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NewsScottish BP site hit by second fire in 10 days
Fire crews have attended a fire at the BP petrol station in Bearsden, East Dumbartonshire, for the second time in 10 days. The latest fire was reported early this morning – with three pumps sent to the site at Stockiemuir Road after the alarm was raised at 3.30am. A spokesperson ...
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NewsEG Group buys 540 Woolworths sites in Australia for A$1.725bn
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has expanded into Australia through a deal with Woolworths Group to buy its 540-site network for A$1.725bn. Woolworths Petrol operates a nationwide network of sites and employs about 4,000 people. In the year to 30 June 2018, the business generated A$4.8bn of revenue and ...
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NewsNew car market declines for second month in a row
The UK new car market declined for the second month in a row in October, with 153,599 vehicles registered, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It said deliveries fell by 2.9% compared with the same month last year, as model changes and backlogs ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout in the West Midlands
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in the West Midlands at Lea Martson Hotel Haunch Lane, Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, on Wednesday November 21. Presentations will include: PRA – latest market update; Edge Petrol – visualising your forecourt; Christie & Co – outlook on the value ...
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NewsAir pollution improving but still exceeding limits
Despite slow improvements, air pollution continues to exceed European Union and World Health Organization limits and guidelines, according to updated data and information published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), and still poses a danger to human health and the environment. Road transport is one of Europe’s main sources of ...
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NewsDetectives investigating after robbery in Skelmersdale
Lancashire Police are appealing for information after a man stole cash during a petrol station robbery in Skelmersdale. The incident occurred at 9.20pm on Saturday November 3 when a man entered the Shell garage on Grimshaw Road and demanded money from the till. The cashier handed the offender £140, and ...
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NewsAlcohol fraudster brothers jailed for total of more than 12 years
Two London-based brothers, who evaded £3.6m in tax by distributing alcohol smuggled into the UK, have been jailed for a total of more than 12 years. Tayfun Donger, 32, and Taylan Donger, 29, both of Edmonton, who masterminded the fraud, were caught unloading smuggled beer at a warehouse in Epping, ...
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NewsCentral England Co-op carries out £67,000 site revamp
Central England Co-op has carried out a £67,000 revamp of one of its petrol filling stations in Huddersfield in response to customer feedback. Work at the site, in Lane Head Road, Shepley, has included the creation of 14 extra parking spaces following the removal of a car wash. The decision ...
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NewsAsda cuts 2ppl from its price cap on unleaded petrol
Asda has sparked a round of price cuts by the supermarkets with a 2ppl reduction on the price of unleaded petrol, effective from today. The retailer’s new national fuel price cap means that Asda forecourts across the country will charge no more than 122.7ppl on unleaded petrol. Asda’s senior fuel ...
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NewsPolice ’victim-blaming’ petrol retailers over crime, says PRA
Police should be honest that they are struggling to deliver their commitment to reduce crime, instead of ‘victim blaming’ petrol retailers, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He was responding to comments made by Simon Cole of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) that petrol retailers are inviting criminality by ...
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NewsRetailer satisfaction levels up in consolidated symbol groups
Satisfaction levels have increased among retailers whose symbol groups have experienced recent consolidation, according to shopper insights agency HIM. HIM’s Symbol Track report was conducted through 1,500 telephone interviews with retailers from 12 different symbol groups, including Best One, Blakemore, Budgens, Costcutter, Go Local, Lifestyle Express, Londis, Mace, Nisa, Premier, ...
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NewsEG Group founders win national entrepreneurs award
Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the joint chief executives of EG Group, have been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The brothers won the top prize and will represent the UK at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year in Monaco in 2019. In addition they were presented with ...
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NewsService station owner attacked during robbery
Police in Surrey are appealing for witnesses after a service station owner was attacked during a robbery, and had to be treated in hospital. The incident happened around 9.16pm at Langley Vale Service Station, near Epsom on Wednesday 31 October, when three men wearing balaclavas took a 58-year-old man into ...
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NewsArsonist strikes at petrol station near Glasgow
Police Scotland detectives are appealing for information after a petrol station was deliberately set on fire in Bearsden, on the outskirts of Glasgow, on Tuesday 30 October. Around 12.10 am police received a report of a fire at the BP station in Stockiemuir Road. Emergency services attended and the building ...
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NewsPRA wins confirmation that rates relief applies to sector
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 earlier this week. Philip Hammond announced that the business rates bill for companies with a rateable value of £51,000 or less ...
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NewsApplegreen completes takeover of Welcome Break
Applegreen has completed the transaction which makes it the second largest motorway service area (MSA) operator in the UK. In a Stock Exchange announcement it confirmed it had completed the deal it agreed at the beginning of August, which means it has a 50.01% controlling stake in Welcome Break. The ...
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NewsPrax Group adds HKS to growing forecourt estate
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: “Prax has confirmed the acquisition of ...
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NewsC-stores growing their share of eating out visits
Convenience stores and supermarkets have grown their share of eating out visits, according to research from MCA Insight – a research insight agency across the foodservice and hospitality sectors. The insight comes from MCA’s Quarterly Update, underpinned by its Eating Out Panel, which comprises 6,000 consumer interviews every month. The ...
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NewsRam raid digger bursts into flames on forecourt
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 Saturday October 27 at the Spar store on the Maxol forecourt on Templepatrick Road ...
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NewsPolice remind forecourts to look out for Halloween bike gangs
Police have reiterated their warning to fuel retailers to take precautions against rampaging gangs of motorbike, moped and scooter riders who may take to the roads on Halloween night. The warning has come from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), but it cautioned it was a national issue rather than ...