All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2025 – Page 6
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NewsCo-op Wholesale and Tankerford confirm partnership to elevate the forecourt retail experience
Co-op Wholesale has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Top 50 Indie Tankerford, which it says marks a significant step forward in expanding high-quality grocery offerings across the UK’s forecourt sector.
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NewsRAC slams fuel retailers following £0.0077 price rise
Insurance, breakdown and second-hand-car company RAC has again criticised the “retailer behaviour” of forecourt operators, claiming there is “seemingly no justifiable reason” for the average cost of a litre of unleaded to have increased by 0.77 pence, or £0.0077, over the last month.
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NewsBP Pulse adds four ultra-rapid EV chargers to M62 Glews Services
Four new ultra-rapid 300kW EV chargers have been added to Glews Services off the M62 near Goole, 35 miles to the east of Leeds.
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AnalysisBOOK REVIEW: 226 Garages and Service Stations. An affectionate and insightful photographic survey of forecourts
Photographer Philip Butler’s latest book sees him share pictures of 226 notable filling stations and vehicle workshops, and while it might at first glance seem a tongue-in-cheek look at these buildings, it’s a far more nuanced and warm-hearted endeavour, and one that’s impossible not to appreciate.
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NewsGrove Retail purchases Scottish site to knockdown and rebuild
Top 50 Indie Grove Retail has just purchased its 27th site – Calderside Garage, just off the M8 in Shotts, North Lanarkshire, which it intends to knockdown and rebuild.
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News6,000 job cuts for Scottish local shops linked to rising cost of employment
In its latest annual figures for the Scottish convenience sector, the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has found a reduction in local lifeline services and a 10% drop in staff over the year, amid an increasing cost of doing business which is hammering the sector.
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NewsDulux owner takes fleet down electric route
Dulux paint owner AkzoNobel has announced the deployment of its first 100% electric trucks and urban trailer fleet together with a nationwide hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) powered fleet in partnership withXPO Logistics.
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NewsGulf wraps up series of classic car meets for another year
A series of classic car designed to “celebrate the UK’s rich motoring heritage” has concluded after gatherings at five Gulf forecourts.