All articles by Merril Boulton – Page 11
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Equipment News
Volumatic launches secure cash trolley
Cash-handling expert Volumatic has launced a new addition to its range - the Secure Cash Trolley, designed to help businesses hold cash and keep staff safer while cash is being moved around the shop floor.
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Equipment News
Stroodles launches ‘Defra-compliant’ edible bowls and sporks
In time for the Defra Ban coming into effect in October 2023, pasta straw company Stroodles has extended its eco-tableware product range to now also include edible biscuit bowls and biscuit sporks, aiming to make compliance ’fun and easy’.
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Battery electric vehicle leasing outperformed market in 2022, reports Leasing.com
Leasing demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) outperformed the overall new BEV market in 2022, according to Leasing.com, as consumers also adjusted their vehicle preferences in light of the cost-of-living crisis.
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BP pulse launches Europe’s first public charging corridor for electric trucks
The first charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks (E-Trucks) in Europe has been announced by BP pulse.
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Issa brothers said to be in EG Group and Asda merger talks
The billionaire owners of EG Group and Asda are reported to be considering a merger of the two companies, in a deal that would create a retail giant worth around £10bn, according to a report in The Times at the weekend.
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New report says ZEV mandate will drive EV uptake as UK ‘on track’ to meet 300k public chargers by 2030
A new report by New AutoMotive claims the UK is on track to meet the government’s target of 300,000 public chargers for electric cars by 2030.
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Gridserve opens electric ‘super hub’ at 160-acre Solstice Park development
Gridserve has opened an Electric Super Hub at Solstice Park, with the aim of offering easy and reliable charging to those travelling on the A303. Eight high-power chargers have been installed at the location, powered entirely by net zero energy from Gridserve’s pioneering hybrid solar and battery farms.
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Shell Sidcup re-opens with 95th Little Waitrose
Shell has opened its 95th Little Waitrose following the redevelopment of its Shell Sidcup site on the A20 in South East London.
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RAC reiterates call for VAT cut on public EV charging as costs rise 50% in eight months
The cost of using publicly accessible rapid and ultra-rapid chargers has risen by 50% since May, new data from RAC Charge Watch shows, as it reiterates its call to cut VAT on electricity bought at public EV chargers from 20% to 5%.
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Local shops will go out of business says ACS as it slams new business energy support package
The government’s energy support package for businesses has been slammed as “inadequate, poorly targeted and ultimately pointless” by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), as it predicts local shops will disappear in the face of a massive hike in energy costs from April 2023,
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Tickets available now for Forecourt Trader Summit 2023
PRA executive director Gordon Balmer will lead a strong line-up of industry speakers at the Forecourt Trader Summit 2023, which will deliver the latest insight, research and advice on the challenges – as well as the opportunities – facing the fuel retailing sector,
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MFG opened seven new EV Power sites in December
MFG rolled out seven new electric vehicle charging sites across its network in December.
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Record growth in charge-point installations in 2022, reports Zap-Map
A record number of charge-point installations, and high growth in the number of ultra-rapid chargers across the country, are the defining characteristics of 2022, according to Zap-Map, the charge-point mapping service, which has just published new year-end figures for charge-point installations in 2022.
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Industry Feature
TALKING HEADS: Recognition time for Mr Ascona
If ever you want to hear Darren Brigg’s life story, and how he came to be voted as this year’s Special Recognition Award winner, make sure you’ve got a comfortable chair!
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Grant Shapps urges ‘transparency on fuel pricing’ as PRA praises ‘competitive’ independent forecourts
The PRA has praised independent forecourts for competing well on price and undercutting supermarkets in the wake of fierce criticism that fuel retailers were overcharging at the pumps.
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Ascona Group donates £15k to SeeAbility
Ascona Group has donated £15,000 to SeeAbility, one of the oldest disability charities in the country that aims to provide specialist support, accommodation, and eye care help for people with learning disabilities, autism, and sight loss throughout the United Kingdom.
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MFG’s EV Power network links with Paua electric fuel card
Motor Fuel Group’s EV Power network has joined the Paua platform, enabling Paua drivers to access 248 charging devices at 49 high-power charging hub locations.
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Demand for EVs is waning amid rising cost of living and surging energy prices
Appetite among drivers for electric vehicles (EVs) is waning amid rising living costs and surging energy prices, according to new research from car sales specialist, Auto Trader.
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Shell to supply EV chargers at 100 UK Parking Control locations
Shell UK has signed a new partnership with UK Parking Control Ltd (UKPC), one of the UK’s leading providers of parking infrastructure, to supply EV charging at 100 of their locations.
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Leeds Skelton Lake Services wins 'Planning for the Natural Environment' award
Extra MSA’s state-of-the art Motorway Service Area at Skelton Lake in east Leeds has been unveiled as this year’s winner of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) National Award for Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment 2022.