All articles by Merril Boulton – Page 46
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BAT UK launches series of vaping products to support menthol tobacco users
BAT UK is launching a range of new menthol vaping flavours and starter kits for its Vype brand. Designed for smokers of menthol tobacco products ahead of the ban later this month, the expansion of BAT UK’s portfolio aims to offer the 23% of smokers who will be without their ...
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Blakemore Retail launches home delivery website
Blakemore Retail has launched an online ordering website to make it easier for customers to browse products from Spar stores offering home deliveries. Customers are able to view a range of circa 1,100 products across all categories, including fruit and vegetables, bread, meat, dairy, drinks, snacks, alcohol, tobacco and household ...
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NewsRDS introduces new contact-free body temperature measurement and facial recognition check-in station
As the country begins to return to work, Review Display Systems (RDS) has launched a new access management station which offers a safe and efficient control solution for personnel checking in to a work environment. The new RDS check-in station has been designed to protect the working environment during the ...
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Froneri expands its indulgent sticks offering with new Nuii ice cream range
Froneri is expanding its Nuii ice cream range with a new taste experience - the all-new Nuii Coconut & Indian Mango flavour. The new product features smooth mango mixed with passion fruit to create a fruity sorbet that is folded into a creamy coconut ice cream, and is covered in ...
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NewsIndependents under pressure as Morrisons drops petrol price
The RAC has referred to the ‘darker’ side of the type of fuel price cuts Morrisons has announced today - dropping the price of its unleaded fuel down to less than £1 a litre - which heaps more pressure on smaller independent fuel retailers. It means unleaded fuel is priced ...
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NewsCar use continues to rise despite lockdown, RAC data shows
Car use is continuing to rise despite the lockdown, according to RAC data which shows a steady increase in breakdowns and average miles driven each day. More than a third of drivers say they are using their vehicles more for food shopping as well as trips to DIY stores The ...
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NewsHitachi and Gridserve unveil plans for 100 ’Electric Forecourts’
Hitachi Capital (UK) plc has announced a multi-million pound investment into Gridserve Sustainable Energy Ltd as the two companies confirm a partnership deal which aims to revolutionise the UK’s renewable energy sector, accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and support the UK’s net zero carbon ambitions. The partnership will: ...
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News2000 forecourts take up GripHero’s free hand-protection dispenser offer
More than 2,000 forecourts across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Australia, have signed up to Devon-based GripHero’s offer of free hand-protection dispensers on the fuel pump in the past month as forecourts globally try to protect the public and staff against the avoidable transmission of Covid-19. In addition ...
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NewsRoad traffic volumes on the rise after 59% drop since start of February
Road traffic volumes have shown a 3% rise in the past week, according to the latest figures released by the Department for Transport, revealed at yesterday’s Government press conference at No 10. Prior to that, traffic volumes had fallen by 59% since the first week of February. The small upward ...
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NewsLess use of cars after lockdown, according to new AA poll
One fifth of drivers say they will use their cars less once the lockdown is over, according to a new AA survey, ‘Life after lockdown’. The AA-Populus poll of nearly 20,000 drivers (polled between April 14 – 20) revealed that: 22% will drive less (increasing to 24% of those over ...
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NewsCertas Energy sites offer free hot drinks to NHS and emergency workers
Certas Energy is offering free hot drinks to all NHS and emergency service workers visiting its petrol stations across the country to support the tireless efforts of the UK’s blue light services. Workers can receive their free hot drink by presenting their work ID or Blue Light Card at any ...
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Seabrook Crisps celebrates 75 years with limited-edition ’fish & chip’ flavour
Bradford-based snack brand, Seabrook Crisps, is celebrating its 75th anniversary with the introduction of a limited-edition British favourite fish and chips flavour, taking the brand back to its roots. The Seabrook story began in a Yorkshire fish and chip shop when founder Charles Brook (Mr ‘C’ Brook) and his son ...
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NewsKay Group praises PRA help to avoid car-wash closure
The PRA has been praised by the Blackburn-based Top 50 independent, the Kay Group Ltd, following the enforced closure of one of its car wash operations by the local Environmental Health Officer. Paul Blackmore, The Kay Group’s non-executive chairman, said the company greatly appreciated Brian Madderson’s intervention when it had ...
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NewsSwizzels reveals Great British Puds in hanging bags
British sweet manufacturer Swizzels has released Great British Puds sweets in hanging bags. Great British Puds includes four varieties of individually wrapped chew bars in classic British dessert flavours: sticky toffee pudding, lemon meringue, rhubarb crumble and apple pie & custard. The product is also suitable for vegetarians and vegans, ...
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New Biscoff cream-filled biscuit combo
Lotus Bakeries has combined its famous Lotus Biscoff biscuit and Lotus Biscoff spread into a cream-filled sandwich biscuit. The circular biscuits are available in Biscoff cream, vanilla cream and milk chocolate variants. Available in packs of fifteen individual biscuits with a tear-strip for easy opening, the new 150ml packs are ...