All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2018 – Page 3
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BP trials FreeWire at its Hammersmith forecourt
A UK trial of BP’s FreeWire electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging service has been launched in Hammersmith. Customers with CHAdeMO-compatible charge EVs are invited to visit the BP Hammersmith forecourt and have their EV charged for free, using the FreeWire system. BP FreeWire is a mobile rapid-charging system, capable of ...
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eg group’s major donationThe hospital nearest the headquarters of Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has been able to buy vital equipment after a donation of more than £60,000 by the company. The equipment will be used in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Burnley General Teaching Hospital. Javed ...
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Cake Crunchies debuts in Pladis Club range
Pladis has launched a new addition to its McVitie’s cake range: Club Orange Cake Crunchies designed to combine the best of cake, biscuits and chocolate in one tasty treat. The product merges the flavour of Club Orange with a spongey cake, topped with chocolate flavoured cream and crunchy biscuit pieces, ...
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’Call of duty’ partnership promotion for Monster Energy
Monster Energy has announced a partnership with Activision, celebrating the launch of ‘Call of Duty, Black Ops 4’.Monster fans will be able to enhance their ‘Call of Duty, Black Ops 4’ experience by collecting codes from under the ring-pulls of co-branded Monster Energy cans. The codes can be exchanged for ...
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Wilson wins EG contract for canopy cleaning
Wilson Contract Services has recently been awarded a contract by Euro Garages for canopy and fascia cleaning on each of its 366 sites. The programme is based on each site having one visit per year, and to minimise disruption the work is being carried out during night-time hours.However, the majority ...
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Service Centre: Jac Roper on poor customer service and canopy carnage from HGVs
A big complaint and a big response A poor service record can cost you customers. Jon Brownsey, who runs Fordingbridge Service Station in Hampshire, sent me a subject that he said was beyond a joke for him: pump maintenance, or lack of it. He writes: "For some time now, the ...
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Chance to win thousands of cash prizes with Trebor Win Small
Trebor is offering thousands of consumers the chance to win over 10,000 cash prizes, with its latest promotion, Trebor Win Small.The promotion aims to drive excitement and sales by offering thousands of consumers a chance to win one of tens of thousands of cash prizes, ranging from £5 to £50. ...
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CBE Software named NCR Partner of the Year
CBE Software has been awarded EMEA Retail Partner of the Year from NCR, the manufacturer of self-service checkouts.Competing against all of NCR channel partners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, CBE achieved the highest sales of all of the partners.Sean Kenna, CEO of CBE, stated: "We are delighted to ...
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Investment in Tritium gives Gilbarco Veeder-Root entry into EV charging market
Gilbarco Veeder-Root has made a minority investment in Tritium, a privately held electric vehicle (EV) charging manufacturer. Tritium specializes in the design and manufacture of DC fast-charging solutions for electric vehicles. Established in 2001, it launched its first DC fast charger in 2014, since when it has become a leading ...
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Gofuels offers pay-as-you-go EV charging
North-eastern forecourt retailer Gofuels is working with electric vehicle charging firm InstaVolt to give customers access to pay-as-you-go, contactless charging. InstaVolt has commissioned a rapid charger at Gofuels’ site in Horwich, Greater Manchester, and is currently installing another two at its site in Worsley, also in Greater Manchester. The 50kWh ...
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NewsIrish site first forecourt to install EDGEPoS self checkout in-store
Independently owned forecourt convenience operation,Spar Loughbrickland, County Down, has become the first service station to install the EDGEPoS self-checkout in store. Co-owner Dale Beckett, co-owner, said: “We’re very excited to launch the self scan checkout here at Spar Loughbrickland, staying ahead of the times. The self scan is very ...
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Under the spotlight: Christopher Lord
Christopher Lord doesn’t have a fear of flying as he has actually learnt to fly, but he does fear not being invited to the party! 01 Career history: apprentice light vehicle maintenance technician (mechanic to you and me), mechanic, assistant service manager, shop manager, director. This is moot personally, as ...
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Coca-Cola GB teams up with the Premier League
The Premier League and Coca-Cola GB have announced a three-and-a-half-year partnership, starting in January 2019. It is the first sponsorship Coca-Cola GB will activate across multiple brands including sparkling soft drinks, water and fruit-based drinks, with low and no-sugar options. The company will look to enhance the fan experience through ...
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Two new spicy mixes join Cofresh range
Cofresh has extended its core range of savoury Asian mixes with two new products. Khatta Meetha is a sweet and tangy mix of powa (rice flakes), Sev noodles, Bhavnagri Sev and spices while Chilli & Lemon Bombay Mix is a mix of savoury noodles, peas, peanuts and lentils. 0116 234 ...
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Tracy West: retail commentator
Not sure if you noticed it, but last month Cadbury launched a new chocolate bar. No worries if you didn’t because it’s initially available exclusively in Tesco’s. It’s called Cadbury Dark Milk and it’s a dark version of Cadbury Dairy Milk (CDM). Dark Milk has a much higher cocoa content ...
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EG Group completes the takeover of German Esso
Euro Garages parent company EG Group has completed the takeover of the German Esso service station network from ExxonMobil. EG Group will operate as a brand partner of Esso in the future.This takeover is the conclusion of an agreement to transfer announced by both companies at the end of November ...
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MFG/MRH integration given ’conditional’ permission
MFG has been given conditional permission to integrate the majority of MRH’s sites (about 440 out of 490) into its business, while the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) continues to consider the merger, and under-takings proposed by MFG.But the CMA has ruled that 52 MRH "hold separate" sites will still ...
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McColl’s signs new three-year contract with Suresite for wet-stock management
Suresite has extended its wet-stock management relationship with McColl’s Retail Group, which operates seven forecourts among its total estate of around 1,600 stores.The group was among the first customers when Suresite launched its fully independent wet-stock service in 2016, and after evaluating the benefits of outsourcing wet-stock management, the company ...
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Ozzie firm’s Irish deal
Australia-based analytics and field technologies company Leighton O’Brien has expanded its global fuel cleaning operations into Ireland following an agreement with retail petroleum solutions provider, TSG Ireland.TSG’s fully trained and safety certified technicians will deliver Leighton O’Brien’s patented tank cleaning and fuel restoration technology, supported by fuel data analysis and ...
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Riverstone easy-to-roll tobacco launched
Imperial is launching Riverstone roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco onto the UK market. The economy brand is said to offer a high quality, easy-to-roll blend at an affordable price. It is cut using an innovative technique that Imperial believes makes it one of the easiest tobaccos on the market to roll. It ...