Esso added to MFG network
MOTOR Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s second largest independent forecourt operator, is adding the Esso brand onto its network.
A solid outlook for forecourt retailing
Petrol Retailers Association chief executive Brian Madderson talks filling station numbers, fuel price flux and signs of stability for the sector’s future .
Welcome Break signs up with Fairbanks
WELCOME Break has signed a three-year contract with Fairbanks to provide fuel management services on its network of motorway service stations.
Welcome Break operates 31...
UWS sales up 5% to £212m
GLASGOW-based cash and carry, wholesale, and symbol group company United Wholesale (Scotland) saw sales rise by 4.8% to reach £212m for the year to...
A 24/7 solution for tobacco sales
Making use of digital tools can have a major impact on bottom lines according to JTI
Former Tesco exec to head MFG retail
TOP 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group has appointed former supermarket executive Richard Baker as its new retail director.
Richard had a varied 37-year...
Petrol pay phone
TECHNOLOGY firm Micros Systems has launched MiFuel, a system that enables drivers to pay for fuel with mobile phones.
With MiFuel, drivers register once and...
The National Living Wage – the details
Staff costs changed significantly for many convenience retailers in the spring and there’s more to come with the NLW scheduled to reach £9...
Don’t lose it – Tools for fuel management
WITH fuel prices rising and margins under pressure from every angle it’s essential not to lose stock. Wetstock management specialists provide petrol dealers with...
Booker’s free EPOS with more than 1,000
WHOLESALER Booker has now installed free EPOS systems into more than 1,000 retail units across the UK.
The system helps with practical tasks such...
Bestway’s great rebate returns
Bestway Wholesale is reintroducing its Great Rebate initiative for customers from April. The scheme, which is now in its second year, aims to increase...
Nisa has eyes on forecourt shops
Symbol sets out its stall for independent retailers
Bestway buys Bargain Booze
BESTWAY is poised to snap up Bargain Booze in a deal brokered by administrators of the financially hamstrung wholesaler Conviviality.
A triumph for common sense
Andrew McCaffery, global EPR director at Ecoveritas, responds to the latest DRS advice from the Scottish Government.
Zero hours could face regulation countdown
Contracts that pay workers only when required can be useful for employer and employee. But fears of exploitation mean they are under scrutiny.
WITH the...
Harthill’s electric pulse
BP has installed two new EV charging points at a service station site on the M8.
