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NewsCo-op Isle of Skye site reopens after £3.5m overhaul
The Co-op store and petrol filling station in Broadford on the Isle of Skye has reopened following a £3.5m overhaul.Sales of fuel were maintained over the length of the work, which included installation of new fuel tanks, new columns and canopy, and the complete refurbishment of the store. The petrol ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Karan Retail buys its 12th petrol filling station
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has bought Herringthorpe Service Station, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, through specialist business property adviser Christie & Co. The Jet-branded, forecourt has four pump islands with 22 nozzles, with capacity for over 45,000 litres of fuel across five storage tanks and a throughput of 1.8mlpa. The ...
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NewsNearly 1,000 potential slavery cases logged by car wash app
Nearly 1,000 cases of potential modern slavery have been logged by the Clewer Initiative’s Safe Car Wash app, which was launched last June to help raise awareness of modern slavery in hand car washes. The Safe Car Wash app is designed to be used by a driver going to get ...
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NewsEG Group set to top 1,000 US sites after acquisition deal
Euro Garages parent company EG Group has struck a deal to expand its US estate to more than 1,000 locations with the acquisition of 54 Fastrac Markets-branded convenience retail stores and petrol stations and the company’s wholesale fuel business. Fastrac operates in New York State with sites clustered along the ...
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Knockdown rebuild for George Hammond site
Top 50 Indie George Hammond plc has relaunched its Three Elm site at Tonbridge, in Kent, following a full knockdown rebuild, which has included moving the shop from Spar to Southern Co-op’s Welcome franchise. The former site, which closed in August last year, was a four-square forecourt with one HGV ...
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Whaplode re-opens after redevelopment
Lincolnshire Co-op has re-opened Whaplode Food Store and Filling Station after a £1.6m development. The site on Main Road has been given a major overhaul including the creation of a new, larger food outlet to replace the former kiosk on the site. It has doubled the retail area, creating room ...
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A £3m revamp gives Cairn Lodge a fresh, new look
A £3m revamp of Cairn Lodge Services has been carried out by award-winning motorway service area operator Westmorland. Cairn Lodge Services is located off the A74(M), 35 miles south of Glasgow, and the changes include a new brand direction, farm shop, kitchen, dining hall and children’s play area. Brand director ...
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NewsUK can lead world in self driving report claims
The UK is in pole position in the global race to market for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), according to a report published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and Frost & Sullivan. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Winning the Global Race to Market, analyses the wide-ranging societal ...
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NewsSales of new cars continue to slide in March
UK new car registrations were down 3.4% in March, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Demand for petrol cars was up 5.1%, and sales of alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) increased by 7.6% with 25,302 registered, but this was not enough to offset ...
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NewsRaider armed with knife robs petrol station
Officers from North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a masked man armed with a knife robbed a petrol station in Harrogate. The incident happened on Skipton Road Esso at 3.45am on Friday April 5. A man carrying a knife approached the cashier and demanded cash and ...
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NewsChristie & Co brings group of five petrol stations to market
A group of five freehold petrol filling station sites in Yorkshire has been brought to market by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co. They comprise two sites in Barnsley, Cross Keys Garage in Hoyland and Turnpike Garage in Staincross, two sites in Doncaster, Leyland Central Garage in Belton ...
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NewsJos Richardson & Son adds seventh forecourt site
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has purchased Snaith Hall Filling Station, a Gulf fuel station and convenience store based in the town of Snaith, near Goole, East Yorkshire. The purchase of the property and the goodwill of the business adds a seventh site to the family owned business’s ...
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NewsRontec acquires Telford site and opens Morrisons Daily store
Top 50 Indie Rontec has acquired Trench Lock filling station in Telford, and opened a Morrisons Daily in the 3,000sq ft shop. The Esso-branded 24-hour site has eight forecourt pumps, five for HGVs and two Adblue, and other facilities on the site include a car wash, dog wash, parking, five ...
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NewsHome Office consults on abuse and violence against shop staff
The Government has launched a call for evidence to tackle violence and abuse against shop staff. The call is open for 12 weeks and asks organisations and individuals to contribute to the Government’s understanding of the problem. The most recent Home Office Commercial Victimisation Survey estimated that in 2017 there ...
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NewsGulf unveils refreshed forecourt imagery
Gulf Retail has freshened its forecourt image as part of a major investment programme to strengthen and grow its dealer network. The modern new look will start to roll-out late summer and comes on the back of its recently launched Oomph loyalty platform. The re-brand has been undertaken in conjunction ...
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NewsSupermarkets step up competition on fuel pricing
Normal competition on fuel prices between the big four supermarkets appears to have resumed in March after four months during which Asda’s competitors stopped tracking its prices as closely as they have in the past. RAC Fuel Watch reports that from the end of October until the end of February ...
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NewsValero runs second campaign with Confused.com
Valero and price comparison website Confused.com have teamed up for a second consecutive year to offer every customer who purchases a new car insurance policy through Confused.com a £20 Texaco fuel voucher. Last year’s Confused.com promotion saw thousands of new customers filling up at Texaco service stations and joining Texaco’s ...
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NewsEG Group completes purchase of Australian network
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group announced the completion of its purchase of Woolworth’s petrol business in Australia on April 2. Mohsin Issa, founder and co-CEO said: “We are pleased to have turned the page on this exciting new chapter for the EG Group. Australia is a key market in ...
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NewsNorthern Irish police make fresh appeal over ATM thefts
A senior the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) detective has issued a fresh appeal to the public to help catch the criminals behind the recent spate of ATM thefts across Northern Ireland. Detective chief inspector David Henderson joined Retail NI chief executive Glynn Roberts in making his appeal in ...
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NewsWestmorland carries out £3m revamp at Cairn Lodge
A £3m revamp of Cairn Lodge Services has been carried out by award-winning motorway service area operator Westmorland. Cairn Lodge Services is located off the A74(M), 35 miles south of Glasgow, and the changes include a new brand direction, farmshop, kitchen and children’s play area and dining hall. Brand director ...