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News‘Petrol pumps’ offer refreshment to thirsty London Marathon runners
Participants in the 2025 London Marathon were offered replenishing drinks from an innovative dispenser this weekend, after a wellness brand built an ad-hoc ‘petrol station’ to provide weary runners with drinks as they neared the end of the race.
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AnalysisShoplifting sees biggest rise since records began
Data from the Office for National Statistics showing a 20% increase in shoplifting over the last 12 months has prompted calls for action to tackle this worrying trend.
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NewsEG On The Move secures forecourt plot for £3.6m
The ground lease on a forecourt in Huyton, Merseyside, has been bought for £3.6m by EG On The Move.
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NewsChargepoint firm invests £900k in new ultra-rapid hub
A new EV charging hub with six ultra-rapid points is set to be installed at a Greater Manchester retail park following a £892,000 investment by chargepoint network Be.EV.
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News70th Texaco site opens in Northern Ireland
A forecourt owned by Henderson Group has become the 70th Texaco branded site in Northern Ireland following the relaunch of Henderson Silverwood.
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NewsEV chargers hit 100,000 milestone amid claims of “declining” petrol station numbers
Source: Getty Images EV charger numbers are, petrol stations down, says Octopus There are now 100,000 public EV chargepoints across 34,200 locations in the UK, growth that is in “stark contrast” to “declining” numbers of petrol stations, according to an energy supplier. Octopus Energy says a new ...
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NewsCostco forecourt gets go-ahead despite traffic concerns
A new filling station development by Costco has been approved by planners despite concerns from a local council that it would increase traffic volumes too much at a busy retail park.
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NewsPig trots onto Cheshire forecourt
Petrol stations welcome customers from all backgrounds and in all shapes and sizes, but one filling station in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, played host to an unexpected visitor at the weekend when an escaped pig trotted onto its forecourt.
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ArticleCalls for government to support retrofitting diesel vans with electric powertrains
Fleet electrification and retrofit tech firm Bedeo is calling on the government to support the retrofitting of diesel vans with an electric powertrain.
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ArticleMozambique hydrogen project could be good news for UK forecourts
A new green hydrogen project in Mozambique has the potential to generate green hydrogen at a scale and price point that UK forecourts could work with.
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NewsEG On The Move’s new Lincolnshire site marks firm’s 150th forecourt
A new filling station on the outskirts of Lincoln marks the 150th site in EG On The Move’s portfolio, cementing the firm’s status as the UK’s third largest independent forecourt operator.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Brookfield Group takes on two marathons for charity
Staff from The Brookfield Group, which owns and operates eight forecourts and leases a further 13, are taking part in the London Marathon and the Boston Marathon to raise money for a children’s charity.
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NewsLocker firm InPost buys Yodel to create UK’s third largest logistics firm
InPost, which operates around 9,000 drop-off and collection lockers around the UK, including at numerous forecourts, has acquired delivery firm Yodel in a £106m deal that creates the third largest logistics firm in the UK.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Tankerford installs launderette facilities at half its forecourts
Independent operator Tankerford is installing washing machines at six of its sites, broadening the services the firm offers.
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NewsRoadworks on over 1,000 miles of major roads lifted ahead of Easter break
Roadworks are being lifted on 1,127 miles of motorways and A roads in time for the Easter getaway, when an expected 21 million people will take to the road.
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NewsGridserve adds 7,200kWh batteries to Gatwick EV forecourt
EV chargers are increasingly being combined with large batteries to optimise electricity use, and a new installation at Gridserve’s Gatwick hub has seen two 3.6 megaWatt-hour batteries installed to store energy generated by on-site solar panels.
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NewsVast amounts of retail crime go unreported
Fresh figures have revealed both how common crime in the retail sector is, and how little of it goes reported, with shopkeepers logging only half of all thefts, and just one in five incidents of verbal abuse, with police.
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NewsSnappy Shopper to deliver National Lottery Scratchcards from 172 shops
Home-delivery company Snappy Shopper is to offer Scratchcards from 172 shops using the firm’s services after it and Allwyn, the National Lottery operator, embarked on a successful trial last year.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale partners with Roadchef
Co-op Wholesale, the new name for what used to be Nisa’s wholesale operations, has announced a new partnership with Roadchef, replacing Spar at eight motorway service locations on the MSA operator’s network.
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NewsThere are now over 1m EVs in the UK, but 96% of cars need petrol or diesel
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have revealed there are now 1.3 million electric cars on UK roads, though behind the headlines 96.3% of our 36.2m cars need to fill up with petrol and diesel.