All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2012 – Page 6
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NewsCapital Cooling awarded two-year contract with Murco
Murco Petroleum has recently awarded a two-year nationwide contract to Capital Cooling to provide preventative maintenance, servicing and repairs for refrigeration and air conditioning on all of its 230 company owned stations. Established in 1996 and employing 150-plus people across five UK sites, Broxburn-based Capital Cooling offers national coverage. Its ...
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New appointment strengthens Greenergy board
Greenergy has announced that Tony Durrant, finance director of Premier Oil plc, will be appointed to the Board as non-executive director from October 11. He will chair the Greenergy Audit and Risk Committee.Tony joined Premier Oil as finance director in June 2005. He started his career as a chartered accountant ...
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New car sales exceed expectations
The increase in retail car sales in September has exceeded expectations, according to the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). New car sales figures, released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), show month-on-month sales were up 8.2% compared to September last year. Private registrations showed one of ...
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OFT agrees to simplify questionnaire for indies
The Office of Fair Trading has modified its ‘call for information’ questionnaire to make it less complex and daunting for independent retailers to fill out. Following an event in Birmingham yesterday – when around 50 retailers had the chance to speak face to face with OFT representatives about the workings ...
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An extra £20m will be squeezed from motorists as Dartford toll rises 50p
Sunday’s 33% hike in the cost of using the Dartford crossing, used by 140 million motorists each year, to £2 should not go ahead says the AA. It believes that to take an extra £20 million from drivers each year, while they sit in queues with no firm plans ...
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PRA backs government advice to push back E10
The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has expressed its support of the government’s recommendation to delay the introduction of an E10 grade of petrol. In a letter this week to Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, PRA chairman Brian Madderson said he had no doubt that the government ...
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European hydrogen road tour visits the UK
The UK’s first public-access hydrogen refuelling station was host to seven fuel-cell cars today (October 4), as they filled up at Swindon on the UK leg of the H2 Moves European Hydrogen Road Tour. The station, operated by industrial gases and clean energy business BOC, is the only refuelling stop ...
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New eco fuel log comes to the UK
A naturally created and environmentally friendly heat log has been launched into the UK market as an alternative to wooden logs. Fuel World’s Supaflame heat logs are made from recycled rice husk; a bi-product of rice production. The husk is compacted together to form bespoke logs which can be used ...
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Fuel sales down by half a billion litres
Nearly half a billion fewer litres of petrol and diesel were sold between April and June than during the same period last year, according to new figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The fall came after sales rose at the start of the year when the threat ...
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Focus on EPOS: Mobile future
We use mobile phones for almost everything these days to find our way, for online shopping, or just generally surfing the net so why not pay for fuel with one? There may be a few regulatory hurdles to overcome first but mobile payment on forecourts could be a lot closer ...
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Motorists cut back on shopping and going out to keep car on the road
The increasing costs of running a car are forcing nearly three quarters of drivers (70%) to make cut-backs to their outgoings to keep themselves motoring, according to research by MoneySupermarket.com. The research found that a third of drivers (33%) “cannot live” without their car, and a further 31% would find ...
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Seasonal sellers
Premier Foods has unveiled its Christmas range. The Mr Kipling line-up has refreshed packaging which is in line with the pack design launched earlier this year on the existing range.New products include Mr Kipling mince & brandy pies and black forest whirls.Within the Cadbury Cakes range there are three new ...
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Roaring in
New from Burton’s Biscuit Company is Cadbury Mini Animals dinosaurs. The biscuits come in a six-bag multipack with a rrp of £1.69. Support comes from sampling and pos.
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Pringles pops more
Pringles is introducing a new salt & pepper line to the convenience sector.Brand owner Kellogg’s says that while the core four Pringles lines (original, salt & vinegar, sour cream & onion and Texas BBQ) remain vitally important best-sellers, the extended flavour range presents a huge opportunity to retailers. The company ...
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Safe travel for mugs
Muggi is a convenient new tray that allows users to carry up to four mugs one handed. It also has four non-slip rubber feet so you can rest it safely on uneven surfaces. Made from lightweight but super tough recycled plastic, Muggi comes in blue, pink, grey and red. Muggi ...
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Top marks for Symonds
Budgens of Wells, owned by Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts, was revealed as this year’s Forecourt Trader of the Year at the London Hilton Hotel in Park Lane last month. The overall award was presented to managing director Nick Lloyd (centre right), and store manager Jason Tamplin (centre left). The ...
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Pricing law threat
The UK is not alone in suffering the effects of predatory pricing, where the biggest players in any market can use their huge financial muscle to decimate the livelihoods of the smaller ones and apparently get away with it. But while in the UK fuel-retailing sector the powers that ...
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James Lowman
We’ve just published our first-ever Local Shop Report in which we have combined some of the well-known data on the sector with new ACS research which sheds light on the real value of local shops. The results show more vividly than ever that c-stores whether they operate on a ...
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Analysis
Your industry needs you
Retailers have until October 18 to respond to an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) questionnaire as part of its assessment of the UK petrol and diesel fuel sector to identify whether or not there are competition problems it can tackle.The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has been chasing for a full ...