All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2015 – Page 6
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Best oil company initiative: winner - Valero
Valero won the Oil Company Initiative award for its multi-million pound investment in improvements to the Manchester Terminal and Mainline Pipeline. In 2013, Valero re-opened the Manchester Terminal and re-commissioned the northern leg of the Mainline pipeline connecting Manchester to the Pembroke refinery. Valero said that the pipeline provided security ...
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Best tobacco outlet - sponsored by JTI
NJB Services’ Askern Service Station at Doncaster in South Yorkshire was a multiple award winner on the night with the prizes for Best Car Care and Lubricants Outlet and Best Soft Drinks Outlet as well as Best Tobacco Outlet. The judges said the gantry was well stocked, with clear communication ...
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Best valeting facilities - sponsored by wilcomatic
The judges were full of praise for the car washing facilities provided at Fraser’s Retail’s Budgens of Marlborough site in Wiltshire. They said they could see why customers head straight for this site when their vehicles are in need of some TLC. There are many well-presented facilities to enjoy, starting ...
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Best use of retail technology - sponsored by RS Sales
HKS was able to demonstrate that the implementation of retail technology at its Whitwick site in Leicestershire had helped increase gross shop margin so the payback on investment in the system would be achieved within two years. HKS Whitwick was using the Micros SQL Prism 2 system and said the ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Lucozade brings back PMPs
Following the success of its price-marked pack (PMP) range last year which drove an uplift of up to 70% in unit rate of sales on individual flavours, Lucozade is reintroducing its 79p PMPs across a wider range of products during 2015. Launching on Monday 16th March, the limited edition PMP ...
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Autogas unveils new look for brand
Autogas has unveiled a new look for the brand at the Shell filling station at Stirling Corner in Barnet.The site features a new range of graphics, which are intended to be a highly visual message that LPG is a cheaper, cleaner fuel and to help drivers to identify more easily ...
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Laundering plant discovered in County Armagh
A suspected diesel laundering plant, discovered on a farm overlooking the shores of Lough Ross in County Armagh, has been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Officers from HMRC, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, searched the farm in the Crossmaglen area, where ...
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Day in the Life: Andrew Braxton
Ilove my job. I know that might be a cliché, but I’m part of a very dynamic and exciting industry. My role, UK dealer manager, was created two years ago with Shell’s decision to split management of the company-owned sites from dealer sites; and with Shell’s reinvigorated focus on the ...
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Amscreen renews and upgrades MRH deal
MRH, the number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has signed a further five-year contract with Amscreen which will see an upgrade of its existing network of 365 screens in UK forecourts to Amscreen’s 24-inch screen. The new screens also feature Amscreen’s OptimEyes technology, delivering real-time audience measurement data. ...
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Nakd ambition
Natural Balance Foods (NBF) aims to build on its sales performance of 2014 with a raft of NPD and a compehensive programme of support for its Nakd and Trek brands. The heavyweight push follows the phenonemal performance of both brands last year with Nakd sales up by 80.5% to ...
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Power aids
You might have thought that having reached more than £1bn-worth of sales, the energy drinks category would have run out of steam but no, it’s still growing. According to the latest Nielsen data (MAT Jan 3, 2015), the market is powering ahead at 3%, which might not sound a lot ...
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Analysis
Stormy seas ahead?
After one of the most volatile quarters on record for fuel prices, International Petroleum Week in the middle of last month was perfectly timed to bring some clarity to the turmoil, and give dealers some guidance on what may happen to prices in the months ahead.One of the most authoritative ...
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Budgens adds a trio of forecourts to its estate
Three new forecourt stores will have joined the Budgens group before the end of the first quarter.The first is in Stadhampton in Oxfordshire, which opened on February 12. The second in Kingsclere in Hampshire should be open now, while the third in Wellington, Somerset, is expected to open later ...
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Chain adds to Welsh estate
High Noon Stores, which operates 12 convenience stores and forecourts across South Wales and south-west England, has bought a new lease on The Halt at Doldowlod in Llandrindod Wells.The forecourt with Mace branded store, Post Office and restaurant had been operated by the Lawrence and Zamroz families for over 17 ...
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PRODUCT NEWS: Haribo adds to flavours for limited time
Haribo is inviting consumers to vote for their favourite Little Jelly Men in its latest campaign. For a limited time, Super Mix will welcome four new guests into its bag – Little Jelly Men in Cola, Blueberry, Cherry and Melon flavours, with consumers being invited to vote for their favourite ...
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Council accused of being heavy handed over prosecution
A forecourt operator has accused her local council of being heavy handed after it prosecuted her company for hygiene failings at the site. Rozina Limited, which operates the Jet Service Station on Ely Road, Witcham Toll, pleaded guilty to two breaches of food hygiene regulations at Cambridge Magistrates, and was ...
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Money Talk: Why small businesses need accountancy advice
We meet owners of small businesses at many events trade shows, franchise seminars, awards functions and just about anywhere else where business people gather. Being friendly, we speak to them. In oh-so-many instances, our newly-found acquaintance will say something along the lines of: "Mine’s only a small business" or "I ...
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Supermarkets shy about raising prices
Supermarkets have begun quietly raising their fuel prices, but with none of the publicity or social media blitzs associated with their price cuts through December and into January.None of the big four groups gave a definititve answer to Forecourt Trader when it asked each of them how much they had ...
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Analysis
Merril Boulton: Burgeoning Top 50
It’s been another busy month as we completed the research on the latest Top 50 Indies listing, which shows a burgeoning group which has grown at the rate of more than 300 sites in the past year (see report on page 20). And of course more growth will come with ...
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NewsRural fuel rebate to be extended on May 31
The rural fuel rebate scheme will be extended to 17 new areas from May 31, with retailers able to register for the scheme from 1 April, chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has announced. The Rural Fuel Rebate has been approved by the European Union (EU) following a year-long ...