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Newquay forecourt features in award-winning landscape
It is not often that petrol stations are considered objects of beauty, but Mark Main’s Texaco forecourt on the edge of Newquay in Cornwall is an exception.
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Earle Gregory sells final forecourt to up and coming Shinon Group
A couple of former petrol station colleagues who have gone on to purchase sites at a rate of more than one a year since 2021, have bought Earle Gregory’s last remaining site, and their fifth, in their 30s.
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Elite Garages completes Bangers4Ben 2024 challenge
Top 50 Indie Elite Garages has completed the Bangers4Ben 2024 charity rally, which involves purchasing a ’banger’, a car costing no more than £750, for a 1,500-mile journey to the Alps and back.
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Radius expands fuel cards deal with Valero
Radius, which owns the UK Fuels fuel card, says the addition of 390 Valero-operated Texaco and Valero-branded forecourts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland means its 4,100-strong network now covers 98% of UK postcodes.
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Redbeck to knock-down and rebuild Sandgate Services
Redbeck Group has won planning permission to redevelop one of two forecourts it operates in Greater Manchester.
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How to boost profits and simplify lubricant sales
Find out how one forecourt operator has boosted their lubricant sales and customer experiences.
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Official launch date announced for Valero as a fuel brand in UK
More details have been released about the launch of Valero as a fuel brand in the UK, which was announced earlier this month, including an official launch date.
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Valero brand launching in UK next month on three Ascona sites
Valero, the owner of the Texaco brand, will be opening its first Valero-branded fuel retail site in the UK in October, marking the introduction of the first new fuel retail brand in the UK since 2015.
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Council accuses fuel companies of discrimination over rural pricing policies
Fuel companies have been accused of charging unfairly high prices which discriminate against rural communities, by a district council in Gloucestershire.
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Expanding forecourt operator buys Taunton petrol station
A Texaco-branded petrol station in Taunton has been sold to an expanding forecourt operator after the owner decided to retire.
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Top 50 Indie buys Texaco-branded forecourt at Penryn in Cornwall
A Top 50 Indie company has bought Falmouth Garages, at Penryn in Cornwall, and has started redevelopment of the site.
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Police release CCTV image after robbery at filling station in Wellington
Officers from Avon & Somerset Police have released an image of two men who they would like to speak to as part of their investigation into a robbery at a filling station in Wellington.
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Anglesey-based forecourt retailer invests £150,000 in site and joins Spar
A Texaco-branded forecourt business in Anglesey has invested £150,000 in a redevelopment of its site and joined Spar.
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West Midlands Police issue CCTV image in bid to trace woman attacked on forecourt
West Midlands Police officers are appealing for help to trace a woman filmed on CCTV being attacked at a service station in Bearwood.
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Park Garage Group extends supply deal with Texaco and adds four more sites
Park Garage Group (PGG) has agreed a long-term extension to its relationship with Valero, while also adding another four Texaco-branded locations to its portfolio. This brings the total number of Texaco-branded PGG sites to 44.
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Tanker drivers strike averted after pay deal is agreed
A potential threat to deliveries of fuel to Texaco sites has been averted after tanker drivers employed by Wincanton on the Valero contract agreed to a new pay deal.
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Kay Group opens fifth Texaco-branded new build forecourt in the past six years
Top 50 Indie Kay Group has opened its fifth Texaco-branded new build forecourt in the past six years.
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Images of two men released by West Midlands detectives after man set on fire on forecourt
Detectives from West Midlands Police have released images of two men they want to speak to after a man suffered serious injuries in a car fire at a petrol station in Dudley on Thursday 2 June.
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PRA urges members to review security over fears protesters may target forecourts
Petrol filling station operators are being urged to review their security after government agencies warned there is a strong likelihood that protesters may target forecourts.
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Texaco-branded forecourt and post office in Cornwall sold to local developer
Mill Garage, a Texaco-branded forecourt and post office on Cornwall’s south coast, has been sold to a local developer. The site was owned and run by the Ennor family for over 65 years, who made the decision to sell up to retire.