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NewsGreenergy lines up sucessor for chief executive Andrew Owens
Greenergy, onw of the UK’s biggest suppliers of road fuels, has lined up a successor for its chief executive Andrew Owens, who after nearly 30 years in charge is to become non-executive chairman. After an 18-month search and selection process, Christian Flach has joined Greenergy, and after an initial transition ...
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NewsWell known member of forecourt community dies
The directors of two Top 50 Indie companies have paid tribute to a well-known member of the forecourt community who died earlier this month. Sunil Tandon, director of Park Garage Group, and Dermot Dowling, chairman of Petrocell, said: “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our ...
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NewsShortage of facilities blamed for risky charging practices
A majority of EV users who responded to a survey have admitted they have charged dangerously, and blamed it on an absence of local public charging points. Consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First surveyed 1,500 electric vehicle owners, including both all electric and hybrids, revealing that 74% believe that a ...
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NewsValuation Office set to appeal over ATM business rates
A court verdict that overturned £300m of business rate bills for cash machines outside shops is set to be challenged after the Government received approval from the Supreme Court to appeal. The latest decision follows an earlier ruling from the Court of Appeal which confirmed that through the wall ATMs ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV after theft of large amount of cash
Detectives from Staffordshire Police are appealing for help in identifying a man captured on CCTV after a large amount of cash was stolen from a petrol filling station. Officers were called to the petrol station on Waterloo Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, at around 12:20am on Tuesday 28 May following reports that ...
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NewsACS urges retailers to prepare for refrigeration regulation change
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has produced new guidance to help retailers prepare for the F-Gas service ban, which comes into effect on 1 January 2020. The EU Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulation (also known as the EU F-Gas Regulation), will ban the use of refrigerants with a Global Warming ...
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NewsSouth Devon forecourt sold off guide price of £1.1m
A rapidly growing Southern Co-op franchise has acquired its third petrol filling station. Devon-based commercial property agent Charles Darrow sold Ashbys Petrol Station on the A379, near Kingsbridge, in south Devon, on behalf of its owners who wished to focus on other business interests. The Southern Co-op franchise, headed by ...
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NewsFerrari’s first electric hybrid provides 1,000 horse power
Ferrari has dipped its toe in the electric vehicle market with the introduction of its first series-production PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), the SF90 Stradale. The car has three electric motors, one at the rear, known as the MGUK (Motor Generator Unit, Kinetic) due to its derivation from the Formula ...
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NewsFilling station robber jailed for three years
A man who threatened a member of staff before stealing money from a service station in Wickford, Essex, has been jailed for three years. Billy Sharp forced open the doors to the BP garage in Cranfield Park Road shortly after 1.50am on April 18. Once inside he threatened a member ...
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NewsCo-op invests in new filling station and shop in Norfolk
The Co-op is developed a new petrol filling station and food store in Necton, Norfolk, in a multi-million pound re-development of a disused site. The new site is due to launch on Friday, 21 June, and has created 25 jobs. The 24-hour petrol station on the A47 sells unleaded petrol, ...
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NewsNumber of public charging sites exceeds petrol filling stations
There are now more public charging locations in the UK than petrol stations, according to data from Zap-Map, an online service for electric charger users. As of 22 May, Zap-Map reported there were 8,471 charging locations across the UK, hosting a total of 13,613 charging devices. According to Experian Catalist ...
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NewsDfT launches website to publicise fuel labelling changes
A website advising consumers about the changes to fuel labelling on forecourts has been launched by the Department for Transport (DfT). The launch follows the distribution of Know your fuel campaign toolkits, which have been sent to filling stations by the DfT. The labels, which are intended to help drivers ...
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NewsACS welcomes decision to axe charges for calls to police
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed an announcement by the Home Office’s that charges for calls to the 101 police non-emergency number will be dropped. Currently, callers to the 101 number are connected to their local police force or a force of their choice at a cost of ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son buys site
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has added to its estate with the purchase of Snaith Hall Filling Station in Snaith, near Goole in East Yorkshire. It was sold through specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, on behalf of the family who had operated it for more than ...
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NewsBudgens wins ’Favourite Forecourt Retailer’ at HIM Awards
Symbol group Budgens was voted The Shoppers’ Favourite Forecourt Retailer at the HIM Awards 2019. The celebratory night at East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf. saw 16 awards presented in front of a sell-out audience of over 400 senior, industry leading suppliers, retailers and wholesalers. BP won The Shoppers’ ...
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NewsGovernment launches design competition for EV chargers
The government has launched a competition for 7 to 19-year olds to design the electric vehicle chargepoints of the future. The Eco Innovators competition calls on students to submit creative designs for public electric vehicle chargepoints, The competition aims to encourage young people to learn more about the engineering sector ...
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NewsRaiders use digger to steal ATM from Hampshire forecourt
Officers from Hampshire Police are hunting for thieves who used a digger to smash down a wall and rip out an ATM from a forecourt.Raiders targeted the Windmill Service Station on the A338 Salisbury Road near Ringwood in the early hours of Monday May 21.Emergency services were called to the ...
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NewsMan armed with hammer robs forecourt store in Coventry
A man armed with a hammer has robbed a petrol station in Coventry. The raid took place at the Texaco petrol station on Hinckley Road in Walsgrave, sometime between 6pm and 6.55pm on Thursday, May 16, when the man threatened a member of staff with a hammer, demanding money, and ...
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NewsLincolnshire Police make arrests after rash of drive-offs
Two men have been released on conditional bail after their arrest in Bourne, Lincolnshire, on suspicion of conspiring to steal fuel from petrol stations. The men were arrested after officers on patrol noticed a suspicious car on May 19 on the A16 in Spalding. They suspected it might have been ...
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NewsJP&S Services opens new-build Texaco site in Hampshire
A newly built Texaco Service Station has opened in Headly Down, Hampshire. Texaco Beech Hill service station, owned by Top 50 Indie JP&S Services, was officially opened by East Hampshire District Council chairman Anthony Williams. The new build service station features four pumps supplying all four grades of fuel, including ...