All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2018 – Page 4
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News
Gaining an ’Edge’
Since launching a year ago, EdgePetrol has been promoted as the must-have tool for forecourt management, creating a world where software solves the problems forecourt owners face every day. It is the brainchild of the company’s CEO Gideon Carroll who, with a background in accountancy and oil trading, learned how ...
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Extra-strong menthol mint innovation from Smint
Smint has launched an extra strong menthol power mint – Smint Xtrm with Menthol and Eucalyptus. The new sugar-free variant aims to provide invigorating freshness and an instant feeling of relief in the throat and nose, with the launch well-timed for the looming winter cold season. Hannah Acres, Smint brand ...
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Forward thinking
In our experience taking a proactive approach to forecourt maintenance is the most cost-effective way of managing and enhancing our assets, according to Scott Harris, head of COCO at Certas Energy. "Whether over-ground or underground, we monitor everything from canopies and chillers, to tanks and lines," he says. "The range ...
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On track for the future
BP customers in the UK can expect to access BP Chargemaster chargers rolling out at scale on forecourts over the next 12 months, on both company owned and dealer channels. David Newton, chief operating officer at BP Chargemaster told delegates at last month’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day that the ...
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Metcalfe’s and Rakuten say ’have a movie on us’
Metcalfe’s and video-on-demand service Rakuten TV are giving consumers a film code with every purchase across all promotional packs of Metcalfe’s impulse and sharing popcorn. Consumers then visit the website www.metcalfesmovies.co.uk to claim their Rakuten TV film code bringing the cinema straight into their living rooms. The promotion runs throughout ...
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Santa’s sales winners
Whether it’s a tub of your favourite twistwraps, an extra large Toblerone or a Chocolate Orange, Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without chocolate. No wonder then that it’s the most important time of the year for chocolate sales. Yes, the grocery multiples start piling up their £5 tubs of ...
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Analysis
Turning the tide
The sell-offs of large tranches of their forecourt estates by some of the biggest oil companies has changed the structure of the UK market for most of this century. No one would argue that MRH, MFG, Euro Garages and Rontec would not have been the dominant groups in the Top ...
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Top-notch tipples
Christmas is crucial to the beers, wines and spirits (BWS) category and the week leading up to December 25 is the most important time, when 38% of December alcohol sales occur (Nielsen data). Faith Holland, head of category development at Diageo GB, says premiumisation is a key trend, with 69% ...
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NewsNew car market plummets 20% in wake of new regulations
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has blamed new emissions testing requirements for a 20.5% fall in sales of new cars in September. A total of 338,834 vehicles were registered in the month, down around 87,000 on September last year, with the new WLTP (Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles ...
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NewsJTI campaign urges retailers to join fight against illicit trade
Japan Tobacco International (JTI), has launched of a nationwide anti-illicit tobacco campaign called Don’t Be Complicit In Illicit, which calls on retailers to join the fight against the illicit tobacco trade. It aims to motivate retailers and members of the public to take action against the illicit trade, and the ...
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NewsNew chief executive appointed to take over at Moto Hospitality
Motorway service area operator Moto Hospitality has appointed Ken McMeikan as its chief executive officer to replace Tim Moss, who is standing down after 12 years in the post, and 20 years with the company. McMeikan joins Moto from Brakes Group, where he was CEO. His career began ...
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NewsPRA arranges Scottish business breakout event in Stirling
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in Scotland at Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling, Airthrey Road, Stirling, on Thursday October 25. Presentations will include: PRA – market update; Edge Petrol – visualising your forecourt; Christie & Co – outlook on the value of petrol filling ...
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NewsASA rules Nissan claims on Leaf charging times were misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints against Nissan regarding charging times for its Leaf electric car. Nissan’s website featured text which stated: “quick charge on the move...up to 80% in 40 to 60 minutes**.” Further text stated: “Plug your new Leaf into a CHAdeMO rapid charger and get up ...
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NewsGripHero begins rolling out fuel-nozzle hand protection
GripHero, the developer of a new hand-protection dispenser that enables drivers to avoid contact with contaminants on fuel handles, has started the distribution across the UK. BP Whitehouse Services in Okehampton, which has over 1,500 fuel customers a day, became the first forecourt in the country to install GripHero, which ...
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NewsPolice warn forecourts are prime target of Halloween bike gangs
Fuel retailers are being warned to take precautions against gangs of motorbike, moped and scooter riders who may take to the roads over Halloween. The warning has come from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), but it said it was a national issue rather than just in London, as crime and ...
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NewsBOSS Forecourt Crime Index falls slightly in second quarter
Fuel thefts from forecourts fell marginally in the second quarter of this year, according to BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, but rising fuel prices meant the average initial loss was higher. The BOSS Forecourt Crime Index reveals that incidents per site recorded by BOSS on Britain’s retail forecourts fell ...
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NewsShell rolls out fast charger with easier payment system
Shell has installed a new fast charger for electric vehicles (EVs) that features an easy to use payment system, where users just tap the device with their credit card or smartphone. The first of the Allego fast chargers with the new technology has been deployed at Shell Holloway in London, ...
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NewsTexaco runs promotion with price comparison website
Price comparison website Confused.com is running a promotion giving every customer who purchases a new car insurance policy a £20 Texaco fuel voucher. The offer is being promoted as part of its latest advertising campaign, ‘Confusion to clarity’, and is being supported by a nationwide media campaign across TV, radio ...
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NewsNew 3,000sq ft Tuffins Nisa Local store and forecourt opened
A new 3,000sq ft Tuffins Nisa Local store and forecourt opened last week in Welshpool, Powys. It has been developed on a site purchased by the Delves family four years ago and has been under construction for six months. The forecourt features 12 petrol pumps and an HGV lane and ...
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NewsCo-op site reopens following £1m overhaul
The Co-op petrol filling station and food store in Princess Parkway, Manchester, has re-opened after a near £1m revamp. The four-week programme of works has involved replacing pumps, signage and the forecourt, while enhancing the food store to include a Costa coffee dispenser, in-store bakery, Amazon Lockers and an increased ...