All Top 50 Indies articles – Page 4
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NewsTop Indie Jos Richardson & Son names Ryedale Special Families charity partner
Jos Richardson & Son, which operates 11 forecourts across Yorkshire and Humber, has named Ryedale Special Families (RSF) as its chosen charity partner.
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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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NewsSuccessful trial prompts Highway Stops to roll out more solar panels
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail is going to install solar panels at more of its forecourts after cutting electricity costs by more than a quarter at two sites.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Karan Retail builds network in southwest of England
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has acquired its 43rd site – Braunton Service Station near Barnstaple in north Devon – building on its presence in the southwest of England.
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NewsZuber opens at Tyseley, one of around 20 sites planned this year
EG On The Move continues to open forecourts at pace, with Tyseley Services, south east of Birmingham, going live last week – one of around 20 planned for this year.
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NewsChanging times at Penny on the Move: firm’s new CEO explains all
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move has experienced huge growth over recent years, with its portfolio rising from 14 forecourts a decade ago, to around 100 today. Now, big changes are afoot at the top of the firm, so we caught up with its new CEO to find out what’s what.
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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.
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NewsMFG Herefordshire forecourt seeks to expand with EV charging and jet wash
MFG is seeking to expand a Morrisons-branded forecourt in Leominster, Herefordshire, with the addition of jet washing facilities and EV chargepoints, planning documents have revealed.
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NewsEG On The Move Suffolk services reopens after safety concerns
A Suffolk service station on the A14 between Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds has reopened after being forced to close in February.
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NewsDarren Wilks exits industry with sale to Ascona Group
Darren Wilks has exited the forecourt industry with the sale of the last of his two sites: Kirkburn Service Station, in Driffield, East Yorkshire.
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NewsHockenhulls stop acquisition trail to diversify into valeting hubs and high street foodservice
Top 50 Indie Hockenhull Garages is looking to streamline its forecourt network to raise money for developing its remaining sites, and to diversify into standalone valeting centres, and high street foodservice outlets.
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NewsSUMMIT: EG On The Move sets target of at least 400 sites
Zuber Issa has plans to grow to at least 400 EG On The Move sites in the next six years, delegates at the Forecourt Trader Summit heard last week.
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NewsEG On The Move enters Iceland trial
EG On The Move is trialling a supply deal with frozen food giant Iceland at 10 of its forecourts.
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NewsTop 50 Indies report is testament to a sector that’s fighting fit
Forecourt Trader’s latest annual health check of the independent forecourt sector published this week, shows a resilient and enterprising group of Top 50 operators who have 192 more petrol stations than in 2024.
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NewsZuber opens two new to industry forecourts this month
EG On The Move has opened another two new to industry petrol filling sites this month – at Middlesbrough, in North Yorkshire, and Crick in Northamptonshire.
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InterviewAscona secures £92 million refinancing package to fuel growth strategy
Ascona Group, the UK’s seventh largest independent forecourt operator, has secured a £92 million refinancing package from HSBC UK and Barclays to fuel its ambitious growth strategy.
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NewsJoseph Richardson spends £150,000 on valeting template
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has upgraded its valeting at its Longs Corner Service Station in Howden, East Yorkshire, which will include a bore hole in the next few weeks, and will be used as a template for its other sites.
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NewsJoseph Richardson invests £6.5 million in his fifth generation family forecourt business
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son is about to open its 11th petrol filling station, a £3.5 million new to industry site near Malton in North Yorkshire. At the same time, the fifth generation family business is spending £3 million on its flagship site in Goole, East Yorkshire, with plans for EV charging at both locations later this year.
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NewsHighland Fuels opens 16th site in Scotland
Highland Fuels has revealed plans for its 16th forecourt in Scotland, a former workshop and car dealership in Balfron, around 16 miles north of Glasgow.
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NewsPark Garage Group sees surge in Sunday business from EV charging
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group is discovering interesting buying behaviours of customers charging their cars at its Blackpool forecourt which will help it shape its planned loyalty app.