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NewsTop 50 Indie Brookfield Group takes on two marathons for charity
Staff from The Brookfield Group, which owns and operates eight forecourts and leases a further 13, are taking part in the London Marathon and the Boston Marathon to raise money for a children’s charity.
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NewsLocker firm InPost buys Yodel to create UK’s third largest logistics firm
InPost, which operates around 9,000 drop-off and collection lockers around the UK, including at numerous forecourts, has acquired delivery firm Yodel in a £106m deal that creates the third largest logistics firm in the UK.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Tankerford installs laundrette facilities at half its forecourts
Independent operator Tankerford is installing washing machines at six of its sites, broadening the services the firm offers.
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NewsVast amounts of retail crime go unreported
Fresh figures have revealed both how common crime in the retail sector is, and how little of it goes reported, with shopkeepers logging only half of all thefts, and just one in five incidents of verbal abuse, with police.
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NewsSnappy Shopper to deliver National Lottery Scratchcards from 172 shops
Home-delivery company Snappy Shopper is to offer Scratchcards from 172 shops using the firm’s services after it and Allwyn, the National Lottery operator, embarked on a successful trial last year.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale partners with Roadchef
Co-op Wholesale, the new name for what used to be Nisa’s wholesale operations, has announced a new partnership with Roadchef, replacing Spar at eight motorway service locations on the MSA operator’s network.
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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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ArticleJet wash drains saves customers from soggy feet
Valeting may be a booming sector in the forecourt industry, but offering such services can involve more than just plonking new equipment down on an empty patch of hardstanding.
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ArticleTECH TALK: The importance of maintenance in preparing forecourts for sale – expert advice
A focus on maintenance rather than big spend projects is prudent when preparing to put a forecourt on the market, say property experts.
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NewsIceland and EG On The Move announce partnership following successful trial
Frozen food giant Iceland has announced it is partnering with EG On The Move, with 10 forecourts stocking a range of goods from the retailer.
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NewsRetailers welcome new dedicated neighbourhood police officers
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the government’s decision to earmark 13,000 police officers as part of its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.
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NewsLeicestershire forecourt set for redevelopment
A planning application has been made to significantly redevelop a filling station in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
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NewsNI forecourt store reopens following £2.4m upgrade
A Eurospar located at a Texaco forecourt in Garvagh, Northern Ireland, has reopened following a £2.4m refit by its owners, Henderson Retail, which bought the site towards the end of 2024.
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NewsBlackpool forecourt granted 24-hour shop licence despite police concerns
An Esso-branded Rontec filling station on Yeadon Way, Blackpool, has been granted permission to open its shop 24 hours a day, despite police raising concerns about anti-social behaviour in the area.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail’s expansion plans continue with brace of developments
Planning documents have revealed how Top 50 Indie Grove Retail intends to continue its portfolio expansion, adding EV chargers and a jet wash to one site, and building a completely new filling station on another.
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NewsRefurbished Esso forecourt to feature two “massive” beer and soft drink caves
The rise of the forecourt beer cave continues apace, after a Scottish Esso-branded site announced it is to reopen with an 800sq ft refrigerated beer cave, and a separate soft drinks cave of the same size.
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NewsA flying visit to Moto’s new Sawtry services – what’s it like?
New MSAs don’t crop up every day, so as we were in the area it seemed sensible to check out Moto’s new Sawtry services on the A1(M) between Peterborough and Cambridge. In short, we came away impressed.
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Focus On FeatureEaster 2025: Over half the UK population expected to take to the road
The upcoming Easter holidays could see over half the UK’s population take to the road, forecourt operators are warned.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Krisco uses facial biometric tech to age-gate beer cave
A filling station is the first to use a facial biometric system to automatically unlock its shop’s beer cave if it detects a customer is over the age of 25.
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NewsAcademics warn Living Wage and NIC rises puts actual staff costs at £16.72 an hour
A study into the impact of increases to National Insurance Contributions (NIC) and the National Living Wage (NW) has revealed the true cost of minimum staff hourly rates stands at £16.72.
