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NewsTop 50 Indie relaunches Tonbridge site after KDRB
Top 50 Indie George Hammond plc has relaunched its Three Elm site at Tonbridge, in Kent, following a full demolition and 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 ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robber escapes with £200 in cash
Detectives from Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a knifepoint robbery at a shop in Westbury on Monday March 11. Police were alerted at about 10.30pm to a report of a robbery at the Esso Service Station in Warminster Road, Westbury. A man had entered the store, threatened a ...
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Vapestore opens at Rusdene Waterlooville
Forecourt group Rusdene has launched a new partnership with a vaping company, trialling new retail offers across all of its five sites. Working with Vapouriz Group it opened the first example, a 300sq ft Vapestore, at the Waterlooville BP Service Station, in Hampshire. The partnership will roll out further Vapestores, ...
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Jet unveils new image
Jet has unveiled a new image prototype at Jet Abbeyside in Selby, North Yorkshire, one of the fuel brand’s new company-owned sites, acquired from independent retailer Nick Baker last October. The new design has been developed in response to dealer and consumer feedback, and incorporates an array of improvements, including ...
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NewsShell launches new rewards programme – Shell Go+
Shell has launched a new rewards programme – Shell Go+ – which will replace its current Drivers’ Club scheme and is designed to completely update the way the company rewards customers for the business they bring to Shell service stations. “It’s a fresh start to a brand new rewards programme, ...
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Gulf Retail gives it retailers more Oomph
Gulf Retail is rolling out out a new forecourt loyalty platform, Oomph, across its UK network, utilising latest technology to drive new revenues to its dealers and enable them to strengthen customer retention. Working in partnership with Azpiral, the new initiative allows Gulf dealers to talk to their customers and ...
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September will see new rules on fuel labelling
The government has announced that new rules on the labelling of petrol and diesel at service stations are to be rolled out from September. The labels are intended to help motorists to make sure they have the right fuel for their vehicle, preventing mis-fuelling and enhancing understanding of the fuel’s ...
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Forecourt owner partners with Co-op for new site
Forecourt owner Visvanathan Ragunathan has partnered with Southern Co-op for the opening of his new site at Southwater in West Sussex. The store at the Texaco fuel station is trading under Southern Co-op’s Welcome franchise brand. He said: "Our customers love the Co-op own-label range and promotions. They love our ...
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Shell replaces Driver’s Club with Shell Go+ rewards
Shell is updating the way it rewards customers for the business they bring to Shell service stations with a new rewards programme Shell Go+, officially launched on March 11. The new programme will replace the existing Shell Drivers’ Club scheme. Michael Hominick, marketing manager for Shell Retail UK, said: "We ...
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profits rise at rontec Top 50 Indie Rontec has revealed it increased pre-tax profits by 8% to £28.8m on turnover of £1.2bn in its accounts for the year to September 30, 2018. In his chairman’s statement, Gerald Ronson said that although fuel volumes had been under pressure, shop sales increased ...
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Phoenix Service Station rises with new BP branding
A newly rebuilt forecourt in the centre of Bradford has been added to the BP dealer network. Phoenix Service Station, which is run by brothers Ismail, Nazir and Mohammad Bismillah, has been converted from Gulf branding, and has undergone a full knockdown and rebuild in partnership with forecourt solutions company, ...
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Essar Oil (UK) is principal sponsor of Forecourt Awards
Essar Oil (UK) has been revealed as the new principal sponsor of this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards the industry’s most prestigious awards programme. The long-established competition is the showcase for the petrol retailing industry recognising and rewarding those businesses at the leading edge of their profession. The Forecourt Trader Awards ...
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BOSS figures for Q4 2018 show forecourt crime fell
Incidents of forecourt crime recorded by BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate) fell by 4% during the final quarter of 2018, according to the latest results from its Forecourt Crime Index. The index is based on no means of payment incident reports that are made as part of its Payment Watch ...
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NewsEssar on a mission to grow dealer network
Essar Oil (UK) has restated its aim of 400 sites within the next five years, following the appointment of Ramsay MacDonald as head of retail at the start of the year.“We’ve got fuel quality, we’ve got scale, we’ve got the ambition, the image, the team,” said MacDonald. “It’s not a ...
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NewsChargePoint Services to provide electric charging in Surrey borough
ChargePoint Services and Waverley Borough Council have announced plans to provide electric vehicle charging for drivers across the borough. The GeniePoint Network will be extended to include 50kW+ GeniePoint rapid chargers in Farnham, Haslemere, Godalming and Cranleigh – all high traffic areas. The GeniePoints will be situated in Waverley Borough ...
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NewsBig Oil partners with EdgePetrol
Big Oil has announced a new partnership with EdgePetrol, the innovative software company that specialises in providing fuel retailers with real-time visibility of their sites and live margins. As part of the partnership, EdgePetrol will now distribute Platts daily price assessments to Big Oil customers.Owned by the Retail Motor Industry ...
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NewsTSG acquires Cameron Forecourt
TSG UK’s acquisition of commercial fuelling specialist Cameron Forecourt has completed, with TSG saying it’s a great fit as it complements its dominant position in retail fuelling, creating a “unique organisation with significant capabilities to serve the fuelling demands of the UK”. Barry Jenner, former managing director of Cameron Forecourt, ...
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NewsMFG site denied 24-hour off licence
MFG Ruthin in Denbighshire has been refused a 24-hour off licence. It already has a licence to sell alcohol from 6am to 11pm but wanted to extend this to reflect its 24-hour trading. Earlier this week, the three members of Denbighshire’s sub-licensing committee granted the site permission to sell late ...
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NewsPod Point wins investment to support expansion
Legal & General Capital has taken a 13% stake in Pod Point, the company powering Tesco and Volkswagen’s plans to set up 2,400 electric vehicle charging bays across 600 Tesco stores. Through its Future Cities business, Legal & General aims to make investments that are focused on creating sustainable communities ...
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NewsOil price jump puts end to run of lower pump prices
Three consecutive months of price reductions on the UK’s forecourts came to a halt in February as both petrol and diesel went up slightly. Data from RAC Fuel Watch shows the UK average price of a litre of petrol was up by 0.88p to 120.42p by the end of the ...