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profits rise at rontec 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. In his chairman’s statement, Gerald Ronson said that although fuel volumes had been under pressure, shop sales increased ...
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Shell replaces Driver’s Club with Shell Go+ rewards
Shell is updating the way it rewards customers for the business they bring to Shell service stations with a new rewards programme Shell Go+, officially launched on March 11. The new programme will replace the existing Shell Drivers’ Club scheme. Michael Hominick, marketing manager for Shell Retail UK, said: "We ...
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Forecourt owner partners with Co-op for new site
Forecourt owner Visvanathan Ragunathan has partnered with Southern Co-op for the opening of his new site at Southwater in West Sussex. The store at the Texaco fuel station is trading under Southern Co-op’s Welcome franchise brand. He said: "Our customers love the Co-op own-label range and promotions. They love our ...
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September will see new rules on fuel labelling
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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Gulf Retail gives it retailers more Oomph
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 ...
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NewsShell launches new rewards programme – Shell Go+
Shell has launched a new rewards programme – Shell Go+ – which will replace its current Drivers’ Club scheme and is designed to completely update the way the company rewards customers for the business they bring to Shell service stations. “It’s a fresh start to a brand new rewards programme, ...
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Jet unveils new image
Jet has unveiled a new image prototype at Jet Abbeyside in Selby, North Yorkshire, one of the fuel brand’s new company-owned sites, acquired from independent retailer Nick Baker last October. The new design has been developed in response to dealer and consumer feedback, and incorporates an array of improvements, including ...
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Vapestore opens at Rusdene Waterlooville
Forecourt group Rusdene has launched a new partnership with a vaping company, trialling new retail offers across all of its five sites. Working with Vapouriz Group it opened the first example, a 300sq ft Vapestore, at the Waterlooville BP Service Station, in Hampshire. The partnership will roll out further Vapestores, ...
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NewsMFG site denied 24-hour off licence
MFG Ruthin in Denbighshire has been refused a 24-hour off licence. It already has a licence to sell alcohol from 6am to 11pm but wanted to extend this to reflect its 24-hour trading. Earlier this week, the three members of Denbighshire’s sub-licensing committee granted the site permission to sell late ...
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NewsTSG acquires Cameron Forecourt
TSG UK’s acquisition of commercial fuelling specialist Cameron Forecourt has completed, with TSG saying it’s a great fit as it complements its dominant position in retail fuelling, creating a “unique organisation with significant capabilities to serve the fuelling demands of the UK”. Barry Jenner, former managing director of Cameron Forecourt, ...
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NewsBig Oil partners with EdgePetrol
Big Oil has announced a new partnership with EdgePetrol, the innovative software company that specialises in providing fuel retailers with real-time visibility of their sites and live margins. As part of the partnership, EdgePetrol will now distribute Platts daily price assessments to Big Oil customers.Owned by the Retail Motor Industry ...
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NewsChargePoint Services to provide electric charging in Surrey borough
ChargePoint Services and Waverley Borough Council have announced plans to provide electric vehicle charging for drivers across the borough. The GeniePoint Network will be extended to include 50kW+ GeniePoint rapid chargers in Farnham, Haslemere, Godalming and Cranleigh – all high traffic areas. The GeniePoints will be situated in Waverley Borough ...
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NewsEssar on a mission to grow dealer network
Essar Oil (UK) has restated its aim of 400 sites within the next five years, following the appointment of Ramsay MacDonald as head of retail at the start of the year.“We’ve got fuel quality, we’ve got scale, we’ve got the ambition, the image, the team,” said MacDonald. “It’s not a ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsOil price jump puts end to run of lower pump prices
Three consecutive months of price reductions on the UK’s forecourts came to a halt in February as both petrol and diesel went up slightly. Data from RAC Fuel Watch shows the UK average price of a litre of petrol was up by 0.88p to 120.42p by the end of the ...