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NewsPod Point wins investment to support expansion
Legal & General Capital has taken a 13% stake in Pod Point, the company powering Tesco and Volkswagen’s plans to set up 2,400 electric vehicle charging bays across 600 Tesco stores. Through its Future Cities business, Legal & General aims to make investments that are focused on creating sustainable communities ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsMaxol raises £23,000 for its charity partner Aware
Forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has raised £23,000 in Northern Ireland for its charity partner, Aware. Brian Donaldson, chief executive officer at Maxol, said: “We’re extremely proud of our partnership with Aware and are delighted to have raised these much-needed funds for them. We also want to thank all our ...
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NewsACS calls for ’Making Tax Digital’ to be delayed by a year
The Government is being urged to postpone the roll-out of new tax procedures, because with less than six weeks to go until the introduction of Making Tax Digital rules by HMRC, only one in four convenience store retailers know what they need to do comply with the changes. From 1 ...
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NewsPetrol station owner fights off armed masked raider
A petrol station owner has fought off a masked armed robber. Himanshu Aligh was locking up the Murco Garage in Tiverton, Devon, when he was approached from behind by a man wearing a mask and carrying a suspected pistol, and was pushed to the ground in the doorway of his ...
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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 ...
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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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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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NewsJet unveils new image prototype
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, ...
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NewsDrive-offs in East Lancashire up 50% over three years
Drive-offs from petrol filling stations in East Lancashire that have been reported to the police have risen by more than half over the past three years, new figures show. A Freedom of Information request by the Lancashire Telegraph found there were 589 reported incidents in the eastern part of the ...