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NewsSewell Retail crowned Forecourt Trader of the Year 2009
Sewell Retail was named the Forecourt Trader of the Year winner last night at a glittering awards ceremony at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane. The evening was hosted by veteran DJ Tony Blackburn and had a retro 70s theme, complete with an Abba tribute band. The event was attended ...
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Hammond MD retires, and takes on PRA role
Brian Madderson, managing director of Kent-based Top 50 Indie George Hammond, is to retire at the end of October and take on a new role as non-executive chairman of the Petrol Retailers’ Association on November 1. George Hammond plc entered into petrol retailing in 1972 ...
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Oakford is new BOSS chairman
Peter Oakford of Chevron (best known for its Texaco brand) is the new chairman of BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, taking over the role from Total’s Peter Mellins who now becomes the vice-chairman. Oakford is manager of sales for the ...
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Spar sales up 8.1%
Spar has reported overall sales up 8.1%, with like-for-like sales up 5.2%, in the three months (Q1) to July. Jerry Marwood, Spar UK MD, said the latest figures were very positive compared to most industry benchmarks, with a continued optimistic outlook for the months ahead. Marwood said: “The latest statistics ...
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Westminster urged to follow Scotland’s lead
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has urged the Department of Health to follow the Scottish Parliament’s lead by addressing the issue of proxy purchase of tobacco. The Health and Sports Committee has recommended that measures to criminalise adults supplying tobacco to children be added to the Tobacco and Primary ...
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New eco-friendly services planned for M5
Plans have been submitted for a new eco-friendly service station on the M5 in Gloucestershire. The site, which would be located between junctions 11a and 12 on the motorway, both north and soutbound, would be part-operated by a charity. The Gloucestershire Gateway Services project is said to be unique ...
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Spar seals £200 million deal with Maxol
Spar has announced a £200 million deal with Maxol in Northern Ireland. The five year deal involves 29 Maxol convenience stores being branded as Spar outlets and means that all of Maxol’s company-owned service stations in NI will now operate under the Spar brand. The move follows an initial trial ...
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Morrisons’ petrol director moves to Brulines
The man heading up Morrisons’ forecourt division, Phil Maud, is moving to Brulines – which owns wet-stock management specialist Edensure – as managing director of the group’s petrol forecourt services division.He is leaving Morrisons after eight years as director of petrol forecourts, where he was responsible for the second largest-by-volume ...