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Ascona Group grows to nine sites with Mossdale purchase
Rapidly growing forecourt operator Ascona Group has taken its estate to nine sites after the purchase of Mossdale Service Station, located on the A6, near to Carnforth in Lancashire. The Esso with Nisa c-store was sold through Christie & Co, who sought offers in excess of £2m. Mossdale Service Station ...
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Park Garage Group’s Balraj Tandon receives an MBE
Park Garage Group director, Balraj Tandon, has been made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours in recognition of his services to business and the south London community. The 59-year-old emigrated to the UK as a refugee from Uganda in 1975 with his family, and has built up the family ...
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NewsFormer MRH retail chief takes helm at Bestway Retail
The former managing director, retail of MRH, Andrew Cresswell, has been appointed chief retail officer of Bestway Retail, which comprises the company’s owned and franchise stores including Bargain Booze, Select Convenience, Central Convenience and Wine Rack. Central Convenience Stores has 20 forecourt sites. Cresswell was appointed managing director, retail, of ...
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Police chief blames forecourt operators for fuel thefts
A police chief has blamed petrol station owners for fuel thefts after it was revealed just two out of 255 incidents in his territory last year resulted in charges. His comments came after a Freedom of Information request by the Matlock Mercury found that thousands of fuel thefts from petrol ...
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Kay Group chooses BP for latest NTI site
BP has signed its first new-to-industry site with The Kay Group at Rockingham Service Station. The Kay Group will be working with Spar, Greggs, WH Smith and there will be a Costa drive-thru at the new location at junction 28 off the M1, at Mansfield in Derbyshire. Howard Nunn, BP’s ...
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NewsSales of motorbikes depressed by Brexit uncertainty
Sales of motorbikes were down 17.9% in December, compared with the same month a year earlier, and dealers expect this trend will continue into the first quarter of 2019, according to the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA). “2018 was a turbulent year for the motorcycle market, driven by political and ...
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robbie bell moves to mccoll’s Welcome Break’s former chief executive Robbie Bell has been appointed chief financial officer of McColl’s Retail Group plc. Bell will take up his new appointment on January 17. His departure from Welcome Break follows its takeover by Applegreen, with John Diviney, managing director of Applegreen’s ...
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NewsGlobal sales of petrol and diesel cars have peaked say experts
Global sales of petrol and diesel cars peaked in 2018, according to industry experts, and are set to decline as alternatively fuelled vehicles (AVCs) take over. A report by the Financial Times predicts sales of petrol and diesel cars are set to fall or slow compared to the rate of ...
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NewsIntense competition for growth in forecourt sector set to continue
The pace of acquisition and change in the forecourt sector is not expected to slacken in 2019 despite the acquisition of MRH by MFG. Retailers and oil companies have told Forecourt Trader they are all looking to grow their businesses in 2019, as reported in News Extra in the latest ...
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PRA says we don’t need indie price watchdog
The PRA has slammed a proposal by a group of MPs for an independent fuel price watchdog to be called Pumpwatch to monitor the cost of petrol and diesel. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Fuel suggested petrol stations that charge "fair prices" would be entitled to display a ...
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NewsJaguar Land Rover invests for electric future
Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturer, has revealed plans to increase its investment in electric vehicles while shedding around 4,500 people in its global workforce. It announced that, from later this year, next-generation Electric Drive Units (EDU) will be produced at the company’s Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton. ...
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Ex-Gulf man Ramsay joins Essar as head of retail
Essar Oil UK has announced the appointment of Ramsay MacDonald as head of retail for its expanding network of service stations in the UK. MacDonald, who has over 30 years of industry experience, was previously with Mobil and BP, and was most recently director of retail for Gulf. Essar Oil ...
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Is fuel price war over?
Three of the big four supermarket groups appear to have stopped trying to compete with Asda on fuel prices, according to the RAC. Its Fuel Watch reports that since mid October the other supermarket fuel retailers have chosen not to compete as closely on the price of unleaded petrol, and ...
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NewsAscona Group buys site in Lancashire for £2m-plus
Rapidly growing forecourt operator Ascona Group has taken its estate to nine sites after the purchase of Mossdale Service Station, located on the A6, near to Carnforth in Lancashire. The filling station, an Esso-branded forecourt alongside a convenience store trading under the Nisa banner, was sold through specialist business property ...
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NewsPlunging diesel sales depress new car sales for 2018
Plunging sales of diesel cars pushed the UK new car market down by 6.8% in 2018, with annual registrations falling for a second year to 2,367,147 units, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Diesel sales were down 29.6% in 2018, with December marking ...
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NewsMore reasons to attend The Forecourt Show 2019
Everything from crime prevention to creating bigger profits will be covered in the business advice section of The Forecourt Show 2019. Co-located with the National Convenience Show, the Retailer Hub will host a packed programme of presentations and discussions. These include ACS at the Retailer Hub, where the Association of ...
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NewsSupermarkets announce round of fuel price cuts
Asda sparked a round of price cuts on fuel on Monday January 7 when it announced it would cut up to 1ppl off unleaded petrol and 2ppl off diesel from the following day. The retailer’s new price means that drivers across the country will pay no more than 113.7ppl on ...
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NewsDigger used in unsuccessful attempt to steal ATM
A digger was used in an unsuccessful attempt to remove an ATM from a forecourt store in Co Tyrone in the early hours of Sunday January 6. The digger was then set on fire outside the Spar store in Omagh at around 4am. Detective sergeant Robinson said: “Thieves used a ...
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NewsBalraj Tandon made MBE in New Year’s Honours
Park Garage Group director Balraj Tandon has been made MBE in the New Year’s Honours in recognition of his services to business and the south London community. The 59-year-old emigrated to the UK as a refugee from Uganda in 1975 with his family and has built up the family businesses ...
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NewsRamsay MacDonald joins Essar Oil UK as head of retail
Essar Oil UK has announced the appointment of Ramsay MacDonald as head of retail for its expanding network of service stations in the UK. MacDonald, who has over 30 years of industry experience, was previously with Mobil and BP, and was most recently director of retail for Gulf. Essar Oil ...