All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2024 – Page 2
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Rontec seeks to add EV chargers to Welshpool site
Top 50 Indie Rontec has submitted plans to add eight EV charging points to its Welshpool Service Station at Buttington Cross, just off the A483.
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Central England Co-op re-signs with Harvest Energy
Central England Co-Operative has re-signed with Harvest Energy to supply its 18 forecourt sites.
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Gulf recognises its star retailers
Six businesses were recognised at the Gulf Roadside Services EXPO & Awards, which took place in Chester last week.
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Focus On Feature
FOCUS ON VAPING: Forecourt retailers face up to vaping uncertainties and opportunities
From April 2025 – Parliamentary approval and a change of government notwithstanding – vaping, one of the most lucrative retail categories for forecourts in recent years, will be subject to a barrage of new regulations. It will mean retailers having to completely rethink how they stock and merchandise the category, not unlike when the ban on displaying tobacco products took effect some years back.
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Kent, Surrey and West Sussex to get new hydrogen buses
A partnership between Kent, Surrey and West Sussex County Councils, Metrobus (Go Ahead) and London Gatwick has won a bid for funding to launch a new fleet of 43 hydrogen buses.
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Shell divestment will not include UK sites
Shell’s plans to divest 500 company-owned sites over the next couple of years are not expected to include sites in the UK, the oil giant has told Forecourt Trader.
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Welcome Break submits plans for knockdown rebuild
Welcome Break has submitted plans to knockdown and rebuild the Applegreen branded Northway Service Station on the A1 Southbound at Hinxworth, Baldock.
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BMW concept car tech will offer bidirectional charging
BMW’s concept car Neue Klasse models, scheduled for launch in 2025, will be equipped with technology for bidirectional charging meaning they will have the ability to both accept and supply electricity.
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Interview
RETAILER PROFILE: Penny on the Move plans loyalty scheme and seven more sites
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move - formerly Penny Petroleum - has major expansion plans for the next 21 months including the introduction of a customer loyalty scheme, increased food to go, rapid convenience delivery, and seven more forecourts to bring its network to 100 sites.
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UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: 20 questions for Andy Cotton from Pearl Forecourts
From his trusty comfy slippers to trips to Canada, Pearl Forecourts’ Andy Cotton shares what he enjoys doing when not working a typical 12-hour shift. It is lucky that he describes his role at the Bolton-based business as his dream job, despite, as he says, never really being off duty.
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Tout’s and Sterling Petroleum come away with trophies from last night’s Convenience Awards 2024
Forecourt operators Tout’s and Sterling Petroleum were recognised in last night’s prestigious Convenience Awards 2024, run by our sister brand Convenience Store.
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One in 10 UK supermarkets offer EV charging after surge in 2023
More than one in 10 UK supermarkets offer electric vehicle charging after more than 600 store locations added the equipment in 2023.
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DFDS could bring electric trucks to UK
Logistics firm DFDS is planning to expand use of its electric trucks to new markets including the UK, Ireland and Norway.
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Fleets will continue to lead on EV sales
Fleet managers expect their fleets to be fully electric in an average of four years, according to a new survey.
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Gridserve wins planning permission for its fifth electric forecourt
Gridserve has won planning permission for what will be its fifth electric forecourt, at the i54 business park off J2 of the M54 in South Staffordshire.
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Former forecourt set to go under the hammer this month
A former petrol forecourt on a 0.25 acre plot in Rhyl in North East Wales, is advertised as going under the hammer later this month by SDL Property Auctions.
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Applegreen Electric partnership submits plans for all-electric forecourt with 37 charging bays
UK property developer Godwin Developments has submitted a planning application for an ultra-rapid EV charging scheme at a busy roadside location in Holystone, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Fuels Industry UK: Proposed ‘fuel finder scheme’ should keep retailer red tape and costs to a minimum
The Government’s proposed ‘fuel finder scheme’ should seek to keep fuel retailer red tape and costs to a minimum, says Fuels Industry UK.
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Connected Kerb to roll out 2,100 chargepoints in South Tyneside
Charging infrastructure provider Connected Kerb is partnering with a local authority in the North-East of England to install 2,100 electric vehicle chargepoints.
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Top 50 Indie high flier acquires four sites in North West
Pearl Forecourts, which was the highest riser in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indie league table earlier this year, has acquired another four sites in the North West of England during what is already an expansive time for the company.