All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2019 – Page 4
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NewsNorthern Irish police set up team to tackle ATM crime
A team of detectives has been set up to tackle ATM thefts in Northern Ireland after another attack on a forecourt over the weekend. The Organised Crime Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland has set up the team and is appealing to the public for information. Detective inspector ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout in Belfast
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in Belfast on Thursday March 28.The event will be at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, 117 Milltown Road, Shaws Bridge, with registration from 10am.Presentations will include: PRA – market update; PRA – AFID fuel labelling; Edge Petrol – fuel margins under the microscope; Grip ...
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NewsSuffolk Police investigating after failed cash machine heist
Suffolk Police are appealing for witnesses following the attempted theft of a cash machine in Great Barton. The incident occurred at around 1.30am on Saturday 9 March at the Esso service station in The Street. A car pulled up outside and two people wearing high-visibility jackets got out and hooked-up ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie relaunches Tonbridge site after KDRB
Top 50 Indie George Hammond plc has relaunched its Three Elm site at Tonbridge, in Kent, following a full demolition and rebuild, which has included moving the shop from Spar to Southern Co-op’s Welcome franchise. The former site, which closed in August last year, was a four-square forecourt with one ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robber escapes with £200 in cash
Detectives from Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a knifepoint robbery at a shop in Westbury on Monday March 11. Police were alerted at about 10.30pm to a report of a robbery at the Esso Service Station in Warminster Road, Westbury. A man had entered the store, threatened a ...
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Analysis
A year of upheaval
This year has seen massive upheaval in the Top 50 Indies listing, compared with 2018 when not only were the Top 10 companies all the same companies as the previous year, but they were all in the same order too. Not least among the changes is that, for the first ...
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Tidying up the shopfront
If you’re looking for some new kit to house shopfront items such as coal and logs, then you need to get yourself to stand S141. That’s where you’ll find Sturdy Products and its range of bunkers. The new Sturdy Tidystore Plus is a secure and lockable unit ideal for the ...
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Shaking things up
Cadbury is launching its first-ever powdered milkshake. Choc’Shake is available in 280g jars, rrp £2.09. It will be backed by marketing in the summer.
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Premium promise
Trading up to more premium lines is a big consumer trend in the chocolate market. According to Mintel, consumers’ perceptions of the overall quality of chocolate unsurprisingly come down to its ingredients. In its latest chocolate report, it says: "High-quality ingredients are the key identifier of premium chocolate, associated with ...
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Refined opportunity
A year after leaving the retail helm at Certas Energy, Ramsay MacDonald is back in the saddle, refreshed and rejuvenated, and greatly enthused about his new role at Essar Oil (UK) as head of retail. "What excited me about coming to Essar was the people, the product, and the project ...
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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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The need for speed
If you’re a BP dealer, this summer could be an exciting time for you as BP Chargemaster is starting the roll out of its ultra-fast 150kW electric vehicle (EV) chargers that it expects to be capable of delivering 100 miles of range in just 10 minutes. And the primary focus ...
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Sparkling mango
Barr Soft Drinks is launching a Mangozero-added sugar sparkling version of Rubicon, the UK’s number one exotic juice drink brand (IRI data).
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LED that’s leading the way
Visive Group designs and manufactures quality, robust and efficient LED contour acrylic tubes. The company’s primary LED contour tube products are Hi-Lite and Hi-Brow. Hi-Brow is a clear acrylic tube containing LEDs with lenses to provide an even wash light, up or down an elevation, while Hi-Lite 30 is a ...
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OPW launches new, more user-friendly website
Forecourt equipment manufacturer OPW has launched its new website: opwglobal.com. It is designed to be easy to navigate, mobile and responsive. "The new website was designed from start to finish with our customers in mind," said Keith Moye, VP, global marketing and business development for OPW. "As such, it has ...
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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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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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Wagon Wheels go single for the on-the-go market
broaden the appeal of Wagon Wheels with the introduction of individually-wrapped, single packs for the on-the-go market. The launch of Wagon Wheels Singles follows a successful year for the brand, currently bought by almost one in five households with annual sales of £18.6m, up 8.6% year-on-year (Nielsen). The new format ...
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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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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 ...