All articles by Merril Boulton – Page 12
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NewsBP targets global leadership in hydrogen as it reports record profits
BP has followed current energy company trends in achieving record profits for 2022, reporting a figure of $28 billion.
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NewsMFG to invest £50m in EV charging hubs in 2023
MFG has revealed plans to invest £50m in EV charging hubs this year, as part of its commitment to invest £400m in EV infrastructure by 2030.
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NewsMFG’s CEO William Bannister joins the line-up at Forecourt Trader Summit 2023
MFG’s chief executive officer William Bannister is the latest high-profile industry expert set to bring insight and expertise to this year’s Forecourt Trader Summit 2023.
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NewsNew car sales up, but SMMT calls for VAT cut on public EV charging to avoid delay to electric transition
The SMMT has called for a reduction in VAT on public chargepoint use from 20% to 5% to underpin a fair net-zero transition, as it warned that chargepoint rollout is failing to keep pace and risks delaying the electric transition.
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NewsRecord profits at Shell of nearly $40bn
Shell plc has reported record annual profits for 2022 of nearly $40 billion, nearly double those of 2021 and around $17bn higher than in 2014.
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NewsDuddery Hill takes the plunge in move to Murco brand after 40 years with BP
Duddery Hill Service Station has made a ‘brave’ move to Murco after 40 years with the BP brand.
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NewsAscona launches £3m ‘transformative’ redevelopment programme site in North Wales
Top 50 Indie Ascona Group is about to start on a ’transformative’ redevelopment programme at its existing forecourt at Machynlleth, North Wales.
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NewsMOTO boss warns EV charging will require 12 times as much energy by 2030
By 2030 EV charging will require 12 times as much energy than we currently have now, warned Moto chief executive, Ken McMeikan, as his company reached a 200 charge-point milestone.
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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 NewsStroodles 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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NewsBattery 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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NewsBP 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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NewsIssa 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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NewsNew 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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NewsGridserve 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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NewsShell 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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NewsRAC 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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NewsLocal 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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NewsTickets 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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NewsMFG opened seven new EV Power sites in December
MFG rolled out seven new electric vehicle charging sites across its network in December.