All articles by Tracy West – Page 51
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NewsNTS Group acquires two more sites
Top 50 Indie NTS Group has successfully completed the acquisition of two sites: Texaco at Commercial Road in Hereford and Texaco in Church Road, Penryn.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR WASH & VALETING: Time to shine
Automated car washing and valeting on the petrol forecourt is making a huge comeback thanks to the closure of many hand washing operations and the fact that drivers are keeping their cars for longer and therefore need to take better care of them. According to the Car Wash Association, the number of hand car washing outfits has dropped from possibly 20,000 before the pandemic to around 5,000-6,000 now and, according to Autocar, the average car in the UK is 10 years old.
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NewsMan jailed for drive-off spree
A man has been jailed for 24 weeks at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court after undertaking a series of drive-offs on forecourts across Hampshire.
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NewsPolice seek witnesses to incident at Enfield forecourt
Detectives are investigating an incident in which a man was dragged from a vehicle and left at a Rontec forecourt in Enfield. They are appealing for drivers who were in the area on Saturday morning to check dashcam footage.
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NewsCar Wash Association attends London roundtable on labour market regs
The Car Wash Association (CWA) has played a major part in trying to stamp out modern slavery in the non-compliant hand car wash industry and today, as part of its campaign, the group will be represented at a stakeholder engagement roundtable in London. This is hosted by the office of the director of Labour Market Enforcement, which is seeking input into shaping the director’s strategy for 2024/25. This will be submitted to ministers by the end of November.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SOFT DRINKS: Thirsty work
There’s no questioning the importance of the soft drinks category to forecourt retailers. Your shoppers are buying soft drinks at an astonishing rate and with the summer comes the peak time for sales.
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NewsLocals object to pub being turned into petrol station
Plans to turn an old pub in Percy Main, North Shields, into a petrol forecourt have been met by dozens of objections from locals.
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NewsMan faces trial for Rontec site damage
A man accused of causing more than £15,000-worth of damage to the Rontec site in Oswestry is set to go to trial next year.
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NewsRiver monitored after fuel leak
The river Teme at Tenbury in Worcestershire is being monitored after a large amount of fuel leaked into it from the Swan Garage in Burford, Tenbury Wells.
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Product NewsSHOP TALK: A not-so petty crime
A piece in The Telegraph last weekend got me thinking about how you were all dealing with shoplifting.
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Product NewsBody Fuel gets Swizzels’ Drumsticks flavour
Building on its exclusive, long-term flavour partnership with Swizzels Sweets, UK-based sports nutrition brand Applied Nutrition has launched a Drumstick Original Raspberry flavour of its electrolyte and vitamin water Body Fuel.
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Product NewsNew recipe for Wall’s Pastry range
The Compleat Food Group has announced the biggest relaunch of the Wall’s Pastry range in the brand’s history, as it aims to reinforce its reputation for high quality, great taste and exceptional value with both new and existing shoppers.
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Product NewsCoca-Cola makes music
Coca-Cola has unveiled its latest programme of immersive music experiences across the UK and Europe, via music platform Coke Studio. The activity covers new tracks and artist ‘collisions’ as well as an on-pack promotion with a chance to win music and summer prizes.
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Product NewsOn-pack promo for Cadbury Cakes
Premier Foods has launched an on-pack promotion with Cadbury Cakes to give shoppers the chance to win instant cash.
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Product NewsRollover partners with Transformers movie
Rollover is partnering with Transformers Rise of the Beasts (in cinemas June 8) with a competition where consumers can win a trip to New York.
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Product NewsChilled summer campaign
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has launched a summer campaign for its Costa Coffee ready-to-drink (RTD) chilled coffee range, designed to keep the brand front of mind with consumers, drive trial of its Latte and Frappe ranges and help drive sales within the RTD chilled coffee segment.
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Equipment NewsNew report says cashless society is a long way off
New research conducted by independent financial experts Enryo, with input from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, confirmed recently that most people in the UK still use cash, so a cashless society is a long way off. The study found that the vast majority of people in the UK (71%) have used cash in the past two weeks to pay for something and that a quarter of people (25%) do not anticipate that their use of cash will change anytime soon.
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Equipment NewsHoliday management made easy
Rota, people and payroll tool provider S4labour, has shared some tips to help independent forecourt operators manage their labour throughout the busy holiday season.
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Equipment NewsEnergy-efficient refrigeration units
The latest refrigeration technology has gone into Victor’s new range of energy efficient, refrigerated, multi-deck units.
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Equipment NewsIstobal launches Ozone Jet Wash
Istobal has launched the Ozone Jet Wash, an ozone-in-water system that reduces operating costs. The environmentally friendly solution provides an alternative to hot water boilers in jet washes, which can generate high operating and maintenance costs, and considerable CO2 emissions.