All Top 50 Indies articles
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NewsEG On The Move commits two more sites to Co-op partnership
EG On The Move has today launched two more sites – one near Chester and the other in East Kilbride, Scoltand – in partnership with the Co-op.
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NewsKaran Retail acquires two more forecourts in southwest of England
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail continues its march across the UK from Scotland to the southwest of England, with two purchases within two weeks bringing its forecourt network to 47 sites.
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NewsAscona strengthens Scottish network with Kessock Group acquisition
Top 50 Indie Ascona Group continues to boost its network – this time with the acquisition of the five-strong Kessock Group in Scotland.
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NewsEG On The Move acquires Trent Bridge site from pension fund
Top 50 Indie EG On The Move has acquired a 0.6 acre site at Trent Bridge, in Nottingham, from a private pension fund.
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NewsAscona hopes to grow to 120 forecourts in 18 months with £200m funding
Top 50 Indie Ascona has secured £200m funding which could see its network almost doubling to 120 forecourts in the next 12 to 18 months.
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NewsEG On The Move plans to introduce Bill’s Bakery next year
EG On The Move (EGOTM) is the latest forecourt operator to experiment with a proprietary-branded food to go offer – with four of its sites switching from Delice de France La Bakery to its own Bill’s Bakery colours in the new year.
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NewsMFG taps into new revenue stream with Spotless Water
MFG has been tapping into a new revenue stream, with a successful trial of a Spotless Water machine leading to a roll-out to other sites.
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NewsPark Garage Group launches Bakery 79 loyalty app and deliver-to-car service for EV drivers
Park Garage Group (PGG) unveiled its second EV charging hub, complete with deliver-to-car food ordering, and loyalty app, while hosting the second On The Road With Forecourt Trader event.
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NewsNTS Group ready for more growth
Thaya Nalliah, the driving force behind Top 50 Indie NTS Group, says he is leading the business into a new chapter of growth.
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NewsEG On The Move says “the moment is now” to embrace EV
EG On The Move has announced ambitious plans to embrace electric vehicle charging, and says that “now is the time” for other forecourt operators to follow suit.
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NewsYoganathan family take Clarks Garage into their fold: their 15th forecourt with Jet branding
Top 50 Indie JP&S Services expects to invest between £500,000 to £750,000 or more on developing its latest acquisition: a prime site within the M25 which has exchanged hands for the first time in nearly 70 years.
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NewsThe Stage wins over customers with BP debut
Switching fuel brands from Shell to BP at the award-winning The Stage forecourt was a gamble for the Hockenhulls. But the change has been going down well with customers, say the father and son team.
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NewsKaran Retail continues march into Scotland with 10th site north of the border
Karan Retail continues its march north of the border with its acquisition today (November 3) of Glencairn Service Station in Kilmarnock: its 10th site in Scotland and 46th in the UK.
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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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NewsPenny On The Move warns about thieves siphoning above ground tanks with pipe from nearby field
Penny On The Move is warning fellow forecourt owners with above ground fuel tanks in the Cumbria area and beyond to be on high alert. This follows two recent incidents at its sites in the county in which thieves siphoned off diesel with a plastic pipe connecting to an artic truck in a nearby field.
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NewsMFG seeks 24-hour trading for Morrisons Whitefield forecourt
MFG is seeking to extend the opening hours at its Morrisons Whitefield forecourt on A56 Bury New Road in Greater Manchester, from 6am to midnight, seven days a week – to 24-hour trading.
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NewsSrikrishna’s Shell/jet wash combo appeals to car lovers
A £300,00 investment in a three-bay jet wash hub in Earley, near Reading, marks the start of forecourt operator Johnny Srikrishna grasping what he calls the “much discussed el dorado” of valeting.
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NewsJohnny Srikrishna plans knockdown rebuild of seventh forecourt
Top 50 Indies newcomer SJS Group has acquired its seventh forecourt, Crayford & Abbs in Mundesley, Norfolk, which it plans to knock down and rebuild.
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NewsValero continues rapid expansion with significant PGG and Platinum Retail wins
Two leading Top 50 Indies – Park Garage Group (PGG) and Platinum Retail – are switching sites to Valero, with the former planning to have around half of its 80-strong estate in the blue and yellow branding by the end of March.
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NewsAscona gains “strong foothold” into the South West with Newquay filling station
Top 50 Indie Ascona continues its march from its Welsh heartland with its latest acquisition, Westways Filling Station in Cornwall, bringing its nationwide network to 63 forecourts.