All Top 50 Indies articles – Page 3
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NewsRapidly expanding operator purchases Churn Valley Service Station
Fast growing forecourt operator Muresh Seevaratnam has acquired Churn Valley Service Station, his 11th site, and his second purchased this year.
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NewsPark Garage Group to boost Bakery 79 with loyalty app and deliveries
Park Garage Group has ambitious plans for its fledgling Bakery 79 food to go alternative to Greggs, with a loyalty app and Deliveroo deliveries in the pipeline.
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NewsMFG backs Yeep with plans for hundreds more parcel lockers
MFG is planning to introduce another 370 Yeep parcel lockers across its estate of 1,200-plus forecourts by the end of July.
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NewsDavid Penny adds bakery to his growing empire
David Penny continues to add to his business empire with the acquisition of Barry’s Bakery – a northeast of England business which has been trading since 1957.
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NewsEG On The Move opens new Lancashire forecourt
A new filling station in Blackburn, Lancashire, has been opened by EG On The Move. The site, known as West End, was previously a Morrisons forecourt, and has been revitalised by the EGOTM treatment.
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NewsWestmorland’s Gloucester and Tebay Services top Which? motorists poll
Westmorland’s Gloucester and Tebay Services are the most popular motorway stop-offs with UK motorists, according to a survey by Which?.
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NewsZuber invests in Duckhams with plans to expand classic brand into UK forecourts
Zuber Issa has taken an undisclosed stake in Duckhams and plans to relaunch the 126-year-old motor oil brand on the forecourt market through his 150-strong EG On The Move chain.
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NewsJP&S turns Shoreham Service Station from rough diamond to gem with £900k investment
Top 50 Indie JP&S Services has pulled off a masterclass in refurbishing not only a small forecourt store but one very awkwardly shaped as a triangle, at its recently-acquired Jet site in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
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NewsThe Issa brothers and Rontec owner climb Rich List
Forecourt entrepreneurs the Issa brothers together with Sir Gerald Ronson have moved up the Sunday Times Rich List of Britain’s wealthiest individuals or families.
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NewsEG On The Move off to promising start with Iceland project
EG On The Move (EGOTM) is considering introducing the Iceland frozen range in another 10 stores, if a six-month pilot due to end mid-October is successful.
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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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NewsPlanning refused for two totem signs at controversial EG On The Move site
Mid Suffolk District Council has refused a planning application from EG On The Move to install two totem signs at a controversial filling station on the A14 near Elmswell, Suffolk.
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NewsNew generation of forecourt operators optimistic about future
The possibility of setting up an independent fuel card, customers “trying it on” with outlandish liability claims, and the growing importance of valeting. These were among issues discussed at a meeting of next generation forecourt operators last week.
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NewsPricewatch halves its forecourt estate by selling five sites in Sussex
Anthony and Paul Salvidge have sold five of their 10 petrol filling stations, riding the wave of strong demand for forecourts, as they consider other business ventures.
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NewsEG On The Move secures forecourt plot for £3.6m
The ground lease on a forecourt in Huyton, Merseyside, has been bought for £3.6m by EG On The Move.
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NewsAscona moves further south with purchase of Hastings forecourt
Top 50 Indie Ascona has purchased Ridgeway Service Station in Hastings, East Sussex – its 62nd forecourt, and the furthest south for the Welsh-based operator.
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NewsJP&S Services plans 17th forecourt with housing development next door
Top 50 Indie JP&S Services is waiting for the green light to go ahead with a redevelopment of a one-acre site in Baldock, north Hertfordshire, to include a petrol filling station and nine three-bedroom houses.
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NewsCommunity celebration at Lechlade Service Station brings Easter joy
SGN Retail’s Lechlade Service Station connected with its Cirencester, Gloucestershire, community last week for an Easter-themed celebration.
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NewsPark Garage Group replaces Greggs with own-brand Bakery 79
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group (PGG) is hoping to franchise out its Bakery 79 food to go concept to other forecourt operators next year, having completed its roll-out at 12 of its own sites last month.
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NewsZuber opens Rotherham Services with Iceland food and four takeaway concessions
EG On The Move opened Rotherham Services last Thursday, one of the first of Zuber Issa’s network to list Iceland frozen food following a trial in the business.