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Fuel thief spared jail
A criminal who took almost £150-worth of fuel from a forecourt has avoided jail and instead been given a 12-month community order with a supervision requirement for the duration and has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work. According to the Cumberland News & Star, 25-year old ...
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Spar launches mobile marketing drive
Spar is launching its first major mobile marketing drive on 11 August. Working in conjunction with i-movo, the market leader in secure digital vouchers, the campaign is called Shop & Win. It is the highest value mobile coupon giveaway that i-movo has organised with a convenience retailer. The Shop & ...
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Spar claims it is top UK symbol group on social media
Spar claims its digital activity is leading the way in UK symbol groups, with its online domain attracting record visitors each month. Since Spar’s launch into social media in November, the number of the symbol group’s followers on Twitter have grown to more than 4,500 while Facebook fan counts has ...
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Spar adopts brighter energy-efficient lighting
Two hundred and 50 Spar stores across the UK have now converted their old fluorescent lighting to Nualight’s Blaze LED solution.The conversions are the first phase of a roll-out across Spar in the UK by Cross Group (specialists in refrigeration, air conditioning and energy- efficient technologies) and Nualight (specialists in ...
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NewsNew Spar forecourt store celebrates opening with public launch
A new forecourt Spar store in Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, has celebrated its opening in style with a public launch event. The newly developed store, Spar Treforest, on the Esso-branded forecourt owned by MRH Retail, covers 1,000 sq ft and offers a new grocery and convenience range, including food to go ...
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EQUIPMENT NEWS: Spar upgrades lighting
Two hundred and fifty Spar stores across the UK have converted their old fluorescent lighting to Nualight’s Blaze LED solution. These 250 conversions are the first phase of a roll-out across Spar in the UK by Cross Group (specialists in refrigeration, air-conditioning and energy efficient technologies) and Nualight (specialists in ...
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SHOP PRODUCT NEWS: Spar targets 10% sales growth in own-label range
Spar UK has unveiled huge ambitions for its own-label range, with plans to increase sales participation by 10%. As one of the four transformational strategies within the symbol group’s Growing Together strategy, Spar is making massive investments in own label, which it believes delivers a wealth of benefits to convenience ...
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NewsMaxol chief calls for greater transparency on fuel fraudsters
Maxol boss Brian Donaldson has called for greater transparency around the identity of filling stations in Northern Ireland caught selling illicit fuel and for firmer action to be taken against offenders. ”Maxol has always been committed to providing our customers with quality assured fuels and as such we are deeply ...
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NewsSpar to push fuel offer with new campaign from May
Spar will kick off an ambitious new retailer recruitment campaign in May to support its goal of becoming the number one entirely branded petrol-filling station solution in the UK, both by site numbers and volume. The move follows a successful trial of the dual-branded format, announced last April, with both ...
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NewsChildren welcome treat from Spar forecourt
A Spar forecourt owner in Wiltshire, who decided to give local school children Christmas presents, received a warm welcome when he arrived to hand them over. The children in Musbury near Axminster were so delighted when they heard their local Spar shop was going to give them free chocolate selection ...
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Major tanker problem sparks supply concerns
The government is in talks with the oil industry to ensure the security of fuel supplies after a safety problem affecting about 12% of the British tanker fleet was discovered. About 230 fuel tankers do not meet the standards required to transport dangerous goods by road and will need to ...
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Spar to the rescue
There’s a new name on the pole sign at Geoff Harland’s B&M Harland forecourt in Pickering, North Yorkshire. And although it’s a name well known throughout the forecourt industry, it’s the first time that it’s appeared as branding on fuel. Supplied by Harvest Energy, B&M Harland has been offering Spar-branded ...
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Spar and Londis enhance ranges
Two of the biggest symbol groups in the forecourt sector have introduced changes to their ranges. Spar UK is revamping two of its own brand soft drinks ranges with a redesign and new flavours in line with trends in the market. Spar’s flavoured still water range is getting a revamp ...
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Spar to advertise on TV
Spar UK will be back on shoppers’ TV screens for the first time in four years, as part of a £5m national multi-media campaign, kicking off in early October. Featuring TV and digital advertising, a customer magazine and in-store communication, Spar’s new campaign is intended to celebrate its convenience and ...
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Honesty and transparency pays off for Xmo
Sign installer Xmo Strata is celebrating a landmark in the publication of its weekly Health, Safety and Environmental Bulletins on its website, having reached its 360th issue.The company’s health and safety strategy which involves freely sharing data and analysis, particularly about safety-related matters was derided and ridiculed by ...
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First new generation Spar branded forecourt opens
The first of a new generation of Spar-branded forecourts in the UK has opened following the development of the concept by Spar and Harvest Energy. B & M Harland, in Pickering, North Yorkshire, which is owned by retailer Geoff Harland, features Spar branding on the canopy, pumps, poll sign and ...
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Fuel price-rigging inquiries could prompt greater transparency, predicts AA
The investigations into wholesale and retail fuel prices could be a turning point into what drives the price of fuel on forecourts, and the start of greater transparency, predicts the AA, as it released its latest fuel price report. It revealed that a 3.5ppl fall in the average pump price ...
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Harvest and Spar unveil new concept
Harvest Energy has launched a collaboration with Spar which offers independent dealers a new branded forecourt concept, and they are already negotiating deals on three potential sites.The new format has access to Harvest Energy’s fuel supply and will feature the Spar brand on the forecourt’s canopy, pumps, pole sign and ...
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Harvest Energy offers tie-up with Spar
Harvest Energy has launched a collaboration with Spar which offers independent dealers a new branded forecourt concept, and they are already negotiating deals on three potential sites. The new format has access to Harvest Energy’s fuel supply and will feature the Spar brand on the canopy, pumps, pole sign and ...
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Forecourts sparkle at Nisa awards
Forecourt stores have won more than half the retail categories at the annual awards for Nisa members and suppliers. The awards were presented during the annual dinner at Stoneleigh Park, with forecourts picking up three of the seven retail awards, in addition to the Best Forecourt category. Nisa Local, Oxbridge ...