All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2013 – Page 3
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NewsPRA welcomes creation of payments regulator
The PRA has welcomed government plans for a new regulator for the payments sector, which will have the the power to amend and regulate the fees set by card companies The government has announced the creation of a utilities-style regulator charged with increasing competition in the payments services industry. The ...
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Union claims Grangemouth owner is trying to provoke strike
Unite, the union involved in the dispute at the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland, has accused the site’s owner, Ineos, of behaving recklessly, claiming it refused to accept a formal request to use the services of the conciliation service ACAS. The union has had meetings with the energy minister Michael Fallon ...
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Call to freeze National Minimum Wage
Ninety per cent of convenience store owners believe that the 2014 National Minimum Wage rate should be frozen at its current level. The Association of Convenience Stores’ Minimum Wage Survey, conducted in partnership with the Scottish Grocers’ Federation, showed that 87% of retailers have reduced staff hours as a result ...
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CID appeal after major diesel theft from petrol station
East Surrey CID have launched an appeal for information following the theft of a large quantity of diesel fuel from a petrol station. The incident took place at the Murco petrol station at Guildford Road, Great Bookham, in Surrey, while it was closed overnight, between 11.30pm on Thursday, 29 September, ...
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NewsGrangemouth under threat as Unite serves notice of strike action to INEOS
Unite has served notice of strike action to Ineos this afternoon (Friday October 11). It claims the company refused further efforts to resolve a dispute over the treatment of a trade union representative and the use of agency workers. The union has given Ineos seven day’s notice of a 48-hour ...
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NewsRAC praises petrol retailers for passing on savings
The RAC has praised petrol retailers for passing on savings on lower wholesale fuel prices to their customers, and predicted prices could fall to their lowest level for over a year in the next two weeks. Average unleaded petrol prices have fallen by more than 5 pence per litre (ppl) ...
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Motorists urged to take responsibility for oil
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning drivers they need to take much greater car about the lubricants used by their car. The IAM was responding to a survey of 1,000 UK drivers conducted on behalf of Mobil 1, which found that 96% of motorists say they either don’t ...
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MEPs vote to tighten tobacco legislation
New European proposals to tighten tobacco regulations have been criticised as excessive by the tobacco industry, while some MEPs complained that they had been watered down. MEPs voted to ban packs of less than 20 cigarettes or 20g of roll your own (RYO) tobacco, increase the size of the health ...
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Illegal fuel plant raided in Northern Ireland
A diesel laundering plant and an illegal filling station have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in County Down, Northern Ireland. HMRC, accompanied by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, searched farm outbuildings where the plant was uncovered. It was capable of producing around 1.8 million litres of ...
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NewsWarning to forecourts over Grangemouth unrest
Forecourts supplied by the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland are being advised to take precautions to try to maintain supplies in case the current industrial unrest at the site escalates into strike action. PRA chairman Brian Madderson, said: “We are working closely with Government and there is a risk of a ...
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PRA to hold forum in Farnham
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Farnham, Surrey, on Wednesday 16th October. The event is taking place at The Farnham House Hotel, Alton Road, Farnham, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda include: PRA – Regeneration ...
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European vote to limit cars’ CO2 emissions deferred
An EU vote to approve to introduce a new limit on CO2 emissions from cars been delayed for a third time following pressure from Germany. An agreement had been reached in June on a limit of 95 grams of CO2 per km for cars for 2020 and the Parliament was ...
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Smart solutions
This time last year payment by smartphone at the pump was in very early development. But by June 2013 a prototype mobile payments web-browsing service created by retail technology provider Micros Systems had been piloted and launched as MiFuel, a solution allowing drivers to pay for fuel using their mobile ...
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Shop Talk with Tracy West
Sometimes it would be nice to know what the future holds. Whether the recession is well and truly behind us, for example, or even what the weather will actually do. In its 2013 Local Shops Report, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) includes a section on the future. It projects ...
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Right on track
Manchester’s EventCity was buzzing last month as hundreds of retailers attending the Costcutter Expo were given an update on the retailer’s transition from Nisa to Palmer and Harvey as its major supplier, and The Buyco, the joint venture buying group announced last March. Costcutter Group’s chief executive officer Darcy Willson-Rymer, ...
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Spar to the rescue
There’s a new name on the pole sign at Geoff Harland’s B&M Harland forecourt in Pickering, North Yorkshire. And although it’s a name well known throughout the forecourt industry, it’s the first time that it’s appeared as branding on fuel. Supplied by Harvest Energy, B&M Harland has been offering Spar-branded ...
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Out of storage
Since Valero Energy acquired the UK marketing and distribution assets of Chevron more than two years ago, it has been on a mission to strengthen its supply infrastructure in order to grow the business. This month sees the completion of a significant part of that project with the coming on ...
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Novelty value
From popping candy frogs to robins and even white chocolate polar bears, there really is something for everyone this Christmas. The confectionery manufacturers seem to have pulled out all the stops to ensure this Christmas will be a cracker.According to Nielsen data, seasonal self-eat treats were worth £3m last year. ...