All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2010 – Page 3
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Hi-tech air freshener
Magic Tree has launched AirWash said to be the first range of air fresheners incorporating a new, two-in-one patented technology.The range is available in three fragrances sparkling breeze; orange zest; and sun-washed cotton and incorporates a new, powerful two-in-one technology, which combines the smell of a Magic ...
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Agency probes crime link to hand car washes
The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is investigating the hand car wash trade for its suspected links with organised crime. David Charman, chairman of the Car Wash Association, told Forecourt Trader: "Someone from SOCA saw our website and contacted me for information. They said hand car wash operations had been ...
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Robbers jailed after knifepoint theft
A 27-year-old who robbed a Total station, as his accomplice held a knife to a cashier’s neck, has been jailed for eight years. Danny Cordwell, of Clifton, Nottingham, was one of three men who raided the Hucknall Road outlet in the city in August last year. He took ...
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Help and advice from jac roper
Many signs of these timesDo you have a No Smoking sign on your door? I expect most of you do. However Jay Patel, who runs a small kiosk-style forecourt site in north-east London, objects to the amount of clutter he has to stick in his windows and doors and would ...
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Osborne urged to act on rates
RMI Petrol has been quick off the mark in writing to George Osborne to call for his support in the campaign against the current Business Rates system. The letter to the new Chancellor, from RMI Petrol chairman Brian Madderson, outlined the organisation’s campaign to persuade the Valuation Office Agency to ...
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Soaring fuel prices see 50% rise in drive-offs
Soaring prices at the pumps has triggered an alarming rise in drive-away thefts from forecourts in one East Midlands county. Leicestershire police have warned outlets in the area to be on their guard against thieves, who are hitting some garages up to five times a week. ...
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Fuel Market Review 2010
Once again Experian Catalist is pleased to be able to provide Forecourt Trader with the UK summary for their Fuel Market Review 2010. The data shown in the following tables is from Experian Catalist’s latest release of its UK database in April for the first quarter of 2010.SummaryFollowing the theme ...
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Birds Eye hits 100%
Birds Eye is launching a major marketing campaign aimed at educating consumers on the benefits of frozen food.The campaign will focus on Birds Eye’s commitment to quality ingredients.Under the banner ’We’re only content with 100%’, the company will make clear on packs that its fish fingers are made from 100% ...
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New Life for Mobil 1
ExxonMobil’s new engine oil Mobil 1 New Life OW-40 has been launched in style by F1 star Lewis Hamilton at the McLaren Technology Centre. Accompanying him was TV chef and motoring enthusiast James Martin who will putting the New Life oil to the test in July as part ...
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New transport minister to end ’war on motorist’
On his first day as Minister for Transport, Philip Hammond MP vowed to put a halt to Labour’s ‘war on the motorist’. Hammond promised to end the way the country’s 33 million drivers have been targeted by the government, by reigning in costs at the pump when oil prices rocket, ...
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Cost of fuel forces drivers to slow down
Motorists are quite literally slowing down because of the escalating cost of fuel, according to a new survey by car supermarket giant Motorpoint. A recent poll on its website, involving 1,500 people, revealed that 69% of motorists have changed their driving habits radically since fuel topped an average of ...
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NewsTesco, Morrisons and Asda slash pump prices
Tesco has announced it is to slash its pump prices from tonight – joining rivals such as Asda and Morrisons in a fuel price war. The supermarket giant said it would chop petrol and diesel by 2ppl at all its 450 petrol stations in the UK. A Tesco spokesperson added: ...
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Coalition agreement plans national recharging network for electric cars
The government has announced it will mandate a national recharging network for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The move was unveiled as part of the new coalition agreement published today. Among the other policies in the 34-page document were the goverment’s commitment to the introduction of a Grocery Ombudsman, the ...
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Euro Garages upgrades to Access payroll system
Euro Garages is to use the Access SelectPay solution to manage its payroll. Software solutions provider Access said that the Top Indie retailer, whose partners include Burger King, Spar and Starbucks, had been looking for an alternative system that would simplify its payroll needs and provide better control and visibility ...
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Government praised for scrapping NI hike
The Forum of Private Business has welcomed the new coalition government’s decision to scrap the planned 1% hike in employers’ national insurance. The ‘tax on jobs’ had been scheduled to start in 2011 – at the time when the organisation said many analysts had been anticipating small businesses would be ...
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UKPIA names new director
UKPIA has named Andy Roberts as its new Director of Environment, Health & Safety. Roberts takes over from Ian McPherson, who has retired after seventeen years with the trade association. Roberts joined UKPIA in June 2007 and was seconded into the then Department of Trade and Industry as head of ...
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Richard Branson for transport minister, says AA poll
Rail and air tycoon Richard Branson topped an AA/Populus poll for the next transport minister, prior to the election results being announced. After the ‘revolving door’ that has seen 12 Transport Secretaries of State in the past 20 years, the AA said members were looking for someone who would ...
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Election outcome peceived as positive for finances of just 8% of consumers
New research from Mintel reveals just 8% of consumers think the election was good for their financial situation, with just a few more (15%) saying they thought it was good for the economy. Commenting on the research, Richard Perks, spokesman for Mintel said:"Most elections leave consumers feeling more optimistic. That’s ...
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Local Shops Pledge gains strength
More than 40 of the prospective parliamentary candidates that signed the ACS’ Local Shops Pledge have gone on to become MPs, including members from all major parties. The ACS wrote to prospective MPs across the country during the election campaign to ask for their support in recognising the contribution that ...
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