All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2016 – Page 7
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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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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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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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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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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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Car wash development plan withdrawn
Plans to develop a car wash business on the site of a former petrol station at Wilmslow, in Cheshire, have been withdrawn.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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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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Sewell on the go raises funds for Macmillan
Sewell on the go, which last month won the Forecourt Trader of the Year Award, has launched a fund-raising drive for Macmillan Cancer Support. From September 29 to October 2, 15 pence from every hot drink sold in any of its 12 stores will be donated to the charity. ...
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Spar wholesaler opens new site
A new Shell petrol station and Spar supermarket in Southport, Merseyside, is being opened by G&E Murgatroyd, the retail arm of Spar’s northern England wholesaler James Hall. The store is on the former Duerdens car showroom on Roe Lane, and is due to open at 7am on Thursday September 29, ...
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11 million smuggled cigarettes seized
Border Force officers at the Port of Felixstowe have made their largest ever seizure of smuggled cigarettes.The attempt to smuggle more than 11 million cigarettes into the UK was thwarted after customs officers became suspicious about a container’s cargo.It was supposed to be full of polymer resin, but instead officers ...
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Drivers less concerned about cost of fuel
Drivers are more concerned about the cost of car insurance than they are about expenditure on fuel, according to the RAC Report on Motoring 2016. Almost half (46%) of the 1,714 motorists surveyed for the report said their insurance costs have increased since last year compared with 34% who said ...
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ACS renews call to extend bag tax
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has reiterated its calls to Government to remove the exemption for small businesses on single use carrier bags in England. Under the current regulations, small businesses with fewer than 250 employees are exempt from the carrier bag charging regulations, meaning that they do not ...
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product news: McVitie’s adds variety bag
McVitie’s has launched of a new multipack format for its McVitie’s Hobnobs Flapjacks with the first McVitie’s Hobnobs Flapjacks Variety Bag. Combining a selection of three variants – Oaty, Chocolate and Raspberry – the new variety bag contains 10 individually wrapped flapjack bars. The launch forms part of the brand’s ...
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product news: Chupa Chups expands Airhead range
Chupa Chups is introducing a new addition to its Airheads candy range: Airheads £1 PMP (price-marked pack). Each pack contains bite-sized candies in five sour flavours including; apple, blueberry, cherry, lime and orange. Mark Roberts, UK trade marketing manager, said: “Research shows that PMP formats are some of the most ...
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Newport site wins alcohol licence
A filling station in Newport has been granted a licence to sell alcohol, but not 24 hours a day, as originally proposed. Sinclair Services applied for a licence to sell alcohol around the clock at its Corporation Road site, and objections from Gwent Police and the council’s licensing department were ...
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product news: JTI renames American Spirit
From October, Natural American Spirit will become ‘American Spirit’, as JTI launches its TPD2 compliant packs for the brand nationwide. American Spirit RYO pouches will roll out first with the cigarette SKUs set to follow. The product remains unchanged and continues to provide retailers with an additive free tobacco brand. ...
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Superstation awards reaching climax
Certas Energy’s SuperStation awards culminates with its 2016 Gala Awards Dinner at Chesford Grange in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on Thursday 6 October. Open to over 700 Certas Energy-supplied forecourts and assessed by a panel of industry specialists, SuperStation recognises and rewards the highest standards of forecourt appearance, product offering, customer ...
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product news: Golden Wonder back on TV
Golden Wonder is back on TV with a new advertising campaign highlighting the flavour hit of the crisps. The TV campaign airs on October 3 and will run in high-profile slots until December in Scotland, supported by trade press, social media, and consumer PR activity. The arrival of the advertising ...
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product news: Maynards Bassetts introduces PMPs
Maynards Bassetts has introduced new increased size £1 promotional price-marked packs (PMPs) across its range that provide more value for consumers. The £1 (RRP) 165g promotional PMPs are now available across its core bag range, including Maynards Bassetts Wine Gums and Maynards Bassetts Jelly Babies, the number one and two ...
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product news: Wolf Blass offers rugby prizes
Wolf Blass is returning to TV next month and offering shoppers instant win rugby-themed prizes as it launches a new marketing campaign. The Treasury Wine Estates (TWE)-owned brand has launched “Chase the Cap”, a through the line campaign, which looks to drive shoppers into store through TV advertising, which will ...