All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2025
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NewsSnappy Shopper to deliver National Lottery Scratchcards from 172 shops
Home-delivery company Snappy Shopper is to offer Scratchcards from 172 shops using the firm’s services after it and Allwyn, the National Lottery operator, embarked on a successful trial last year.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale partners with Roadchef
Co-op Wholesale, the new name for what used to be Nisa’s wholesale operations, has announced a new partnership with Roadchef, replacing Spar at eight motorway service locations on the MSA operator’s network.
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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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ArticleJet wash drains saves customers from soggy feet
Valeting may be a booming sector in the forecourt industry, but offering such services can involve more than just plonking new equipment down on an empty patch of hardstanding.
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ArticleTECH TALK: The importance of maintenance in preparing forecourts for sale – expert advice
A focus on maintenance rather than big spend projects is prudent when preparing to put a forecourt on the market, say property experts.
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ArticleTank relining: what are the options?
’Out of sight, out of mind’ may be a reasonable maxim for tricky relatives, but it can be a recipe for disaster where underground fuel tanks are concerned.
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Focus On FeatureEaster 2025: Over half the UK population expected to take to the road
The upcoming Easter holidays could see over half the UK’s population take to the road, forecourt operators are warned.
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ArticleHow Welcome Break has made Rotherham Services welcome to all ages, inside and out
From a soft play area and outdoor gym to a gaming room for teenagers and exercise pen for dogs, ”something for everyone” is how Welcome Break’s chief executive John Diviney describes Rotherham Services, the latest addition to its now 59-site service area network in the UK.
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NewsSuccessful trial prompts Highway Stops to roll out more solar panels
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail is going to install solar panels at more of its forecourts after cutting electricity costs by more than a quarter at two sites.
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NewsTop 50 Indie entrant reveals latest 'tired' site transformation
New Top 50 Indie entrant Muresh Seevaratnam, who is rapidly growing his network by purchasing ‘tired’ forecourts to develop, is exceeding his sales predictions at the petrol filling station he opened last week after a £650,000 redevelopment.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Seven things you need to know about chocolate confectionery
Getting the balance between value and premium is crucial for chocolate confectionery’s success in your store
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ArticleLEGAL DOCTOR: Beware the fine line between workplace ‘banter’ and bullying
It is no joke when a business faces accusations that its staff have taken ‘banter’ too far, explains law firm Winckworth Sherwood.
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NewsSecurity guards and Real Living Wage help make BP ‘happiest place to work’
Introducing security guards at its company-owned forecourts to make staff feel safer and helping employees learn sign language. Those are just two of the initiatives that have seen BP named as the retail industry’s happiest place to work.
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NewsSt Ives acquisition takes Tom Highland half way to 10-site target
Tom Highland is half way to his target of operating 10 sites by the age of 40, with the acquisition of a former BP/M&S forecourt in St Ives town centre, Cambridgeshire.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Karan Retail builds network in southwest of England
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has acquired its 43rd site – Braunton Service Station near Barnstaple in north Devon – building on its presence in the southwest of England.
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NewsBeware illegal workers, and rights to play music, warns law firm
It is not just hand car washes which are being targeted by immigration officers checking that employees are legally allowed to work in the UK, lawyer Robert Botkai warned delegates at the Petrol Retailers Association’s roadshow in Brands Hatch last week.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Six things you need to know about food to go
Food to go is big business, from the 1,000 Rollover hotdogs sold every week at the two Ron Perry A19 forecourts, to the Hockenhulls’ in-house chocolate bar milkshakes, and Fuzail Patel’s giant Yoh desserts. Here are six trends you need to know about this growing sector.