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NewsWelcome Break’s former chief executive joins McColl’s as CFO
Welcome Break’s former chief executive Robbie Bell has been appointed chief financial officer of McColl’s Retail Group plc. Early last month was announced that Bell would be leaving Welcome Break on December 31, following its takeover by Applegreen, with John Diviney, managing director of Applegreen’s UK operation taking over. Bell ...
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NewsSupermarkets have given up fuel price competition claims RAC
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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NewsPRA slams proposal for quango to monitor petrol and diesel prices
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 ...
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NewsNorthern Ireland drive-offs top 3,000 with only 37 prosecutions
There were more than 3,000 drive-offs reported to the police in Northern Ireland in just one year, with only 37 successful prosecutions, and the true level of forecourt crime is higher still according to the PRA. The crime figures were disclosed by the Belfast Telegraph after a Freedom of Information ...
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NewsEG Group applies for permission for scheme in Aberdeenshire
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has applied for planning permission for a petrol filling station (PFS), ancillary retail, drive-thru and parking at the ‘City South’ area of Portlethen, in Aberdeenshire. In a report supporting the planning application, Colliers International states: EG Group Ltd find that the site is wholly ...
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NewsACS welcomes proposal to extend plastic bag charge
Government plans to extend the single use plastic carrier bag charge to small retailers in England have been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The Government’s consultation published on 27 December sets out plans to extend the charge to small retailers by 2020 and seeks views on increasing ...
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NewsShopkeepers jailed after HMRC investigators find illegal stash
A pair of shopkeepers caught with more than 1.2 million illegal cigarettes, 300 kg of tobacco and nearly 6,000 litres of alcohol have been jailed. Wrexham-based Hallmat Mahmood, 33, and Dara Ahmed, 36, were arrested after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators found the products, which were worth £468,182.38 in ...
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NewsAssailants attack man in toilets of Surrey petrol station
Surrey Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in the toilets of the BP garage in Ripley on December 17. A Surrey Police spokesman said: “We are looking for witnesses after a 22-year-old man was assaulted at a BP petrol station on December 17 shortly after ...
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NewsAssistant threatened and assaulted by robbers in Leeds
West Yorkshire Police detectives are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a petrol station in Leeds. At about 9.40pm on December 23 three masked men entered the Euro Garages station, in Wetherby Road, Leeds, and threatened the lone member of staff and assaulted him. He received a number ...
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NewsCyber security standards for self-driving vehicles published
New standards that have been unveiled for self-driving vehicles will help keep the UK at the forefront of advancing transport technology, according to a government minister. A new cyber security standard has been published by the British Standards Institute. Working with academics and experts from leading businesses in the car ...
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Spar Victoria Service Station gets £1m revamp
Spar Victoria Service Station, on the outskirts of Leeds, has been relaunched after a £1m revamp of its filling station and food store. Owned by the Patel family for 25 years, the store’s re-investment programme was led by Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co. Owner Dilawer Husen Patel said: "The ...
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NewsEssar UK adds 11 MPK sites to its network
Eleven more sites have been added to Essar’s UK retail network, following the recent agreement with Top 50 Indie MPK Garages to rebrand and supply an initial tranche of 12 stations, the first of which opened last month. The addition of the MPK sites brings the total number of outlets ...
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Crime on forecourts rises by 13% in Q3 of 2018
A 13% rise in incidents of crime on Britain’s retail forecourts has been revealed by the latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index. Rising fuel prices during the quarter have pushed up the average initial loss per site, before any BOSS Payment Watch recovery, to £420 per site in Q3 2018 (Q2 ...
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Seven oil cos will be at The Forecourt Show 2019
BP and Shell are among seven oil companies that have already signed up for The Forecourt Show 2019, making it the most must-attend forecourt exhibition of the year. BP, Greenergy, Gulf, Harvest Energy, Jet, Murco and Shell will be out in force at the NEC from April 8-10, giving retailers ...
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Costa Drive Thru opens at Sandbach South on M6
Roadchef has opened a new Costa Drive Thru at its Sandbach South service area on the M6, following a £500,000 investment. Sandbach South, which is located between Junctions 16 and 17 on the M6, now has a recently refurbished dine-in and drive-thru Costa, as well as a McDonald’s, WH Smith, ...
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EG Group expands in £987m deal Down Under
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 (£987m).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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Euro Garages acquires Cornish forecourt
Euro Garages has completed the acquisition of Four Cross Garage in Penryn, Cornwall. The site had been operated as a petrol filling station and car repair workshop since 1984 by the same family, who are now taking early retirement. Following the acquisition Euro Garages will, for the immediate future, be ...
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Business rates win for through-the-wall ATMs
Through-the-wall ATMs will no longer be subject to a separate business rates assessment after a successful legal challenge in the Appeal Court by several retail giants and ATM operator Cardtronics.The news was welcomed by PRA chairman Brian Madderson, who said: "This will benefit all those that still use cash on ...
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NewsPolice chief blames forecourt owners 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 this 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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NewsThe Kay Group chooses BP branding for new to industry 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. ...