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NewsGridserve unveils plans for two large-scale charging sites
Funding has been secured for two solar farms schemes which will include large-scale super charging facilities for electric vehicles (EVs). Gridserve, which last year revealed plans for a network of high-power charging facilities under the brand name Electric Forecourts, has won backing for the solar farms at York and Hull. ...
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NewsKent police make seven arrests over ATM thefts
Kent police have arrested seven men in connection with a rash of ATM thefts across the South East. They executed warrants in Brentwood, Harlow and Stansted Abbotts following the theft of 10 ATM machines in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey from March last year. The warrants also follow over 100 ...
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NewsSlight uplift in new car sales after five-month decline
The UK’s new car market grew marginally in February, up 1.4% following five straight months of decline, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 81,969 new cars were registered on UK roads in the month (a year-on-year uplift of ...
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NewsACS calls for consumers access to cash to be protected
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the publication of the final Access to Cash Review, calling on the Government to ensure that consumer’s access to cash is protected in the future. The review notes that while the UK’s cash use is in decline, it is still a long ...
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NewsCouncil to decide on rival M42 motorway services schemes
A long drawn out planning battle to build a motorway service area (MSA) on the M42 could finally be resolved later this month. In 2014 Extra MSA and Applegreen both applied for permission to build MSAs on the M42, and after numerous delays both planning applications are due to be ...
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NewsGovernment set to miss 2040 target warns Auto Trader report
The Government will not reach its target of phasing out sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, according to a report by Auto Trader magazine. In its biannual Market Report it predicts that sales of alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) will only account for 75% of new car sales ...
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NewsDRB UK Maintenance Services renamed Emtec Petroleum
DRB UK Maintenance Services has announced that from March 1, 2019, it will be trading under the name of Emtec Petroleum. Managing director Robert McArthur explained: “It makes sense that since we have been part of the Emtec Group for more than 11 years that we fall into line with ...
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NewsBOSS Forecourt Crime Index falls slightly in fourth quarter
Incidents of forecourt crime recorded by BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate) fell by 4% during the final quarter (Q4) of 2018, according to the latest results from the BOSS Forecourt Crime Index.The index is based on No Means of Payment (NMoP) incident reports that are made to BOSS as part ...
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NewsPolice check car washes over modern slavery concerns
Police, backed up by officers from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), Immigration Enforcement and by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), have visited five car washes in Cleveland after concerns were raised about modern day slavery. The sites were targeted by members of Cleveland Police’s VEMT (vulnerable, exploited, ...
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Businesses urged to get ready for Making Tax Digital
Businesses are being urged to get ready as over 2,000 businesses a day sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT. Almost 1.2 million businesses have one month to go before the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) – a new way of keeping business records and submitting digital VAT ...
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NewsDetectives investigate attempt to steal ATM from forecourt
Detectives from Kent Police are appealing for information following the attempted theft of a cash machine from the Esso garage at Maidstone Road, in Paddock Wood, in the early hours of 28 February. Police were called at 3am after a vehicle described as a blue 4x4 truck attempted unsuccessfully to ...
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NewsGulf Retail unveils app-based loyalty platform
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 tailor ...
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NewsFuel card customers taking up BPme app
Fuel card customers have become significant users of the BPme app since it was made available to BP Plus and BP Plus Bunker customers six months ago. According to BP Fuel Cards, more than 3,000 cards are active on the app, with over 15,500 fuel card transactions since the launch. ...
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NewsGovernment announces new rules for labelling fuel pumps
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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NewsEssar Oil UK appoints Mark Amor as head of commercial
Essar Oil UK has announced the appointment of Mark Amor as head of commercial.He has more than 28 years’ experience working in the downstream oil industry. He joined BP as a graduate in management sciences and operational research in 1991 and held various commercial leadership roles in the supply, logistics ...
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NewsLatest Top 50 Indies listing reveals sector is in ’very good health’
The Top 50 Indies listing has a new company at number one for the first time since its launch in 2006. An impressive run of 13 years at the top for MRH officially came to an end with the publication of this year’s Top 50 Indies listing, which put MFG ...
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NewsRontec boosts pre-tax profits by 8% to £28.8m
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, which have just been published. In his chairman’s statement, Gerald Ronson said that although fuel volumes had been under pressure, shop sales ...
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NewsRetailers meet police over ATM crime in Northern Ireland
Representatives of retailers in Northern Ireland have met senior police officers to discuss their concerns after a spate of ATM thefts from forecourts and other retailers’ premises. A delegation from the Retail NI trade association met with PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) officers on Tuesday February 26, and after ...
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NewsRobbers tie-up and assault forecourt worker
Officers from Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery at a petrol station in Dunchurch, on the outskirts of Rugby, during which a staff member was tied up and assaulted. It occurred between 9.45pm and 10.25pm on Friday 22 February at Dunchurch Service Station, Coventry Road, Dunchurch. During ...
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NewsAscona Group reveals plans to more than double in size
Fast-growing Ascona Group says it is set to more than double in size by the end of the year, and reach a turnover greater than £150m. In the past year Ascona has grown its business from 7 to 16 sites, with support from lender ThinCats, with turnover increasing from £7m ...