Keith Mowbray, a well-known figure in the forecourt sector, has finally found a company to rejuvenate his Maypole Service Station site in Birmingham after closing it five years ago. He has leased it to Top 50 Indie Krisco Seyon, which has spent £250,000 on it and reopened it on December 21.

Mowbray says he had offers from developers, but he wanted it to remain as a filling station, and held out for a company willing to invest in the site.