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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsSainsbury’s launches promotion offering 10ppl off fuel
Sainsbury’s has launched a promotion offering customers 10p per litre off fuel when they spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Thursday 27 June and Tuesday 2 July 2019. Qualifying customers will receive a coupon at the checkout or when they receive their online ...
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NewsCar CO2 emissions rise in EU for second consecutive year
Average emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) increased for the second consecutive year in 2018, according to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency. Average new car CO2 emissions across the EU rose 2.0g CO2 per km to 120.4g, and for the first time, ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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NewsJos Richardson & Son to operate M1 fuel service station
Family owned Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has won the contract to operate a fuel service station currently being developed on the M1. Valero is working with Extra MSA Group to develop the UK’s latest motorway service area (MSA) fuel service station, forming part of Extra’s new ‘landmark’ ...
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NewsCash machine raiders jailed for total of 24 years
Three men who used heavy machinery to smash cash machines out of forecourts, shops and banks in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire, have been jailed for a combined total of more than 24 years. Jason Mobey, Jimmy Shea and Les Keet, conspired to target various ATMs – including at Nutbourne Service ...
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NewsCo-op reopens site after multi-million pound scheme
The Co-op has opened a new petrol filling station and food store in Necton, Norfolk, in a multi-million pound re-development that has created 25 jobs on a disused site. The 24-hour petrol station on the A47, which opened today (June 21), sells unleaded petrol, diesel and Super unleaded petrol and ...