All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2010
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Gulf launches premium fuel
Gulf has announced the launch of Endurance, its new premium grade fuel brand, which is now available to all dealers nationwide. The company claims the new product offers Gulf retailers an additional revenue stream while reflecting Gulf’s long-term association with motorsport and, in particular, classic world endurance events such as ...
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Jet secures seven new dealers
Jet has signed up seven more dealers this autumn, bringing its total number of additional signings this year to more than 50. South Inch in Perthshire; Thunder Lane in Norwich; Swift Service Station, a new site in Stoke on Trent, an ex Gulf site in Aldershot; Sandy Brae in Leven, ...
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Success of fuel payment debt collection scheme
Fuel retailers represented by BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, are recovering 88% of money owed to them for fuel following ’no means to pay incidents’ at service stations, since partnering with leading debt collection agency Daniels Silverman, the company claims. It is estimated that the UK oil industry lost ...
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Madderson brands rural fuel duty pilot scheme a "cop-out"
RMI Petrol’s chairman Brian Madderson has branded the government’s announcement on a rural fuel duty rebate pilot a “complete cop out and a complete sham”. The government announced its intention to introduce a pilot scheme that will deliver a maximum of 5ppl duty discount on petrol and diesel in the ...
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Morrison fuel mix-up
A mix-up by suppliers led to motorists at a forecourt in the West Midlands putting the wrong fuel in their tanks. Petrol was pumped into two diesel supply tanks at the Morrisons site in Kingswinford. One customer was only alerted when his diesel card would not work when he went ...
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Calling all Northern fuel retailers
RMI Petrol is holding the first of three regional meetings next week following the success of its Forecourt Shows and sell-out Inverness event this year.On October 26, RMI Petrol, formerly known as the Petrol Retailers’ Association, will be at the Best Western Cumbria Park Hotel in Carlisle, giving retailers the ...
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Tough times ahead after government cutbacks
Consumer spending is likely to be further curtailed next year following cutbacks announced in the government’s Spending Review yesterday. Chancellor George Osborne revealed round 490,000 public sector jobs are likely to be lost, £7bn in welfare support would be cut, and regulated rail fares will rise 3% above inflation. Shane ...
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First full refit for Brobot Petroleum Londis store
Brobot Petroleum, the family owned Top 50 Indie, has relaunched its first store to undergo a full redevelopment since partnering with Londis last June. The newly developed site in Bunny is one of 22 sites in the Midlands owned by Brobot, all supplied by Londis. Clive Leeson, Brobot area ...
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Lack of bank funding hits forecourt property sector
One of the key factors within the forecourt property sector in 2010 has been the continued lack of available bank funding, according to Calum Campbell, partner Petroleum & Roadside Services at chartered surveyor Graham & Sibbald. "The availability of funding within the sector first started to tighten in 2008 ...
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Shutters hot-wired in forecourt theft
Thieves hot-wired electric shutters on a Gloucestershire forecourt to get into the shop, then made off with £2,500-worth of cigarettes. The incident happened at Fromebridge Filling Station, on the A38 at Whitminster, earlier this month. It took the robbers less than three minutes to get in and out with the ...
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ACS calls on goverment to prevent business rate hike
Local shops are calling on the government to act to prevent a 4.7% hike in business rates in April 2011. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Retailers across the country simply can’t afford another hike in their business rates. The system for determining the rate of annual change in business ...
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GE acquires Dresser
GE has signed a contract to acquire Dresser Inc, the parent company of fuel dispenser manufacturer Dresser Wayne. Texas-based Dresser Wayne is one of the largest business units of Dresser Inc and a global leader in the design, manufacture and servicing of fuelling forecourt solutions, including dispensers, payment platforms and ...
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Southam forecourt is vital pit stop for racers
Southam Total/Spar forecourt in Warwickshire became the focal point of Total’s annual MPG Marathon as the only allowed pit stop for racers to fill up their vehicles.Sponsored by Total Eco10, the two-day 400-mile marathon saw more than 40 cars compete for the best miles per gallon from one tank of ...
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Sainsbury’s eco-friendly forecourt
Sainsbury’s newly-refurbished store in Darnley, Glasgow includes an eco-friendly petrol station. It aims to reduce energy use by 50% by employing more efficient technology, generating power from solar panels and maximising the use of rainwater.Rainwater is collected from the canopy, shop roof and car wash roof and held in a ...
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Xmo Strata restructures to focus on dealer groups
Forecourt sign installation and maintenance contractor Xmo Strata has confirmed its recent restructuring was prompted by a decision to focus on dealer groups.Following an announcement in June that it was beefing up senior management staff were re-tasked to work more closely with dealers. Xmo Strata managing director Steve Martin said: ...
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Police release cctv pics of drive-off thief
Essex police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with three petrol thefts from BP Express, Cranfield Park Road, Wickford.In the first incident in July, the suspect filled up his black Vauxhall Vectra with £61-worth of fuel and made off without paying. In ...
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New Budgens forecourt claims UK first
A new Budgens forecourt has opened in Yeovil this week and will be the first in the UK to offer a media screen system at its petrol pumps.
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Man banned from Tesco
A Hartlepool man has been banned from the town’s Tesco stores for six months after stealing food from one of its forecourt shops. Thirty-eight-year-old Martin John Clark, who has a drink problem, is now barred from all Tescos in Hartlepool after he went into the forecourt shop in Belle Vue ...
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NewsCar Wash Association launches campaign to tackle car wash problems
The Car Wash Association (CWA) is urging officials to act to improve car washing standards with the launch of a national campaign to raise awareness of the major problems affecting the industry. The new campaign is aimed at MPs, central government departments and local authorities, as well as consumers using ...
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