All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2014
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Report demands fundamental reform of business rates
The current system of business rates is not fit for purpose and needs to be fundamentally reformed, says the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee in a report published this week. The Committee calls for a wholesale review that goes beyond the administration of business rates to examine whether retail taxes ...
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Honda plans small-scale hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from 2015
Honda is one of the car manufacturers looking at small-scale hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from next year but big-volume numbers will not start ramping up until 2020, says Thomas Brachmann, Honda’s chief project engineer for powertrain technology. There are still a great many hurdles to overcome, he said, not least ...
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Drug addict banned from Bradford forecourts
A “nuisance drug addict” has been banned from every self-service petrol station in Bradford. As part of an ASBO issued on February 18, 36-year-old Robert Dakin has been banned from “entering or attempting to enter or remaining within” any self-service petrol station forecourt or self-service petrol station shop in the ...
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Forecourt worker steals from his boss
A forecourt attendant in Luton stole more than £3,000 from his boss using a fuel card that was left behind by a customer. According to Bedfordshire on Sunday, Nasir Riasat stole the cash from the petrol station where he worked in Kempston. When the store was empty, he would run ...
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NewsMaxol chief calls for greater transparency on fuel fraudsters
Maxol boss Brian Donaldson has called for greater transparency around the identity of filling stations in Northern Ireland caught selling illicit fuel and for firmer action to be taken against offenders. ”Maxol has always been committed to providing our customers with quality assured fuels and as such we are deeply ...
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Louth’s third forecourt on its way
Work is under way on a £2.5m development that will give Louth in Lincolnshire its third petrol station. According to the local newpaper, Louth Leader, Shell has been confirmed as the fuel supplier and there will be a Spar-branded convenience store, all due to open in the autumn. Planning permission ...
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Exelby starts work on A1(M) scheme
Exelby Services has secured a £4m finance package from HSBC to support development of its new filling station services and truck stop on the A1(M) at Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire. Work has commenced on site and it is expected to be completed by September. The £6.5m project will create a ...
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Dealers at Shell conference for the first time in 15 years
Shell invited dealers to its annual retail conference for the first time in 15 years last month a move that was described as being "long overdue". The event took place at The Celtic Manor in Wales, and more than 90 Shell dealers were in attendance. Two key initiatives were announced ...
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Tesco promo offers up to 20ppl off fuel
A new long-term fuel promotion about to be launched by Tesco "smacks of desperation", according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson and he warned it could have an impact on independent retailers. Savings of up to 20ppl on Tesco fuel will be available to Clubcard users under a scheme which the ...
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MRH heads Top 50 list
Fracking is a game changer and the UK’s refining model is in a period of flux with only the strongest destined to survive, Pete George, managing director of UK & Ireland marketing for Phillips 66 told the audience at last month’s Top 50 Indies dinner. He stressed the need to ...
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Lambert & Butler and Silk Cut get new additions to their ranges
Two of the most iconic brands in the cigarette sector have new lines.JTI is extending Silk Cut with the launch of what it says is the UK’s first super slims crush filter product: Silk Cut SuperSlims Choice.The new product taps into the growth of the capsule cigarette segment, which has ...
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Durapipe adds options with PLX Blue
Durapipe UK is expanding PLX, its specialist fuel conveyance pipework system, with the launch of PLX Blue, a plastic pipework system specifically designed to transport AdBlue fuel in forecourts and other transport refuelling applications. As AdBlue is becoming more widely used within diesel fuelled vehicles, especially HGVs and tractors, PLX ...
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Foster adds to range
Norfolk-based Foster has launched a new range of Display Chillers. It comprises eight new models, all manufactured in the UK, which are available as either open-fronted ’grab and go’ units, or as a closed-fronted display for assisted service. Nick Bamber, product manager at Foster Refrigerator, said: "Customers can buy with ...
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All reds in one pack
New Starburst FaveReds are red flavours, all in one pack. So that means strawberry, raspberry, cherry and red apple available in a 45g stick and 192g pouch. The sweets will be the first in the Starburst portfolio to feature a new pack design which includes a bigger, bolder logo for ...
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Ballygowan arrives
Britvic is launching Ballygowan natural mineral water on to the GB market. The water is bottled at source in Limerick. It has already been available for 30 years in Ireland.
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Money Talk: Auto Enrolment is on its way to your business
You may have heard of it already, but if you haven’t, we’re talking about pensions. And it will affect you and every other employer in the country. You need to know about the regulations and make sure that you’re ready, since the penalties for failing to do so are quite ...
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Opening of Thames Oilport is still some months away
Hopes for an imminent improvement in supply options in the South East have been dashed after the owners of Thames Oilport said its opening was still months away and they could not commit to a revised opening date. When a joint venture of Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK bought ...
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Spreading best practice
Oil Company initiative: certas energyCertas Energy won the Oil Company Initiative award for its SuperStation competition. SuperStation was introduced in 2012 with three main objectives: reinforce the retail credentials of the then GB Oils as a relatively new supplier within the marketplace but one with ambitious plans for growth; signal ...
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Best Site Manager - sponsored by Him
Staff who nominated Jonathan Fraser of Frasers Budgens in Yarnton for the Best Site Manager award said his love of the shop was infectious, so much so that it rubs off on them.Sarah Clacher, who works in the Subway on the Yarnton site, says staff all feel valued and important."Jonathan’s ...