All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2018 – Page 6
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NewsCertas rolls out electric chargers across company owned sites
Certas Energy has begun installing charge points across its estate of company owned sites following a nationwide lease agreement with electric charging company InstaVolt. “Certas has chosen InstaVolt because of its expertise, the flexibility of the deal and the company’s proven ability to evolve with this rapidly advancing technology,” explained ...
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NewsBill seeks to provide free access for all to ATMs
A Bill to make it a legal requirement for access to cash withdrawals through ATMs or other means where there is a demand for it, has been launched in the House of Commons. Such demand would be established through a full market review of the ATM network by the Payment ...
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NewsMotor industry welcomes minister’s positive stance on diesel vehicles
A boost for the future of diesel vehicles referred to in a presentation by a government minister has been welcomed by the retail motor industry. Sue Robinson, director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK, said: "It is extremely ...
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NewsLeader of smuggling gang jailed for seven years
A Leeds fraudster, who led a six-man tobacco smuggling gang in a conspiracy to put millions of illegal cigarettes on the streets, has been jailed for seven years. Discount furniture store owner, Geoffrey David Moon, of Thwaite Lane, Leeds, presided over a criminal gang which brought tobacco products worth more ...
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NewsSewell on the go offers local youngsters work experience
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has partnered with Work Insight, a project supporting students in secondary schools who have additional needs or at risk of becoming not in employment, education, or training, to offer work experience opportunities to young people. Ehab, who has autism, has been working with ...
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NewsBP wins fuel card approval for public sector vehicle fleet
BP has won the opportunity to bid for fuel card work across the UK’s public-sector vehicle fleet, which has an annual total demand of around 200 million litres of fuel. It been named as a Crown Commercial Services (CCS) supplier under the RM6000 Fuel Cards and Associated Services V Framework ...
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NewsPayPoint teams up with LINK to offer ATM alternative
PayPoint has announced that it is working with LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, to pilot a new “cash over the counter” withdrawal service. The new service is being trialled at 15 locations this summer. Cardholders will be able to withdraw up to £100. Customers will insert their bank ...
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NewsCourt told of explosion risk after botched renovation work
Renovation work on a Kent petrol station was so poor and dangerous that it could have caused an explosion, a court was told. Following an investigation by Kent County Council (KCC) Trading Standards, the contractor was sentenced on Monday 14 May to 200 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie adds to estate with forecourt lease
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has secured the lease on the BP-branded petrol filling station fronting the A2 at Bapchild just outside of Sittingbourne, Kent, in a deal arranged by Rapleys. Arranged in a four square formation with a shop and car wash, the site became available following the outgoing ...
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NewsSenior MPs urge government to introduce E10 by end of year
A cross-party group of senior MPs has written to government ministers, including environment secretary Michael Gove and transport secretary Chris Grayling, calling for the introduction of E10 fuel by the end of the year. The letter is signed by Environment Select Committee chair Neil Parish MP, and All Party Parliamentary ...
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product news: Wagon Wheels roll into teacakes
Burton’s Biscuit Co is introducing a new product from one of the UK’s best known biscuit brands, with the launch of Wagon Wheels Teacakes. The new product incorporates Wagon Wheels taste and texture, but in a mallow teacake with a jammie centre, targeting the smaller, less filling Wagon Wheels at ...
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product news: Walkers unveils summer on-pack promotion
Walkers has launched an on-pack promotion offering 25% off Virgin Experience Days over the summer period. The promotion will appear across Walkers Quavers, Wotsits, Monster Munch, Squares and French Fries multi and single-serve packs until 14 October. To enter, shoppers need to visit the promotional site stated on the back ...
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Suresite reacts to new wetstock management rules
Suresite says it has a practical solution for dealers needing to cope with new wetstock management requirements. The update of The Blue Book by the Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA) and Service Station Panel of The Energy Institute (EI), released earlier this week, states that it will be ...
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NewsPRA warns fuel prices could rise towards record levels
The PRA has warned that fuel prices could rise sharply, and could even head towards record levels, after president Trump’s decision to terminate the Iran nuclear agreement added to pressures driving up oil prices. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “Tensions in the Middle East were compounded with the news this ...
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Dover Fueling Solutions presents end-to-end solution
Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), whose range covers fuel dispensing equipment, electronic systems and payment, fleet systems, automatic tank gauging and wetstock management, will be exhibiting a number of new products at the UNITI expo trade show from 15 to 17 May in Stuttgart, Germany. This will be the first show ...
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product news: Spar revamps crisps and snacks
Spar Brand is relaunching its crisps and snacks range with seven new lines and a fresh new design. An all-new range of party mix snacks and pretzels will join the Spar Brand snacks portfolio, as well as two new impulse variants. Sour Cream & Chive Party Mix, Salt & Black ...
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NewsProposal that car washes should be licensed by GLAA
Proposals that car washes should be licensed by the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) have been welcomed by the PRA. The proposal came from the director of Labour Market Enforcement, Sir David Metcalf in his Strategy for 2018/19. The strategy sets out 37 recommendations to help stop the exploitation ...
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Christ exhibits its latest top of the range rollover car wash
Car wash specialist Christ will be exhibiting its latest top of the range rollover wash unit, the Aquatus Prime, at the UNITI Expo show in Stuttgart this week. The machine offers a range of options from conventional brush washing to touchless cleaning cycles, and new scanning technology, Scan-X, detects the ...