All Forecourt Trader articles in September 2025 – Page 3
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NewsAscona looks to extend Peak District forecourt to offer bakery
Top 50 Indie Ascona has submitted a planning application to grow a filling station in the Peak District, intending to convert a building previously used as a garage workshop into a bakery.
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NewsNew £4m Centra forecourt creates 50 jobs
Northern Irish convenience retail group Centra has opened a new £4m filling station in Portadown, 30 miles south-west of Belfast, creating 50 jobs in the process.
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OtherFastned says new flagship charging hub offers a “vision for the future”
Dutch chargepoint operator Fastned has opened its doors to a pair of new, flagship charging hubs it describes as providing a “vision for the future for rest areas”.
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OtherArnold Clark Charge signs up Allstar as fleet roaming partner
Allstar has become the EV fleet roaming payment provider for car dealer Arnold Clark’s public electric vehicle charging locations.
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NewsPark Garage Group uses Edison demand model to shape EV charging roll-out
Park Garage Group (PGG) is the first forecourt operator to use the full Evenlode Edison scoping service to establish likely EV charging demand at a specific location, in a move that it says will help justify its ambitious electric roll-out programme to its shareholders.
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NewsHockenhulls switch flagship site to BP
The Hockenhulls are switching their award-winning The Stage site from Shell to BP next month, citing “greater enthusiasm” from the incoming fuel provider and a “marginally better” deal.
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NewsFirst-of-its-kind mobile hydrogen filling station to open in Scotland
A new hydrogen filling station that can be erected and operational in just 10 days is set to be installed in Glasgow.
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NewsAscona commits all 62 forecourts to Co-op Wholesale for another five years
Ascona Group has renewed its contract with Co-op Wholesale, signing for all its 62 filling stations to be stocked with grocery products by the firm for the next half decade.
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NewsValeting firm looks to expand into plum garden-centre site
A planning application submitted to Somerset Council has revealed a valeting firm is seeking to expand its operations by setting up a hand car wash in the overflow car park of a large garden centre close to the M5.
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NewsNew EV hub offers free charging for a week to tempt drivers
Chargepoint operator Raw has opened a 12-bay 150kW ultra-rapid hub at the Etruria Mills retail park, close to the centre of Stoke in Staffordshire.
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AnalysisCOMMENT Police data shows failure to tackle retail crime is a political choice
Around 700 years ago a philosopher from Surrey came up with a rule that still bears his name: Occam’s razor, which advises that the simplest solution is usually the correct one. Wondering why a colleague has arrived at work with wet hair? Rain is more likely than a burst water main. Why is crime so high? Because crooks are getting away with it.
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NewsShell pivots into EV batteries with ‘Thermal Fluid’ that cuts charging times
British oil major Shell claims to have developed a breakthrough battery charging technology that will allow EVs to charge from 10% to 80% in just 10 minutes.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: five things to know about sports and energy drinks
With so many consumers paying close attention to health, exercise and wellness, it’s hardly surprising that the sports and energy drink market continues to be one of the real winners for retailers, with the subcategory worth £2.5bn (and growing) last year.
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News“Unsafe and disordered” trunk-road services set for total redesign
A trunk-road services in West Sussex that is in “fundamental need” of highways improvement is set to be comprehensively redeveloped following the submission of a planning application to the local authority.
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NewsEG On The Move and Co-op expand partnership with new-to-sector forecourt
EG On The Move is opening a new-to-sector forecourt with a Co-op convenience store this week, the second such pairing following a successful trial the two firms ran last year.
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NewsRetailers urged to report all crime as shoplifting reaches “crisis point”
Shopkeepers should not “suffer in silence” and report all instances of retail crime to police, a senior industry figure has said.
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NewsZapmap wins government contract to supply data on EV chargepoint pricing and use
The Department for Transport has awarded Zapmap the contract to supply nationally aggregated data on when public EV chargepoints are in use, how much they cost, and how often they are out of order.
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NewsPioneer in coffee-on-the-go brews up fresh competition
A disruptor brand is entering the forecourt trade’s coffee to go category – with a loyalty app which rewards customers at the point of purchase, and more realistic pricing in a sector it says has “lost its way”.
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NewsFuel supplier Your NRG buys Web Oil as it expands westward
Hartlepool-based fuel supply and distribution firm Your NRG has purchased kerosene and diesel supplier Web Oil, allowing the former to grow its operations across the West of England.
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NewsMFG gains permission to add car wash to Bolton forecourt despite neighbour objections
Bolton Council has granted permission for MFG to install three jet wash bays and an associated plant room at a Morrisons forecourt in the north-east of the Greater Manchester town, despite a number of objections having been raised against the proposals.