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NewsCo-op invests in new filling station and shop in Norfolk
The Co-op is developed a new petrol filling station and food store in Necton, Norfolk, in a multi-million pound re-development of a disused site. The new site is due to launch on Friday, 21 June, and has created 25 jobs. The 24-hour petrol station on the A47 sells unleaded petrol, ...
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NewsFilling station robber jailed for three years
A man who threatened a member of staff before stealing money from a service station in Wickford, Essex, has been jailed for three years. Billy Sharp forced open the doors to the BP garage in Cranfield Park Road shortly after 1.50am on April 18. Once inside he threatened a member ...
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NewsBudgens wins ’Favourite Forecourt Retailer’ at HIM Awards
Symbol group Budgens was voted The Shoppers’ Favourite Forecourt Retailer at the HIM Awards 2019. The celebratory night at East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf. saw 16 awards presented in front of a sell-out audience of over 400 senior, industry leading suppliers, retailers and wholesalers. BP won The Shoppers’ ...
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NewsLincolnshire Police make arrests after rash of drive-offs
Two men have been released on conditional bail after their arrest in Bourne, Lincolnshire, on suspicion of conspiring to steal fuel from petrol stations. The men were arrested after officers on patrol noticed a suspicious car on May 19 on the A16 in Spalding. They suspected it might have been ...
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NewsMan armed with hammer robs forecourt store in Coventry
A man armed with a hammer has robbed a petrol station in Coventry. The raid took place at the Texaco petrol station on Hinckley Road in Walsgrave, sometime between 6pm and 6.55pm on Thursday, May 16, when the man threatened a member of staff with a hammer, demanding money, and ...
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NewsRaiders use digger to steal ATM from Hampshire forecourt
Officers from Hampshire Police are hunting for thieves who used a digger to smash down a wall and rip out an ATM from a forecourt.Raiders targeted the Windmill Service Station on the A338 Salisbury Road near Ringwood in the early hours of Monday May 21.Emergency services were called to the ...
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NewsGovernment launches design competition for EV chargers
The government has launched a competition for 7 to 19-year olds to design the electric vehicle chargepoints of the future. The Eco Innovators competition calls on students to submit creative designs for public electric vehicle chargepoints, The competition aims to encourage young people to learn more about the engineering sector ...
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NewsEsso confirms move to Nectar loyalty scheme from June 1
The shake-up of Esso’s loyalty scheme, which was announced in November last year, will get under way on June 1 when Esso transfers from Tesco Clubcard to Nectar. From that date customers will be able to earn Nectar points on their fuel and shop purchases at participating Esso-branded service stations, ...
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NewsSainsbury’s offers 10ppl discount in fuel promotion
A promotion offering 10ppl off fuel is being launched by Sainsbury’s. Customers who spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Thursday 23 and Tuesday 28 May will receive a coupon and will have 14 days to redeem the offer. The discount can be used ...
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NewsIonity orders 120 350kW Veefil EV chargers from Tritium
Electric vehicle charger company Tritium, has signed a deal with Ionity to supply its Veefil-PK 350kW DC high power electric vehicle (EV) chargers for 120 new Ionity charging sites across Europe.The contract with Ionity is Tritium’s largest-ever deal for its Veefil-PKs and will see an average of four to six ...
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NewsGreenergy acquires tanker fleet in the South West
Greenergy has acquired William C Hockin (Tankers), a family owned specialist haulage company located in the south-west of England. The Hockin tanker business will be integrated into Greenergy Flexigrid, Greenergy’s existing in-house haulage business, as a specialist long-distance operation. Andrew Owens, chief executive of Greenergy, explained: “William C Hockin has ...
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NewsEG Group boosts IT capability with acquisition of company
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has acquired GB3, a provider of information technology (IT) solutions based in Preston. In parallel, Graham Billsborough, founder and CEO of GB3, has been appointed EG Group’s chief information officer (CIO). Billsborough has a background in technology leadership roles and, having worked in AstraZeneca, ...
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NewsGang of robbers raid Applegreen site in Hampshire
Officers from Hampshire Police are investigating after a gang robbed a forecourt in West End, east of Southampton. At about 4.30am on Monday 20 May a group of around five or six men carrying metal objects forced entry to the Applegreen Service Station on Swaythling Road. A member of staff ...
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NewsCNG Fuels starts building work on biomethane refuelling stations
CNG Fuels has commenced construction of two new public access renewable biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) refuelling stations, two of five due to open in 2019 to cater for increasing demand from HGV operators switching from diesel. The new public access Bio-CNG stations will serve major truck routes and cities, ...
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NewsNew BP with M&S Simply Food service station opens in Norfolk
A new BP service station with M&S Simply Food has opened at the A140/A143 junction at Scole in Norfolk. The scheme has created 20 new jobs and includes a toilet accessible to disabled people, and a baby changing-room. Andy Kenney, BP district manager, said: “The new store and introduction of ...
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NewsRAC says smaller retailers fairer on fuel prices than supermarkets
The RAC says smaller fuel retailers are being fairer to their customers on prices than the big four supermarkets. The claim came as the RAC revealed the supermarkets raised the price of petrol almost every day for three months. Data from RAC Fuel Watch shows the supermarkets increased the price ...
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NewsJP&S Services opens new-build Texaco site in Hampshire
A newly built Texaco Service Station has opened in Headly Down, Hampshire. Texaco Beech Hill service station, owned by Top 50 Indie JP&S Services, was officially opened by East Hampshire District Council chairman Anthony Williams. The new build service station features four pumps supplying all four grades of fuel, including ...
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MFG signs with BP for 1bn litres per annum deal
Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has signed a new five-year, one billion litres-a-year fuel supply contract with BP. The announcement comes after MFG’s acquisition of MRH last year. The deal, which runs from April 2019, secures the fuel supply across nearly 250 BP-branded forecourts across ...
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NewsPremier celebrates 25-year anniversary
Premier is celebrating its 25-year anniversary with its biggest-ever scratchcard giveaway featuring £1.2 million-worth of prizes. Premier brand director Martyn Parkinson said the brand – which was created in 1994 with 200 stores – had enjoyed 17 years of consecutive growth, and now had 3,350 stores serving 16m consumers every ...
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A £3m overhaul for Co-op site on the Isle of Skye
The Co-op store and petrol filling station in Broadford on the Isle of Skye has reopened following a £3.5m overhaul. Sales of fuel were maintained over the length of the work, which included installation of new fuel tanks, new columns and canopy, and the complete refurbishment of the store.The petrol ...