All articles by Tracy West – Page 57
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Product NewsVEEBA sets new standards
Philp Morris Limited (PML) is launching VEEBA – a premium and sustainable disposable e-vapour device, developed specifically for use by adult smokers and existing adult nicotine users who are looking for a better alternative to continued smoking.
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Product NewsTalking Cans: Alert-ing retailers to a new look
Lucozade Alert has unveiled a new campaign to drive awareness of the brand and its new look.
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Product NewsIt’s a Big Win Win from Cadbury
Mondelēz International has just launched a new campaign that gives consumers the chance to win cash prizes for themselves plus a matching cash prize to help their local independent retailer.
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Product News Juneberry is Red Bull’s new Summer Edition
Red Bull is launching its latest Summer Edition: Juneberry, which it says has a flavour ‘reminiscent of dark cherries or raisins and slightly mild blueberries’.
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Focus On FeatureNCS 2023: sign up, show up and give your site the competitive edge
If you’re looking to catch up with suppliers face to face, see new products and services and catch a lively presentation discussing the issues that matter, then the National Convenience Show 2023 is the place for you.
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NewsECIU wants more ambitious ZEV mandate
The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) is calling for a more ‘ambitious’ Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate to give drivers access to more second-hand EVs and to give businesses greater confidence to invest in domestic supply chains, such as battery factories. It said a higher-level mandate would also likely speed up charging infrastructure roll-out.
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NewsPlans for new Go petrol station in Camlough
The LCC Group has submitted plans for a new Go petrol station on the site of the old Riverside Filling Station in Newry Road, Camlough, County Armagh.
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News ATM heist nets £94k
Northern Ireland police have confirmed that around £94,000 was stolen from an ATM at Cabragh Filling Station in Dungannon in the early hours of February 24.
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NewsTwo men arrested for ramraiding forecourt
Two men have been charged with theft, burglary and vehicle offences following two ram raids in Lincoln – one on a petrol station.
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NewsPrime deal for Lawrences Garages
Lawrences Garages has managed to cash in on the popularity of the Prime energy drink and raise money for charity at the same time.
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Equipment NewsNew robot refuelling system
Danish-based Autofuel has come up with a robotic refuelling system that eliminates human involvement in putting petrol or diesel in cars. It believes the technology is needed to keep up with automated driverless cars.
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Equipment NewsContactless payments on the rise
The total value of all contactless payments jumped 49.7% in 2022, according to new data from Barclays, with purchases of fuel jumping 63.5% via contactless and motoring purchases up by 80%.
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NewsEG gets green light for new site
The Fickle Mermaid pub in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire is set to be demolished to make way for a new Euro Garages (EG) site. Saturday February 25 will be the Marston’s Brewery’s pub’s last trading day.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON EV CHARGING: Sparking debate
With the headline ‘Spark’s gone’, The Sun’s recent story about drivers ditching EVs in their droves to return to petrol vehicles due to lack of charging stations has definitely given people food for thought.
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NewsEVs set to be less than a third of car fleet in major European markets by 2030
EVs look set to represent less than a third of the total European car fleet by the end of the decade, new research from OC&C Strategy Consultants has found.
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NewsWoodman Forecourts to build third site
Plans have been passed for a new petrol forecourt on a greenfield site in Wetherby.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON FOOD TO GO: On a roll
The Rollover brand is big in cinemas – Cineworld, for instance, offers them – and they are also sold at 60 football clubs around the UK including nearly a dozen Premiership sides. However, the forecourt sector is an important one for the brand too, so much so that Rollover has increased the number of people in its field sales team. These are the people who will do an initial site visit when a retailer expresses an interest in having Rollover in their store and, once the brand is in situ, will follow up with regular store visits to support the site and check on compliance.
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NewsEVF to provide postal services on the Isle of Man
Ellan Vannin Fuels (EVF) will be providing post office services for Kirk Michael on the Isle of Man from Thursday March 2.
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NewsMan attacked on Bristol forecourt
A man was taken to hospital with a serious head injury following an assault at Rontec’s Esso Princes in Park Row, Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police are asking for any witnesses to the incident, which took place in the early hours of Saturday morning (February 4), to come forward.
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NewsImitation gun used in forecourt robbery
West Lothian police are appealing for information following a robbery at Linlithgow Service Station in Linlithgow.