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Old Pump sells to first-time forecourt retailer
An experienced retail operator has bought his first petrol filling station, Old Pump Filling Station in Saundersfoot, Dyfed. Arumugam Satheesh bought the site via Christie & Co, with funding secured through Christie Finance. Located in the Welsh village of Pentlepoir on the busy A478 road from Cardigan to Tenby, The ...
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NewsEG Group increases its US estate to just under 1,700 sites
Euro Garage’s parent company EG Group has increased its estate in the US to just shy of 1,700 sites, only 16 months after its first acquisition in the country. It has agreed a deal for the acquisition of Cumberland Farms, which operates about 600 convenience retail stores and fuel stations ...
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NewsACS calls for extension of plastic bag charge
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the Government to extend the plastic bag charge to small retailers as soon as possible after Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) published figures which show that sales of plastic bags by the seven biggest retailers in England have ...
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NewsCorby site adds two electric chargers to its forecourt offer
A petrol station in Corby has installed two rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers on its forecourt in order to cater for the next generation of cars. Two InstaVolt chargers have gone live at HGC Shell Corby in Cottingham Road, enabling EV drivers to charge on a pay-as-you-go basis. Robert Spooner, ...
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NewsSewell on the go installs defibrillators at all of its sites
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has taken additional steps to support its local communities in East Yorkshire by installing defibrillators at all 13 of its sites.The installations have seen the business invest a total of almost £15,000 in the devices, which give an electric shock – or defibrillation ...
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NewsUKPIA publishes annual review of downstream oil industry
UKPIA has published its annual review of the downstream oil industry. The Statistical Review 2019, which UKPIA has published since 2003, is a compilation of UK downstream oil industry statistics. It draws together recent information on the sector from across a range of sources including government departments and UKPIA members. ...
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op installs BP Chargemaster rapid chargers
Lincolnshire Co-op has selected BP Chargemaster as its partner to install 50kW rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers at two of its stores, with more arriving soon. The first of the charging points is now live at Lincolnshire Co-op’s Albert Street Food Store, in Newark, and is being followed by one ...
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NewsRoadchef’s Norton Canes tops survey of motorway services
Roadchef’s Norton Canes services on the M6 toll has been rated England’s best motorway services for the second year running in the Motorway Services User Survey carried out by independent transport user watchdog Transport Focus.Overall, across the country as a whole, motorway service operators performed well with 90% of visitors ...
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NewsFuel missions to forecourts in long-term decline
Fuel missions are in long-term decline, according to Val Kirillovs, research and insights director at shopper specialist HIM. He says fuel being the main reason for people to visit forecourts has declined by 14% overall since 2019. He also claims top-up shopping in forecourts has stagnated and is not showing ...
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NewsCar makers report 15.2% decline in output in first half of 2019
British car manufacturing output fell by more than a fifth in the first half of 2019, with a 15.2% decline in June marking the 13th consecutive month of negative growth, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reported that 666,521 cars rolled ...
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NewsInstavolt hits 400 landmark with latest rapid charger installation
InstaVolt has begun construction of its 400th rapid charger, which it claims makes it the UK’s largest owner-operated network of rapid electric vehicle chargers in the UK.Work has started on the milestone station, which can be found at KFC on the A460, Cannock. InstaVolt’s chief financial officer Adrian Keen says ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son completes £900k redevelopment
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has reopened Middleton Service Station at Pickering, North Yorkshire, after a 12-week, £900,000 redevelopment of the filling station and convenience store. The fuel offering, formerly from Esso, will now come from Shell, offering customers their premium range of fuels and lubricants, the Shell ...
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NewsSuspect charged after man armed with spanner robs forecourt shop
An Eastbourne man arrested after allegedly stealing alcohol from the BP service station in South Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, and carrying a spanner is to appear in court. Stuart Black, 28, unemployed, of Etchingham Road, Eastbourne, has been charged with two counts of theft from a shop and possessing an ...
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NewsTeenagers arrested after theft of cigarettes from service station
A 15-year-old boy and an 18 year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle (a moped) and burglary following a report of a burglary at a service station on Leas Lane in Seaton near Hull.The service station was broken into at around 1am on Friday ...
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NewsCentrica partners Ford to offer electric vehicle services
Energy company Centrica and Ford are set to offer new electric vehicle services in the UK and Ireland as the car manufacturer accelerates its electrified vehicle plans in Europe.Under the planned partnership, Ford will work exclusively with Centrica to deliver a dedicated home-charging installation service and EV tariffs from British ...
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NewsNine men convicted over illegal cigarette plot in Kent
A gang of nine men who flooded Kent with millions of illegal cigarettes and sold them for £3 a pack in shops have been jailed for a total of 16 years and nine months. The gang, led by Harem Kamishi, 33, of Tunbridge Wells, evaded £667,000 in duty and hid ...
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NewsPrevalence of petrol lease cars drives up CO2 emissions
Average CO2 figures for new leased cars have risen to a five-year high, according to the latest British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA) Quarterly Leasing Survey. The BVRLA’s Q1 2019 Quarterly Leasing Survey has average CO2 for all new leased cars at 118g per km. This figure has risen ...
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NewsACS calls for greater protection for access to cash machines
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for greater protection for access to cash after a report from LINK, the UK’s main cash machine network, showing that cash withdrawals from ATMs declined year-on-year across the UK’s nations and regions in early 2019. ACS highlighted the role that convenience stores ...
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NewsGovernment consults again on deposit return scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the Government to ensure that it fully considers the long-term costs and implications of a deposit return scheme after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) committed to further consultation on the issue. This week Defra published its summary of ...
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NewsRaiders with digger fail in attempted burglary
Raiders appear to have abandoned an attempt to break into a Kent Service station after causing extensive damage to the building. Detectives are investigating following a report of an attempted burglary at the site on Forstal Road, Aylesford. Kent Police was called at around 12.40am on Thursday 25 May after ...