All Top 50 Indies articles – Page 6
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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.
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NewsThe Brookfield Group helps to inspire future NHS staff
Top 50 Indie The Brookfield Group has donated £5,000 to the Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) Charity, through Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally Heart of the Community Awards.
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NewsHighway Stops future-proofs Lye Service Station
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops is relaunching its Lye Service Station, with the operator’s second Fireaway pizza concession, a couple of pay at pump terminals, and plans for electric vehicle charging and improved valeting in the new year.
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NewsEG On The Move plans double drive-thru at newest forecourt
EG On The Move has opened its 47th forecourt – Elmswell Services – on the A14 between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in Suffolk.
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Equipment NewsValli values Vars for parking revenue and £234,000 recovered losses
Top 50 Indie Valli Forecourts believes that it has been preventing £630,000 a year in drive-offs at its 16 forecourts since installing Vars automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology.
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NewsPenny on the Move acquires Magpie Filling Station
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move acquired the giant-sized site Magpie Filling Station near Cramlington, Northumberland earlier this month.
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InterviewWhat is next for MFG: the modest mega-group?
Its recent acquisition of 337 Morrisons sites cemented the business’s status as the UK’s biggest forecourt operator. In a rare interview, its chief executive reveals what comes next.
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NewsAscona boss wins two entrepreneur awards
Darren Briggs, founder and chief executive of Top 50 Indie Ascona Group, has won two accolades from the 2024 Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
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NewsMFG hits Morrisons Daily refit target complete with National Lottery
National Lottery operator Allwyn has completed its largest terminal installation project after equipping over 300 forecourts owned by Motor Fuel Group (MFG) with terminals.
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NewsTankerford launches first Refuel Market branded store
Top 50 Indie Tankerford is trialling its own Refuel Market fascia, which it describes as a significant step in its strategy to develop its retail offering with a greater emphasis on fresh and premium products.