a fuel forecourt with four pump ...
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NewsEuro Garages buys second site in Scotland in a month
Following on from the recent purchase of West Highway Service Station in Glasgow, Euro Garages has secured a second acquisition, Guthrie Bros in Montrose, through specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co. Guthrie Bros is located on Northesk Road and was established in 1949 including a Ford dealership which sat ...
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NewsCertas begins construction of bunker site at Newark Lorry Park
Certas Energy is expanding its bunker refuelling site network with a new development at Newark Lorry Park. The site is located on the old Great North Road, alongside the A46 trunk road and is three miles from the A1. Developed by Certas Energy in partnership with Newark and Sherwood District ...
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NewsAsda forecourt closed over fuel contamination fears
An Asda forecourt in south Wales has been shut after a number of cars broke down shortly after filling up there on July 1. An Asda spokesperson said: “We are currently conducting an investigation into a suspected contamination at our Pillgwenlly petrol station at around 7pm last night. As soon ...
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NewsPetrol and diesel prices fall after four months of rises
Four months of rising fuel prices came to an end in June with the average cost of both petrol and diesel at the pumps falling sharply due to the cost of oil dipping to $62, according to RAC Fuel Watch. The average price of unleaded petrol dropped 3ppl from 130.67ppl ...
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NewsChristie & Co predicts more oil company acquisitions
Oil companies have not been as active as expected in acquiring petrol filling stations in the first half of 2019, but this could change in the rest of the year, according to specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co. In its overview of the retail market in the first half ...
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NewsFirst-time buyer acquires site from Top 50 Indie SK Fuel
A first-time buyer has purchased one of the six forecourt sites being sold by Top 50 Indie SK Fuel. The specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has completed the sale of Sutton Road Service Station on Sutton Road, Hull, with funding secured through its commercial finance broker Christie Finance. ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail acquires two Scottish sites
Top 50 Indie Grove Retail has acquired two petrol filling stations from Motor Fuel Group, adding to its portfolio of petrol filling stations in central Scotland. Fairfield Service Station in Broxburn and Bawbee Filling Station in Leven were acquired for Grove Retail by the specialist Petroleum and Roadside Services Team ...
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NewsSimon Smith Retail sells to MFG
MFG has confirmed its acquisition of award-winning Top 50 Indie, Simon Smith Retail. The seven-strong group has been a high-profile player in the forecourt retailing sector for many years, with its entrpreneurial flair and high standards of operation. It won Forecourt Trader of the Year back in 2005 and Forecourt ...
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NewsMFG recruits Booker retail boss
Motor Fuel Group has appointed Booker retail boss Steve Fox as its new managing director, retail. Steve will join MFG on September 1, 2019 and will report directly to Jeremy Clarke, MFG’s chief operating officer with the retail, trading, operations and developments teams reporting to him. Graham Timbers will continue ...
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NewsFamily to sell forecourt after 50 years in the business
The Morrison family is putting its Gulf-branded petrol filling station up for sale, having owned it for more than 50 years. The busy forecourt, based in Ramsgate, Kent, has an on-site Bargain Booze store, which provides an off licence and a range of convenience products, catering to a variety of ...
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NewsForecourt crime incidents down 7.5%, says BOSS
Incidents of forecourt crime fell by 7.5% during the first quarter of 2019, according to the latest results recorded by BOSS. The BOSS Forecourt Crime Index is based on No Means of Payment (NMoP) incident reports that are made to BOSS as part of its Payment Watch scheme. During ...
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NewsGo Ultra Low highlights extent of UK charging network
Go Ultra Low, the joint Government and car industry campaign to encourage motorists to switch to an electric vehicle (EV), is launching a campaign to change perceptions about the extent of the UK’s EV charging network. Although there are now close to 24,000 chargepoint connecters at more than 8.600 locations, ...
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NewsGovernment requires home chargers to be ’smart’
Roads minister Michael Ellis has announced that all government-funded home chargepoints installed in the future must be ‘smart’. From 1 July, all chargepoints backed by the government Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme must have the ability to be remotely accessed and capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting to a signal. Smart ...
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NewsRix Petroleum gives digital boost to fuel cards
Hull-based Rix Petroleum has commissioned digital marketing company Zelst to help grow its Fuelmate subsidiary, a provider of fuel card solutions across the UK. Zelst will provide SEO (search engine optimisation) services to Fuelmate to increase search visibility, rankings, traffic and lead generation. Fuelmate is part of the J R ...
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NewsGridserve applies for planning consent for first electric forecourt
Gridserve has submitted a planning application to build an ‘Electric Forecourt’ in Braintree, Essex, the first of more than 100 sites it proposes to develop across the UK with the aim to make charging an electric vehicle (EV) as easy as using a petrol filling station. The company claims Braintree ...
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NewsBP service area to add second storey
BP has won planning permission to add a second storey to the sales building at its services on the A3 near Ripley in Surrey. The proposal, which was approved by Guildford Borough Council, involves demolition of the existing single-storey shop to replace it with a two-storey building almost 3m higher ...
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NewsApplegreen moves into US mid-west with 46 new sites
Applegreen has made its first major acquisition in the mid-west of the US. The company has agreed a 10-year lease for 46 petrol filling stations with convenience stores in the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with a significant number of the sites concentrated in and close to the greater ...