Robert and Hugh Fraser took the top award at the glittering Forecourt Trader of the Year 2007 ceremony held at the London Hilton on September 20. Both having been individual winners of the award – Robert in 1997 and Hugh in 1998 – this is the first time in the history of the competition that the same person has won it twice.
The Fraser Group’s winning site is BP Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, which also won a string of awards including Best Car Care Outlet and Best Impulse Ice Cream. Another of the Fraser’s five sites – BP Georgetown in Didcot – won Best Customer Service.
Forecourt Trader editor Merril Boulton said: “Brize Norton has always been a winning site, and with the passing years it just keeps getting better. There’s an energy about the place that registers in its bright and clean presentation with so many categories addressed to perfection.
“There’s no keeping a good retailer down. Robert and Hugh have been winners before but they more than deserve to be winners again. They are constantly pushing the boundaries to maximise their business, but at the same time focusing on the daily details that make their stores – in particular Brize Norton – the best in the business.”
See below for the full list of winners:
Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2007
OVERALL WINNERS
Robert and Hugh Fraser
Brize Norton Service Station
Oxfordshire
LOCATION CATEGORY WINNERS
RURAL:
Independent dealer with less than nine sites:
Michael Johnston
Euro-Spar
Castle Wellan, County Down
Oil company/supermarket owned and managed:
Robert Foster
Vivo Randalstown, Co Antrim
NEIGHBOURHOOD:
Independent dealer with less than nine sites:
Robert and Hugh Fraser & Pam Lambert
Brize Norton Service Station
Oxfordshire
Independent dealer with more than 10 sites:
Mar Cox
Checkers Xpress Five Oaks
Jersey
Oil company-owned franchisee/commission operator:
Alfred Savarimuthu
Murco Costcutter Wood Street Service Station
Barnet, Herts
Oil company/supermarket owned and managed
Alan Troy
Spar/BP Milburn
Coleraine
MAIN ROUTE:
Independent dealer up to nine sites
Edward Prosser
Harry Tuffins
Ludlow, Shropshire
Independent dealer with 10 sites or more
Heena Patel
BP Charnwood Connect
Motor Fuels Group
Loughborough
Oil company-owned franchisee/commission operator
Sivalingham Pragash
Murco Costcutter
Wallasey Service Station
Wallasey, Merseyside
Oil company/supermarket owned
Emma Gaunt
United Co-op Crosshills Service Station
Keighley, Leeds
OVERALL LOCATION WINNERS
BEST RURAL SITE
Michael Johnston
Euro-Spar
Castle Wellan, County Down
BEST NEIGHBOURHOOD SITE
Robert and Hugh Fraser
Brize Norton Service Station
Oxfordshire
BEST MAIN ROUTE SITE
Edward Prosser
Harry Tuffins
Ludlow, Shropshire
BEST MOTORWAY SITE
Sue Grainger
Roadchef Norton Canes
M6 Toll MSA
Staffordshire
SPECIALIST CATEGORIES
BEST SITE WITH A LICENCE TO SELL ALCOHOL
Suzie Hawkins & Brian Tew
Overmonnow Budgens
Monmouth
BEST CAR CARE & LUBRICANTS OUTLET
Robert and Hugh Fraser & Pam Lambert
Brize Norton Service Station
Oxfordshire
BEST DISPLAY OF CHILLED FOOD
Mark Cox
Checkers Xpress Five Oaks
Jersey
BEST CONFECTIONERY OUTLET
James Francis
Park Garage Group
Scholes, Rotherham
BEST CRISPS & SNACKS OUTLET
Glenn Biesty
Centra Ballymoney
Ballymoney Co Antrim
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
Robert & Hugh Fraser & Colin Price
BP Georgetown
Didcot, Oxfordshire
FOOD TO GO
Mark Cox
Checkers Xpress Five Oaks
Jersey
BEST FORECOURT FACILITIES
Suzie Hawkins & Brian Tew
Overmonnow Budgens
Monmouth
BEST IMPULSE ICE CREAM OUTLET
Robert and Hugh Fraser & Pam Lambert
Brize Norton Service Station
Oxfordshire
BEST SOFT DRINKS OUTLET
Jamie Green
United Co-op Gomersal Service Station
Wakefield
BEST USE OF RETAIL TECHNOLOGY
Suzie Hawkins & Brian Tew
Overmonnow Budgens
Monmouth
BEST TOBACCO MERCHANDISING
Melanie Wrightson
Thirsk Service Station
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
BEST OIL COMPANY INITIATIVE:
WINNER:
Chevron Ltd - Bright Horizons
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
BP Oil UK - M&S Simply Food Inserts
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