All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2013

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    Fun and face painting at official Simply Fresh forecourt opening

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    The official opening of the first Simply Fresh symbol store on a forecourt, saw an extra 200-300 people come along and join in the fun last weekend. GH Lunn & Son, the BP-branded site in the rural village of Weare in Somerset, invited local residents to celebrate the opening of ...

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    PRA calls for Government action on illicit fuel

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    The Petrol Retailers’ Association has expressed concern over the rise in illicit fuel detections and has called on Government to take action. This week HM Revenue & Customs announced a rapid increase of illicit fuel detections. The number of detections in Great Britain have increased by a staggering 132% over ...

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    Dye used to fight diesel theft

    2013-05-30T00:00:00Z

    An initiative to fight diesel theft is increasingly being taken up by haulage firms in Derbyshire. Operation Dynamo, which is being run by Derbyshire police and Derbyshire Dales District Council, involves adding dye to the fuel so it can be identified if it is stolen. Longcliffe Calcium Carbonates, David Bradley ...

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    Fall in bank lending

    2013-05-30T00:00:00Z

    The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has said new data published today has shown another clear decline in bank lending for the first quarter of the year. The research, carried out as part of the bank-funded BDRC Finance Monitor, showed the number of firms using external finance dipped to a ...

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    PRA to hold forum in Wetherby

    2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

    The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday 12th June. The event is taking place at Wetherby Racecourse, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda include: PRA – Deloitte study into UK fuels market ...

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    HKS head of retail wins young entrepreneur of the year

    2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Shane Thakrar, head of retail at Top 50 Indie, HKS, was awarded the title of Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the first ever Asian Business Awards dedicated to the Midlands. Entrepreneurs from the region were recognised at the inaugural ABA Midlands which took place in the banqueting suite ...

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    Knifeman threatens cashier and steals cash

    2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Hampshire Police have appealed for help in tracing a suspect after he threatened a forecourt cashier with a knife and stole several hundred pounds. The incident occurred at around 3pm on bank holiday Monday, May 27, when a man entered the Esso Service Station on Sway Road, Brockenhurst, in the ...

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    European network for charging electric cars

    2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

    A new joint venture by major multinational companies is setting up a cross-European network of charging points for electric vehicles. The company, Hubject GmbH, is a joint venture formed by the BMW Group, Bosch, Daimler, EnBW, RWE and Siemens, based in Berlin. The company operates a cross-industry business and IT ...

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    Supermarkets force petrol station out of business

    2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

    A petrol station in York was forced to close by competition from supermarkets, documents related to a planning application have revealed. The former Shell-branded Mill Lane Filling Station and Spar shop closed on November 1, 2012, after trading for more than 40 years, according to a planning application lodged with ...

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    Man attacked on forecourt

    2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Northumbria Police are appealing for information after an assault at a petrol station in Blyth, Northumberland. They reported that at 12:20pm on Sunday, May 26, a 50-year-old man was involved in an altercation with another man at the Asda petrol station forecourt in Cowpen Road. The 50-year-old was punched in ...

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    Bio-LNG filling station opens for hauliers

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    The UK’s first open access Bio-LNG filling station for hauliers, built by Gasrec, has been opened by Transport Minister Norman Baker. He said: “The innovation shown by Gasrec and its partners in projects like this can help the UK meet its ambitious carbon reduction targets while creating green jobs to ...

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    Huge savings on energy bills for first NI forecourt eligible for RHI

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Forecourt supermarket Nisa Islandbawn has become the first retailer in Northern Ireland to be eligible to benefit from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The RHI is designed to offer long-term financial incentives to businesses across Northern Ireland to encourage them to install renewable energy technologies to heat their properties. It ...

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    Rugby star wins Shell’s eco-driving award

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Shell has crowned former World Cup winning rugby star Matt Dawson ‘Shell FuelSave Celebrity Driver of the Year’ after he recorded an astounding 94.86km on just one litre of fuel, in the Shell Eco-marathon. Driving an ultra energy efficient Shell Eco-marathon vehicle designed by students, on a challenging urban track, ...

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    Women customer attacked on forecourt

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    A woman customer has been attacked by two men after they attempted to rob a Jet petrol station in Strathclyde, Scotland. After being caught trying to steal food at the Jet Garage on Inchinnan Road in Renfrew, the pair turned on the 42-year-old woman, who was visiting the garage to ...

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    Armed raiders caught by Flying Squad jailed

    2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

    A gang of axe-wielding robbers who hospitalised two people and stole thousands of pounds from a petrol station in Essex have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years. They struck as a cash machine at the Esso petrol station in Collier Road, Romford, was being replenished on ...

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    PRA offers EU evidence on alleged oil-price rigging

    2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

    The PRA has offered to submit evidence to the European Commission on alleged anti-competitive pricing tactics in the UK fuel market. The move follows last week’s raids on three oil companies and oil market data specialist Platts, by EU Commission agents investigating allegations of oil-price fixing. In a letter to ...

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    Staff try to detain would-be robber

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and arson with intent to endanger life, following an incident at a Lancashire petrol station. It began when a man demanded money and staff at the Shell garage in Market Street, Bacup, locked him in the shop in a bid ...

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    Next generation takes over at northern dealer group

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Joseph Richardson has been appointed managing director of Yorkshire family business, Jos Richardson & Son Ltd. Joseph Richardson is the fifth-generation Richardson to work in the Goole-based family firm, which was established in1892 by his great, great grandfather, also called Joseph Richardson. Joseph joined the business in 2004 which then ...

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    Man charged with petrol station robbery

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    A man has been charged following a robbery at the Shell petrol station in South Normanton, Derbyshire. Duane Langford, 34, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, has been charged with robbery and has appeared before magistrates in Chesterfield yesterday. He has been remanded in custody to appear at Derby Crown Court on Tuesday, June ...

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    Welcome Break opens drop-in business centre

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Welcome Break is joining forces with Regus, the global workspace company, to open drop-in business centres at its motorway service areas. Membury Services on the M4, 10 miles from Swindon, is the first Welcome Break service area to feature Regus Express, offering a high-tech business lounge with ThinkPods (private workstations), ...