All articles by Tracy West – Page 23
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NewsTop 50 Indie Midland Motor Fuels uses Forward-EV for first chargepoint
Top 50 Indie Midland Motor Fuels has put in its first EV chargepoint, at its busy Tyburn Road site in Birmingham.
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NewsPlans to turn old forecourt into hand car wash
A1 Auto’s Ltd has applied for planning permission to open a hand car wash and valeting facility on a former forecourt in Hylton Road, Worcester. The site last operated as a car rental business.
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NewsGreggs opens 2,500th shop – in Sainsbury’s forecourt store
Greggs has opened its 2,500th shop – on a petrol forecourt at Sainsbury’s Cobham.
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NewsBramble Energy simplifies fuel cell stack assembly process
Fuel tech firm Bramble Energy has successfully completed a project aimed at accelerating the transition to an electrified automotive industry in the UK.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SUMMER SPORT & BARBECUE: It’s all kicking off
With UEFA’s Euros ’24 in Germany followed by the Olympic Games in Paris, we can expect some serious sales uplifts as armchair fans cheer their nations on this summer.
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News50 objections to Penny Petroleum’s Scorton plans
More than 50 objections have been lodged against Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum’s plans to convert an unused workshop at the former Coates Garage in Brompton Road, Scorton near Catterick, into a shop.
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NewsZest invests £1.3m in chargepoints at University of Warwick
Zest is investing £1.3m to provide 173 EV charging spaces in car parks across the University of Warwick campus.
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NewsPlans submitted to convert forecourt’s MOT workshop into a c-store
Bradleys Properties Ltd, owners of Bradley’s Garage in Llanidloes, Powys, has submitted a planning application to convert its existing garage and workshop into a convenience store.
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NewsPrivate buyers need more incentives to buy EVs
The absence of government incentives for private buyers is having a marked effect on the uptake of EVs, according to SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes.
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NewsNew Cumnock forecourt up for sale
New Cumnock Filling Station in East Ayrshire is up for sale for £550,000 freehold.
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NewsDeath at factory leads to Lucozade supply problems
A death at Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I’s Coleford manufacturing site could result in a shortage of supplies of the company’s drinks, which include Lucozade and Ribena.
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NewsDiscover EVs with Kia
Car manufacturer Kia UK says it is on a quest to educate everyone about EVs via the launch of its nationwide ‘Discover EV with Kia’ events.
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NewsBT’s first EV chargepoint from a street cabinet is live
BT Group has installed its first EV chargepoint powered from a street cabinet, marking the first phase of trials which could lead to the wider upgrade of cabinet units across the UK.
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NewsRacing Porsches to run exclusively on eFuels
The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup will run exclusively with eFuels that are potentially near-carbon-neutral for the first time this year.
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NewsCambridgeshire Police and Fire vehicles trial HVO
Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) has teamed up with Cambridgeshire Police and Cambridgeshire Fire to conduct a trial using HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel.
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NewsBlakemore moves more sites to BP
Following a recent tender process, Blakemore Retail has moved five of its Spar forecourt sites from Texaco to BP.
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Product NewsPML unveils digital trade engagement platform
Philip Morris Limited (PML) has unveiled Heatwave Open, which it describes as a cutting-edge digital trade engagement platform designed to bolster online support for convenience retailers stocking IQOS, the world’s number one heated tobacco device (PML global ests).
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AnalysisSHOP TALK: What a waste
Figures around food waste are astonishing. According to businesswaste.co.uk, over one-third of all food produced globally gets wasted.
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Product NewsSpin to win with Costa Express at Shell
Shell is currently running a Spin to Win promotion in partnership with Costa Express.
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Product NewsChupa Chups goes XXL
Perfetti Van Melle has launched Chupa Chups Flavour Playlist XXL – a fusion of five flavours packed into one lollipop.