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NewsForecourt becomes integral to community during 15 years with Spar
Jonathan and Michelle Finch are celebrating their Spar Millburn forecourt being with the symbol group for 15 years.
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NewsIndependent Northern Irish retailer unveils £1m forecourt store upgrade
A Belfast forecourt store has reopened following a £1m upgrade, with the improvements bringing 20 new jobs to the area.
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NewsSpar UK appoints new managing director as previous boss quits
Spar UK, the British arm of the Dutch retailer and wholesaler, has appointed a new managing director following the departure of Michael Fletcher, who only took up the post in November 2024.
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NewsProfits up at Henderson despite rising staffing costs
Northern Irish Spar wholesaler Henderson Group has fended off rising employee costs to report a £13 million increase in pre-tax profit to £76 million in 2025. Turnover rose 8.7% to £1.5 billion.
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NewsAF Blakemore buys 71 Spar stores in £7m deal
AF Blakemore has acquired 71 Spar stores from fellow wholesaler Appleby Westward in a £7m deal that also brings the supply of a further 130 Spar-supplied shops, and the licence for Spar in the South West.
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Partner FeatureChoosing the right symbol group partner
When an independent store decides to go into partnership with a symbol group, there are many factors that need to be considered. Here, Spar UK outlines some of the key factors that need to be looked at before making the all-important choice of symbol partner.
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NewsPetrol station to replace building merchants in Bentham
Northern England Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co has been given planning approval for a new to industry forecourt in Bentham, North Yorkshire.
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NewsOn the ground at Jet’s new £4m flagship forecourt
You’ve got to hand it to Jet: even on a wet and windswept Thursday afternoon, the firm’s latest forecourt is clearly a triumph.
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NewsPearl Forecourts: ‘The days of just refurbishing tired old stores are gone’
Pearl Forecourts has opened its 18th petrol station: a new-to-industry site in Bradford which will include its first shop within a shop Asian wholesale operation.
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NewsArms Group redevelops Wigan forecourt, extending relationship with James Hall
Independent forecourt firm Arms Group, which operates eight forecourts across the north-west, has reopened its Goose Green filling station in Wigan, Greater Manchester, following a comprehensive refresh.
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NewsMaxol invests £1.5M in more sustainable Ballyholme service station
Maxol, Northern Ireland’s family-owned forecourt and convenience retailer, has completed a £1.5 million redevelopment of its Ballyholme service station in Bangor that includes sustainable features to reduce energy costs by 40%.
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NewsJames Hall & Co. wins planning permission to turn car defunct dealership into new forecourt
A former Mitsubishi dealership in Preston, Lancashire, is to be given a new lease of life after James Hall & Co. gained planning permission to convert the site into a new filling station.
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NewsLancashire forecourt reopens following £3m knockdown rebuild
A filling station in Lathom, West Lancashire, has reopened following the completion of a five-month knockdown rebuild.
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NewsValli Forecourts strengthens north of England presence with 17th forecourt
Valli Forecourts has introduced its 17th forecourt, a new-build Shell site in Stanley, County Durham with an HGV pump, five jet wash bays and car wash.
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NewsCJ Lang appoints new business development manager
Dundee-based CJ Lang, Spar Scotland’s wholesaler, has appointed a new business development manager.
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NewsEurospar’s Kilkeel forecourt doubles shop size in £4.7m refit
An in-store kitchen for meal prep, a made from scratch in-store bakery, and six larger trolley self-checkouts are among the features of Eurospar’s Kilkeel forecourt shop which has undergone a £4.7 million refit.
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NewsPlatinum Retail extends reach to east of England with Suffolk site
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail is nearing 60 sites with the acquisition of its first forecourt in the east of England: Stanton Self Serve in Suffolk.
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Industry FeatureCharman’s Parkfoot site charms customers with £900,000 shop refit
Pioneering BP forecourt operator David Charman says customers shopping at his refurbished Parkfoot Garage store in West Malling, Kent, are likening it to Fortnum & Mason. But those in the industry would most likely consider it more akin to some of the leading petrol stations in Northern Ireland, known for excelling with in-house food preparation.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Jos Richardson opens its first new to industry forecourt
Joseph Richardson has succeeded in his long-held ambition of opening his first new to industry forecourt – the £3.5 million Eden Service Station in Malton, North Yorkshire.
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NewsPlatinum Retail launches first new to industry site in over five years
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail has opened its first new to industry site in over five years, as part of a busy 2025 which will include three rebuilds and nine shop refits.