All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2016 – Page 2
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Police pursuit ends in forecourt smash
A high-speed police chase in the West Midlands ended when the car being pursued crashed into a wall at a service station. West Midlands Police chased a BMW after it failed to stop for officers in the Washwood Heath area at around 4.15am on Thursday September 22. The pursuit ended ...
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Car wash development plan withdrawn
Plans to develop a car wash business on the site of a former petrol station at Wilmslow, in Cheshire, have been withdrawn. Shines applied to change the use of the Kings Arms Service Station site, on Alderley Road, which has been left vacant after the previous buildings were demolished. The ...
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Armed robbers steal cash and cigarettes
Cash and cigarettes were stolen during an armed robbery from a service station in Lancashire. The incident occurred just after midnight on Sunday September 25 at the BP service station on County Road, Ormskirk, when two men wearing face coverings entered the store and demanded cash and cigarettes. One offender ...
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NFDA concerned over mileage altering
A survey of 1,000 drivers by NFDA (National Franchised Dealers Association) Trusted Dealers has found that almost two thirds (57%) of motorists surveyed did not know how to check if their vehicle’s odometer has been altered, and the majority (57%) said they were worried about buying a car that had ...
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ACS warns over rates proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Department for Communities and Local Government to ensure that small businesses do not lose out as a result of plans to allow local authorities to keep 100% of their business rates income. Under the proposals, local authorities will be incentivised ...
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eXpresso PLUS launches new Lavazza Prontissimo coffee-to-go range
Hot drink solution specialist eXpresso PLUS has launched a new Lavazza Prontissimo coffee-to-go range, offering premium coffee in an instant solution. The company has been working in partnership with Lavazza for more than three years serving premium bean-to-cup coffee. Prontissimo is Lavazza’s first microground coffee, a Columbian Arabica blend ...
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Adler & Allan expands drainage pipeline inspection Services
Adler & Allan has invested in a new CCTV drainage pipeline inspection vehicle, allowing the group’s Environmental Services Division to offer large-scale drainage surveys and pipe analysis, with fully detailed compliant reports. Independently powered and fitted with an ATEX Zone 2 Nitrogen purged rated camera inspection system, the vehicle is ...
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Product news: Rockstar gears up for major on-pack promotion
AG Barr is partnering big can energy brand Rockstar with ‘Gears of War 4’, the biggest XBOX game launch of 2016, in a major on-pack promotion.The promotion will run across one million cans of 500ml Rockstar Original (plain and 99p price-marked packs) throughout October and November.In addition to offering the ...
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Product news: ’Souper’ new campaign from Heinz
Kraft Heinz is to launch a new £10.6m media campaign from October 1, to drive category reappraisal and emotional engagement in the soup category. Featuring a diversity of people and occasions, united by the anticipation and intensity of the first sip, ‘Love Soup’ is the latest campaign to hit TV ...
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Products: New McCoy’s TV campaign for ’when flavour calls’
McCoy’s has launched the latest version of its ‘When Flavour Calls’ campaign with a new TV ad to support its Thick Cut range of full-flavoured flat crisps. The 30-second clip builds on the brand’s ad push earlier this year, and will feature across popular TV networks – ITV, Channel 4, ...
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Products: More cakes on the go from Mr Kipling
Premier Foods is launching two additions to its Cake on the Go range: Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewells and Mr Kipling Orange & Cranberry Oat Slices. The new twin packs take it to a six-strong range, offering shoppers a variety of flavours to choose from.Sarah O’Neill, head of Cake on the ...
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Product news: Gluten-free boost to Quaker Oats line-up
Quaker Oats is adding two gluten-free variants to its range, to meet increasing consumer demand for ‘free from’ products.The new gluten free products are available in a 510g canister of Traditional Rolled Oats (RSP £2.49) and a 350g box of 10 Oat So Simple sachets, (rsp £2.99).Jeremy Gibson, marketing director ...
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Product news: Maple bacon addition to Metcalfe skinny popcorn range
Metcalfe’s skinny popcorn is to expand its range with the launch of a new flavour - maple bacon. The choice of the new flavour combination of Maple syrup with bacon will help the brand stimulate further interest and engagement within the popcorn category, according to marketing director Andrew Slamin. He ...
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Jet’s summer promotion works a treat
Fuel brand Jet is celebrating the success of its ‘Treat Yourself’ summer promotion, which saw its customers given the chance to win Amazon.co.uk gift cards every time they spent a minimum of £10 on fuel. More than £21,000 worth of prizes were given away during the promotion. All Jet dealers ...
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Contactless hastens cash decline
Cash was used for less than half of all retail transactions across the UK in 2015 according to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) annual payments survey, published this week. The report looks at the methods of payment UK shoppers are using when buying goods in store and online, how this ...
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Newly opened forecourt burgled twice in two nights
Police are investigating after a Nottingham forecourt was burgled twice in two nights – just four days after the site opened.Police said a silver or grey VW Golf was used in both break-ins at the Lenton Boulevard Service Station in Lenton Boulevard, Lenton.In the first incident – overnight between 9.20pm ...
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Red Bull robber
A would-be robber tried to steal from a Dagenham forecourt store armed with a can of Red Bull.According to a report in The Sun, which includes CCTV images of the incident, the man jumped over the counter then used the can to hit the forecourt assistant around the head. After ...
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Gulf site’s ATM blown up
An ATM at the Gulf Service Station on Huddersfield Road in Stalybridge was blown up in the early hours of September 22. According to the Manchester Evening News, the cash machine was blown off the wall shortly before 4am on Thursday morning. In the newspaper report, it said that police ...
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NewsAward-winner Sewell becomes ACS chair
Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Patrick Sewell is to become chair of the Association of Convenience Stores. He will take on the chairmanship of ACS from November 1, 2016, having served as deputy chair since 2014. and will replace Palmer and Harvey group strategy and development director Paul Hagon, ...
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Yuk! Petrol pumps are more germy than a loo seat
On average, fuel pumps have more than 11,000 times more bacteria on them than a household toilet seat. That’s the shock finding from bus-travel booking website busbud.com, which collected bacteria samples from three forecourts and three charging stations in the US. A previous study conducted by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation ...