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New Tuffins has hybrid tills offering self-service
A new 3,000sq ft Tuffins Nisa Local store and forecourt has opened in Welshpool, Powys. It was developed on a site purchased by the Delves family four years ago, and has been under construction for six months. The forecourt features 12 petrol pumps and an HGV lane, and operates 24 ...
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Premier group works on MFG site
MFG has appointed the construction division of The Premier Group to redevelop a service station in Mumbles, Swansea. The project includes remodelling of the existing Texaco-branded site, including shop and forecourt alterations and the addition of a new Subway store. The Premier Group started work in September, with completion due ...
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Essar Oil rebrands its first Shell site in company colours
Essar Oil UK has rebranded its first Shell site to company colours with the commissioning of Oundle Road Service Station in Thrapston, Kettering, in Northamptonshire. It is the 54th site unveiled under the Essar marque. Run by dealer Karl Rashid and his family since they acquired the site in 2008, ...
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PFSs in rates change
The PRA has obtained written confirmation from the Treasury that petrol filling stations are covered by the Small Business Rates Relief scheme announced by the Chancellor in the Budget on October 29. Philip Hammond announced that the business rates bill for companies with a rateable value of £51,000 or less ...
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Certas gets green light
Certas Energy has won planning permission to develop a new flagship HGV refuelling facility in the heart of the Golden Triangle of logistics in Northamptonshire. Located 400m off the M1 motorway at junction 16, the development at the existing Red Lion Truck Stop will incorporate eight high-speed multi-product fuel dispensers ...
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Responsible Car Wash Scheme is welcomed
The Car Wash Association (CWA) has welcomed the launch of the Responsible Car Wash Scheme, believing it should prove valuable for improving compliance in existing hand car washes. The scheme, which was launched on 22 October at the House of Lords, has been developed by the Downstream Fuel Association alongside ...
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MPs want zero- emission date brought forward
A committee of MPs has called for the phase out of sales of new diesel and petrol cars and vans to be brought forward to 2032. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said the government’s 2040 targets for zero emission cars are vague and unambitious. It recommends the government ...
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Blaze at service station
Fire crews tackled a blaze at a service station in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, after a digger, used to ram raid an ATM, burst into flames. Fire crews were called to the blaze at 2.15am on October 27 at the Spar store on the Maxol forecourt on Templepatrick Road in ...
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M&S Fuels has big plans for Berkshire Downs site
New owners are planning a rebrand and shop expansion after acquiring a forecourt in Berkshire. Christie & Co brokered the sale of Berkshire Downs Filling Station, a well-established forecourt and Spar-branded store in Chilton, off a freehold guide price of £1.5m. Maruthan Sabapathi of new owner M&S Fuels Limited, which ...
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Arson in Bearsden
Police Scotland detectives are appealing for information after a petrol station was deliberately set on fire in Bearsden, on the outskirts of Glasgow, on October 30. At around 12.10am police received a report of a fire at the BP station in Stockiemuir Road. Emergency services attended and the building was ...
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Appeal for witnesses
Police in Surrey are appealing for witnesses after a service station owner was attacked during a robbery. The incident occurred at 9.16pm at Langley Vale Service Station, near Epsom on October 31. Three men wearing balaclavas assaulted the victim with a broom stick and fire extinguisher. It is believed one ...
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NewsAppeal Court rules against rates on cash machines
Reailers will no longer have to pay rates on their ATMs after a successful legal challenge in the Appeal Court by several retail giants and the ATM operator Cardtronics. The news was welcomed by PRA chairman Brian Madderson, who commented: “It is fantastic news that the Appeal Court has confirmed ...
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Prax Group buys Top 50 Indie firm HKS
Harvest Energy’s parent company Prax Group has bought the sixth ranked company in the Top 50 Indies, HKS, for an undisclosed sum. In the 2018 Top 50 Indies, Leicester-based HKS had 68 sites and claimed a turnover of £250m. A spokesperson for Prax said: "The acquisition reflects the group’s strategic ...
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CMA details the 38 sites MFG is forced to sell
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published details of 38 sites MRH plans to sell to avoid investigations into its takeover of MFG. The disclosure came in a notice which detailed the undertakings MFG has offered to remedy its concerns. The CMA revealed the local areas where it believes ...
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NewsShell starts redevelopment of Tern Hill Service Station
Shell has closed Tern Hill Service Station, at Market Drayton, Shropshire, so that a knock down re-build can be carried out on the site. The design statement supporting the planning application said the development was required to prevent any issues with the fuel storage system and to future proof the ...
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NewsMFG takeover of MRH clears final regulatory hurdle
MFG’s acquisition of MRH has now cleared all its regulatory hurdles after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it would accept undertakings by MFG to dispose of 38 sites. Last month the CMA revealed the 38 sites MFG had offered to sell to avoid a detailed investigation into ...
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NewsEV charging network partners retail park company
Engenie, the electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging network, has partnered with M7 Real Estate to install rapid EV chargers across all of M7’s out-of-town retail warehouses. The partnership – which is based on a profit-share model on gross profit – will see EV charging points powered exclusively by 100% renewable ...
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NewsTen potential slavery victims rescued in car wash raid
Ten potential slavery victims have been rescued in a raid on a car wash by Greater Manchester Police. Three men were arrested after officers swooped on the Drive and Shine car wash in Stockport Road, Levenshulme, as part an investigation carried out with police in the Czech Republic. The three ...
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NewsFormer MRH operator buys village store in Somerset
A former MRH petrol station operator has bought a village store in Somerset. Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has completed the sale of the L&F Jones store in the North Somerset village of Winscombe to Aruna Gamage, who previously operated Crossroads Filling Station in Cheddar on behalf of ...
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NewsRetailer’s gantry removed after counterfeit tobacco conviction
A Blackburn-based tobacco trader has had his gantry removed by Imperial after violating the terms and conditions of his contract, and he will no longer receive any sales support from our organisation. Zainul Chandia, of Northgate News in Blackburn, was convicted by magistrates for possession of counterfeit tobacco. A raid ...