All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2015 – Page 3
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product news: HP Sauce backs Movember campaign
For the fifth year running, HP Sauce has teamed up with Movember, the men’s health charity, to show its support for the moustache-growing initiative. Lucky ‘Mo Bros’, and for the first time ‘Mo Sistas’, can win their face on one of 50 personalised HP Sauce bottles as a way of ...
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Topaz takeover of Esso chain approved
Topaz is set to add 95 sites to its network after the Irish completion authorities approved its takeover of Esso Ireland’s fuels and convenience business in Ireland. The deal, which was agreed in December last year, involves 35 company owned service stations and 60 dealer owned sites taking the total ...
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Former minister at APEA conference
APEA (Association of Petroleum and Explosives Administrators) has announced that former secretary of state for energy, and then for transport, Lord Howell will be the keynote speaker at its annual conference. Alex Boudry, APEA events chairman, said: “This year, we are especially delighted to announce that our conference keynote address ...
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product news: AG Barr revamps Rockstar
AG Barr is aiming to send sales of Rockstar Original soaring with a pack redesign and a reformulation of its taste. “The new design will draw consumers’ attention to the energy fixture and we expect demand to be high,” says Adrian Troy, head of marketing for AG Barr. “The new ...
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product news: Metcalfe adds stevia innovation
Metcalfe’s Skinny is ending the year with a London Underground advertising campaign. The adverts will reveal the newest innovation to hit the Metcalfe’s Skinny popcorn range. Made with natural stevia extract, Metcalfe’s Skinny Cinema Sweet is the first of it’s kind in the UK and, according to Metcalfe’s Skinny, has ...
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NewsRontec charity scheme raises £250k for RNIB
The RNIB is celebrating a partnership with Top 50 Indie Rontec that has raised £250,000 for the charity in just six months. The RNIB’s Pennies scheme, which ran across the group’s 160 Shop’ N Drive stores, gave customers the option to “top-up” credit or debit cards transactions with a 25p ...
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Transport secretary updates MPs over VW
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has given an update in the House of Commons on government action over the VW emissions fixing scandal. He said: “I wish to inform the House of the latest developments on vehicle emissions testing, following the revelations of Friday 18 September (2015) that Volkswagen Group ...
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Spar distributor recruiting forecourts
Appleby Westward, the regional distribution company for Spar stores in the south west, is reporting increasing interest from forecourt retailers impressed by the experience of Top 50 Indies the Chartman Group and Euro Garages. The news came as the company announced its highest new store recruitment figures in over ...
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London Mayor welcomes zero emission cars
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has welcomed news that some of the world’s most advanced new hydrogen cars are coming to London, as part of his work to pioneer the use of the cleanest, greenest technology for the future of transport and infrastructure in the capital. Manufacturer Toyota ...
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Bungling burglar has to be rescued by police
A bungling burglar had to be rescued by police after he was caught by a security device at a petrol station and was left dangling from the ceiling by his leg. Paul Davies, 43, has been jailed for six months after he was caught red-handed when he broke into ...
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Certas celebrates best sites at SuperStation
SuperStation, Certas Energy’s forecourt standards competition, culminated with its Gala Awards Dinner at Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire, with 120 people in attendance. The competition, now in its fourth year, encourages and celebrates forecourt retailing values nationwide in areas such as appearance, product offering, customer service and business strategy. Ramsay ...
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PRA arranges meeting in Falkirk
The PRA’s next regional forum will be in Falkirk on October 28. The “Live and Local” meeting will be at The Falkirk Wheel, Lime Road, Tamfourhill, Falkirk, FK1 4RS on Wednesday October 28, with registration at 10am. Topics that will be covered include: Market update and challenges ...
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NewsShell commits to 400 hydrogen filling stations in Germany
Shell will install a nationwide network of hydrogen fuelling pumps at retail sites in Germany from 2016. The company, which opened its first hydrogen fuel station in Germany in 2011, has signed a declaration of intent with joint venture partners and Germany’s federal transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt. It will ...
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MFG in Sunday Times top 250 ranking
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is ranked 40th in the 11th annual Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table which ranks Britain’s private mid-market growth companies with the biggest sales. The league table is sponsored by Grant Thornton and Barclays and all the ...
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NewsRobbers wield nailed planks of wood
Greater Manchester Police have released CCTV images after two men, armed with planks of wood, robbed a petrol station shop in Wigan. At about 5.45am on Wednesday 7 October two men burst into the Co-op shop at the Texaco petrol station on Manchester Road in Astley. Both were carrying planks ...
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product news: KP Snacks unveils PMPs
KP Snacks is stepping up its support for independent convenience retailers with the introduction of two £1 price-marked packs (PMPs) across its McCoy’s and Space Raiders brands. The new packs are being launched as a result of consumer insight revealing that price-marked larger sharing bags are growing at 21% year-on-year. ...
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product news: Hovis launches new lines
Hovis is aiming to create excitement in the other bakery category with a range of sandwich alternatives: Hovis Good Inside Sandwich Thins and Hovis Good Inside Flatbreads. The range will join the recently launched Hovis Good Inside Bread Loaves, completing Hovis’ new portfolio for 2015. The new sandwich alternative products ...
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New sentencing guidelines welcomed
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed new guidelines for judges and magistrates when sentencing offenders for shop theft and drive-offs. The Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guidelines emphasise the emotional distress and the effect on the business when sanctioning offenders. The guidelines, used by judges and magistrates to decide ...
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UK starts new emission tests
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has revealed that the UK has started a new emissions testing programme in the wake of the admission by VW on its use of devices to mislead tests. At a meeting of European transport ministers in Luxembourg he pressed the European Commission to introduce real-world driving ...
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Retailers caught in HMRC crackdown
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of suspected illegal tobacco and alcohol in Manchester and Bolton uncovered over one million cigarettes and over 74 litres of alcohol, all believed to be illicit. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and support agencies visited 50 retail premises and 12 ...