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NewsCo-op forecourt’s fire-damaged store re-launches
The Co-op’s petrol station and food store in Liversedge is set to re-launch tomorrow (July 3) following a £1.1m investment to extend and improve the store to better serve the community.
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Hockenhull’s new £2m site construction back on track after pandemic delay
Construction of a new leading-edge forecourt in Leicester by Hockenhull Garages is back underway following a three month break due to the pandemic.
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Hydrogen should have bigger role in transport, says new report
Hydrogen should be given a much bigger role in transport decarbonisation, according to a new report called ‘Driving Change’ from the think tank, Centre for Policy Studies.
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New flagship Spar store for Dorset family forecourt
A £200,000 co-investment project has seen the creation of a flagship Spar forecourt store for a family-run Dorset business following a major redevelopment scheme.
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ACS welcomes ‘clarity’ for retailers as more lockdown restrictions are lifted
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the “clarity and timetable towards more businesses opening”, following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest announcement about the next stage of changes to the lockdown measures in England.
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PRA questions ‘dash to EVs’ as government loses out on £2.5bn fuel duty during lockdown
The PRA has questioned the government’s “headlong dash for EVs”, and “no confirmed replacement for hydrocarbon excise duty”, as the latest HMRC figures reveal a 52% drop in fuel duty revenue for the past two months.
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Paypoint and MFG renew payments and parcels partnership
PayPoint and Motor Fuel Group (MFG) have announced a renewal of their partnership that will see the deployment of an EPoS integrated PayPoint solution into 900 locations, and the continuation of Collect+ parcel services in almost 500 stores.
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AA agrees partnership with EV charging specialist Swarco eVolt
The AA has signed a partnership agreement with electric vehicle charging business Swarco eVolt to support electric vehicle drivers. As part of its managed services offer, the AA team will support drivers if they need help at an eVolt charge point, handling calls about both the electric car and electric charging infrastructure.
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Business leaders call for UK-wide hydrogen strategy
A cross-industry group of companies has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to lay the foundations for a UK-wide hydrogen strategy, as the UK looks to plot its path for a post-COVID green recovery.
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Go-ahead for green number plates plus £12m funding for zero emission vehicle research
Green number plates are set to be rolled out from autumn, transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed, under plans to drive a green economic recovery.
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Moto set to re-open all Greggs outlets this week
Motorway services operator Moto is to re-open all its Greggs stores this week and has embarked on a social media campaign using the tagline “#Bringing Tasty Back” with the promise that all 67 Greggs stores across the motorway network will be back in business on Thursday, June 18.
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Low-carbon liquid fuels have role in climate action, say EU refiners
Low-carbon liquid fuels have a strategic role to play in the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050, particularly in sectors such as heavy-duty transport, according to John Cooper, director general of FuelsEurope, which represents the European petroleum refining industry.
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Top 50 Indie Elite Garages re-signs all sites with Texaco
Top 50 independent Elite Garages has agreed a new long-term supply agreement with Valero which sees nine sites based in Hampshire, Surrey, Winchester, Sussex and Cornwall renewing with the Texaco brand.
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Forecourt stores perform well in pandemic, but pricing still a factor
Lockdown has changed how grocery retail operates and forecourts are no exception to this, reports Sarah Coleman, project manager at shopper research specialist HIM/MCA.
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New car buyers reveal growing concern about ‘going green’
Motorists considering a new car are now more concerned about ‘going green’ – with 50% saying that environmental friendliness has become more important to them in the past year, according to a new survey commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) and the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
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Engie extends EV charging network across West Midlands
Energy and services specialist Engie has announced a partnership with Bromsgrove District Council to provide electric vehicle charging across the area in support of the council’s Ultra Low Emission Vehicles Strategy launched in 2019.
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Roadchef trials takeaway for re-opening of McDonald’s walk-ins
Roadchef is working with McDonald’s to re-open a number of its walk-in restaurants on June 17 with a trial takeaway service – the first franchisee to be allowed to do so.
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Positive outlook for forecourts in latest Fuel Market Review
The forecourt sector has shown it can adapt and is likely to come out of the crisis in better shape than many others, according to Arthur Renshaw, UK & Ireland manager for Experian Catalist, writing in the latest Fuel Market Review in the June digital issue of Forecourt Trader.
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ACS opposes suspension of Sunday Trading Laws
A change to Sunday Trading laws would displace trade from local shops that have been keeping communities going during the pandemic, said ACS chief executive James Lowman in response to the government’s proposal to suspend existing regulations for a year to help boost the economy.
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PRA challenges NI government over unfair rates relief
The proposal to exclude petrol station operators in Northern Ireland with more than 300sq m of selling space from the business rate relief is ill-thought-out, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson.
