All articles by Tracy West – Page 4
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Equipment News
Eurotank launches two new tank-lining products
Eurotank Environmental has launched two tank-lining products to offer customers a lower cost option to upgrade their tanks.
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Focus On Feature
FOCUS ON TANKS AND PIPEWORK: Beware phase separation
Contaminated fuel stories seem to hit the headlines on a pretty regular basis on regional websites. The latest, concerning a BP site, even made the nationals including The Sun. A BP site in Rayleigh, Essex, was found to have a ‘potentially contaminated tank’ which was being investigated.
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Sunderland to test self-driving shuttle
The Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle (SAMS) project has appointed Oxa as its new provider for its autonomous transport initiative, running during the first quarter of 2025.
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British Car Auctions reveals record start to EV sales in 2025
The first full trading week of 2025 produced the biggest sold volume of EVs on record at British Car Auctions (BCA), with nearly 1,000 units sold.
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Big John’s motorway services guide for footie fans
Sports-betting firm Coral has launched what it says is the first ever motorway service guide for football fans, with the help of social media star and football fan ‘Big John’.
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JCB to sell hydrogen combustion engine machinery across Europe
Construction equipment company JCB has confirmed that 11 licensing authorities have now given permission for its hydrogen combustion engine to be sold across Europe.
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Teen gang threatens staff and steals alcohol from Dumbarton forecourt
Detectives are appealing for information after staff were threatened and alcohol was stolen by a gang of teenagers from a petrol station in Dumbarton.
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Gravesham Council’s fleet to switch to HVO
Gravesham Borough Council’s vehicle fleet, including its household waste collection HGVs, is being converted to run on HVO as part of the authority’s work towards tackling climate change.
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ATM stolen from Newtownabbey store
Northern Ireland police are appealing for information following a report of the theft of an ATM machine from a service station in Newtownabbey, in the early hours of Thursday January 16.
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BT scraps green street cabinet conversion plans
BT Group has abandoned plans to convert tens of thousands of its old green street cabinets into public EV chargers.
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Central Co-op utilises greener fuel-spill management solution
Central Co-op, in collaboration with its strategic GNFR (Goods Not for Resale) supplier, Lyreco UK & Ireland, has started using Pro Earth for fuel spill management.
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Equipment News
Madic’s evoBackOffice offers efficient solutions
Somewhere over the Atlantic, on the way to Chicago to visit family, Danyal Shoaib, owner of Hylands Service Station, in Great Bookham, Surrey, suddenly realised he needed to place a chilled order with his wholesaler Blakemore before 10pm UK time.
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Equipment News
Jisp launches data and insights division
Retail tech company Jisp has launched Jisp Intelligence to capitalise on AI trends and provide actionable data and consumer insights reporting to help businesses meet the needs of the modern shopper.
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Equipment News
TSG’s Prizma helps retailers counter cyber incidents
TSG is reporting a surge of interest from forecourt operators in Prizma, which it describes as “one of the most secure payment systems” on the market today.
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Equipment News
New tech means greater efficiency at Belfast forecourt
Father-and-son team Karl and Ross Hunter, from Spar Lanark Way convenience store and forecourt in Belfast, have overcome ‘significant’ operational challenges since integrating new technology via their EdgePoS system.
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Focus On Feature
FOCUS ON PROPERTY: Demand continues to outstrip supply
Fifty-one per cent of retail stakeholders in the forecourt market are looking to acquire new sites this year, according to a survey by Christie & Co for its new Business Outlook 2025 report
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Man charged with arson at petrol station
A man has been charged with arson after reports of someone attempting to set fire to petrol pumps in Derby.
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Brazen ram-raid at Tesco forecourt
Detectives investigating a ram-raid on a Tesco forecourt shop in Mansfield have arrested two suspects.
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Stalybridge forecourt owner fined for selling illegal vapes
A Stalybridge forecourt owner and his manager have been ordered to pay over £11,000 after pleading guilty to three charges in relation to the sale and supply of illegal disposable vapes.
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MFG to add EV charging at Morrisons forecourt in Kendal
Top 50 Indie MFG has been granted planning permission to install an EV charging hub at its Morrisons forecourt in Queen Katherines Avenue, Kendal.