All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2010 – Page 3
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RMIP victory as VOA announces rate cuts
The year-long campaign by RMI Petrol to challenge the 2010 Revaluation Scheme, has won significant rate reductions from the Valuation Office Agency. The campaign saw all sectors of the industry independent retailers, oil companies and supermarkets work together to achieve savings estimated at around 10-25% ...
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Go Ahead! get healthy
Go Ahead! Fruit Bakes have been reformulated with 50% less saturated fat as well as no artificial colours or flavourings. In addition to the reduction in saturated fat, the reformulated range now also contains a selection of vitamins including calcium, iron, niacin and thiamin (B1). They are available in apple, ...
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Help and advice from jac roper
Digging deep into reservesIn the October issue I wrote about compensation (or lack of) when they come and dig the roads up, which prompted a call from Margaret, who is the company secretary at Tenybanc Service Station at Ammanford in Carmarthenshire. Essentially it’s a story I defy anyone to top.The ...
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Ads back Beanz
Heinz is running a new £3m marketing campaign for its Beanz fridge pack. A TV ad emphasises the lengths people go to to save their leftover beans and demonstrates that the new pack is the simple solution. The Heinz Beanz fridge pack is a 1kg re-sealable bottle which has been ...
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Total signs 31 Co-op forecourts
Total UK has signed a new five-year contract to supply fuel to 31 Co-op Group forecourts nationwide, representing a significant piece of business for the oil company, particularly in light of its up-for-sale status. Richard Laden, Total UK retail director, said: "We are delighted to have completed this ...
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Mobil gets Dexos2
ExxonMobil is now licensed to provide Dexos2 products in the UK and Ireland, making it the first major oil supplier to secure the official Dexos licensing.Continuing a long association with General Motors’ dealers across the UK, ExxonMobil now has two products Mobil 1 Formula ESP 0W-40 and Mobil Super ...
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IFFE success for Harvest
Since exhibiting at the International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment exhibition (IFFE) in March this year, Harvest Energy has more than trebled the number of independent forecourts which have converted to its brand. Two of the most recent conversions, completed in the last month, are at Holloway Head in Birmingham and ...
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Confusion follows plain tobacco packs proposal
The government’s intention to explore the possibility of plain packaging for tobacco products has left the industry confused about what this will mean for the planned display ban. Speaking ahead of the launch of a Health White Paper in December, Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley said it was ...
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MPK Garages warns of closures
A Midlands garage chain has warned that Government plans to ban the display of cigarettes in shops could lead to closures.MPK Garages – which operates 42 stations – claims that up to nearly half of sales could be lost. Plans brought in by the previous Labour government would ban ...
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Last chance to catch RMI regional meeting
RMI Petrol is holding its last of three regional meetings on November 30. The event will be held at Brook Hotel in Norwich, giving retailers the opportunity to get updates on the latest issues affecting the fuel retailing industry. The meeting is free to both members and non-members, and will ...
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Victory for RMIP campaign as VOA reveals business rate reductions
A 12-month battle over 2010 Business Rates, during which more than 2,000 fuel retailers lodged appeals, has resulted in some notable triumphs for the lobbying team – led by RMI Petrol – and most importantly for the industry. Almost a year to the day since Brian Madderson was made chairman ...
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Total signs 31 Co-op forecourts
Total UK has signed a new five-year contract to supply fuel to 31 Co-op forecourts nationwide, representing a significant piece of business for the oil company, particularly in light of its up-for-sale status.Richard Laden, Total UK retail director, said: “We are delighted to have completed this deal with a company ...
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London set for more electric charging points than forecourts
London is set to become Europe’s electric car capital, with Mayor Boris Johnson hoping to establish more charging points in the city than there are petrol stations. Mayor Johnson intends to have 1,300 charging points operating by 2013, to serve the 100,000 electric cars he hopes will populate the capital’s ...
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Free fuel promo causes chaos
Police had to stop a forecourt pumping out free fuel to motorists earlier this week after it created traffic chaos.Hundreds of drivers queued from 7.30am on Monday to get their hands on £20-worth of free fuel at the Jet site in Chipping Norton.The free fuel was part of tyre maker Goodyear’s launch campaign to promote its environmentally friendly EfficientGrip tyres. The company teamed up with five forecourts across England to give motorists a free £20 top-up of unleaded or diesel fuel.Goodyear had apparently put aside about £12,000-worth of fuel at Chipping Norton and approximately 600 drivers were expected to benefit from the offer between 7.30-9.30am and 5-7pm.But at 5.30pm, managers called off the giveaway after complaints from residents about the “overwhelming” numbers of cars trying to get into the garage.Locals said drivers were not allowed to queue to get into the forecourt, but instead were being asked to keep driving up and down the road until a space became available.PC Michael Anderton, based at Chipping Norton, told the Oxford Mail: “We received many complaints from residents about the traffic. After a friendly discussion with the promotion organisers the fuel giveaway stopped, which remedied the situation.”
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Jet dealer becomes lifeline to flood-struck Cornwall
A Jet site in Cornwall has kept the county moving when flooding forced cars to use the forecourt as a road. Barrie Richards, who runs St Blazey Service Station, closed for business and allowed cars to drive through his 110m-long forecourt and escape the six-foot deep flooding in the road. ...
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Forecourt sales assistant wins top prize at 79
Forecourt sales assistant Elaine Leaney was named as Sales Assistant of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony in London this week, organised by Forecourt Trader’s sister magazine Convenience Store. The hard-working 79-year-old works for Top 50 independent, the Park Garage Group, at its Total-branded site in Eastern Road, Brighton. ...
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Mobile Phone Xchange pays out at PayPoint
PayPoint has introduced a new scheme to boost retailers’ incomes by offering a nationwide cash payout option to customers of Mobile Phone Xchange, the UK’s leading mobile phone recycling company, through the PayPoint network. Until now, customers wishing to sell their mobile phone through the various schemes available have ...
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Aviemore residents campaign for a Tesco forecourt
Inhabitants of Aviemore in the Highlands of Scotland have started a Facebook campaign to get a Tesco forecourt in the town, in a bid to bring down the price of fuel there. Called Aviemore Wants a Tesco Fuel Station, the Facebook site was created by Newtonmore businessman Ruaridh Ormiston last ...
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Autogas lobbies for alternative fuel incentives
LPG fuel provider Autogas is upping its lobbying and stakeholder communications as it strives to persuade the UK government to commit to offering long-term incentives to eco-friendly fuel users. The action comes after it was announced that the London congestion charge exemption for alternative fuel vehicles – including those converted ...