All News articles – Page 6
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NewsBiffa warns businesses risk £5,000 fines without vape takeback scheme
Waste management company Biffa is warning business owners they risk significant fines if they do not comply with waste regulations – including the provision of a takeback system for consumers. It says that non-compliance could mean fines of up to £5,000 at a Magistrates Court, and potentially unlimited fines at Crown Court.
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NewsScientists make cooking oil biofuel breakthrough
A new way to produce fuels made from leftover cooking fat can create biofuel as effective as diesel 1000-times more efficiently than current methods.
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NewsMan who poured petrol onto forecourt given community order
A man who poured petrol from a pump onto a Tesco Express forecourt has been given a community order.
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NewsInner Space Stations reaches for the sky with £600,000 valeting upgrade
Graham Kennedy has upgraded the valeting hub at his sci-fi themed York forecourt, in a £600,000-plus investment made necessary by an electrical fire in May this year damaging the plant room for his bay of jet washes.
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NewsHighway Stops future-proofs Lye Service Station
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops is relaunching its Lye Service Station, with the operator’s second Fireaway pizza concession, a couple of pay at pump terminals, and plans for electric vehicle charging and improved valeting in the new year.
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NewsEG On The Move plans double drive-thru at newest forecourt
EG On The Move has opened its 47th forecourt – Elmswell Services – on the A14 between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in Suffolk.
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NewsUpdate on Bramley fuel leak clean up
The latest public meeting on the Bramley petrol station fuel leak took place last week and was attended by around 135 residents.
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NewsFormer petrol station could be turned into Europe’s biggest ultra-rapid charging hub
The Trafford Centre in Manchester could become home to Europe’s biggest ultra-rapid charging hub.
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NewsOliver Mueller leaves Phillips 66 to return home to Germany
Oliver Mueller retail business manager at Phillips 66 is leaving the fuel supplier after a six year track record of “getting people to fall in love” with its Jet brand.
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NewsLandis+Gyr and Believ partner up to deliver accessible EV charging across the UK
Integrated energy management solutions provider, Landis+Gyr, and EV chargepoint operator Believ, have joined forces to deliver accessible EV charging solutions that will support almost four million Blue Badge holders or disabled drivers across the UK.
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NewsUK hits “peak petrol” in 2024
The UK has reached “peak petrol” as the number of petrol cars on the road will tumble by almost half over the next decade.
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NewsThe Tanvir family purchases its fifth forecourt
The Tanvir family has acquired Bawtry Road Service Station on the outskirts of Rotherham, which it has converted to a Jet/Premier outlet in line with the rest of its portfolio.
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NewsRAC says fuel cheaper than at any Christmas since pandemic
Petrol prices for this festive period are set to be at their lowest since the pandemic, says the RAC.
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NewsSeevaratnam Muresh adds three sites to take tally to 10
Rising forecourt operator Seevaratnam Muresh has doubled his estate to 10 sites in a year, with three acquired since August.
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NewsMore than 40 hand car washes fined for using illegal workers in just three months
More than 40 hand car wash operations were fined for using illegal workers in the period from April 1 to June 30, 2024.
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NewsStreet fight spills over onto Texaco forecourt
Nottinghamshire Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted during an altercation, which spilled onto a petrol station forecourt.
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NewsOsprey opens fifth EV hub with Supermarket Income REIT
Osprey’s new hub at Chineham Tesco & Shopping Park in Basingstoke, is the fifth rapid charging location to be opened in partnership with Supermarket Income REIT.
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NewsWinchester EV superhub one step nearer to completion
The development of InstaVolt’s EV ultra-rapid charging superhub at Three Maids Hill, Winchester, has reached a significant milestone, with the asphalt layer now complete across the site.
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NewsChamberlain Transport joins haulage movement towards using HVO
Chamberlain Transport has switched its local Palletforce collection and delivery vehicles to be fuelled by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) supplied by Certas Energy.
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NewsParfetts launches forecourt fascia with two operators
Symbol group wholesaler Parfetts has launched a Shop & Go value fascia for forecourts, with two operators going live with the green and charcoal branded initiative last week.