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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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ArticleJet wash drains saves customers from soggy feet
Valeting may be a booming sector in the forecourt industry, but offering such services can involve more than just plonking new equipment down on an empty patch of hardstanding.
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NewsLeicestershire forecourt set for redevelopment
A planning application has been made to significantly redevelop a filling station in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail’s expansion plans continue with brace of developments
Planning documents have revealed how Top 50 Indie Grove Retail intends to continue its portfolio expansion, adding EV chargers and a jet wash to one site, and building a completely new filling station on another.
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NewsAscona continues expansion with trio of Welsh forecourts
Ascona Group’s ambition to operate over 150 sites within the next three years came one step closer this week after three forecourts in Wales were brought under the firm’s wing.
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NewsHand car washes fined £2.9m in just three months for employing illegal workers
Hand car wash firms have been collectively fined just under £3m in three months for employing staff who do not have the right to work in the UK, Home Office figures have revealed.
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NewsMaxol expands Northern Irish forecourt as part of £145m investment strategy
Irish oil firm Maxol has refurbished and expanded a forecourt in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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NewsJoseph Richardson spends £150,000 on valeting template
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has upgraded its valeting at its Longs Corner Service Station in Howden, East Yorkshire, which will include a bore hole in the next few weeks, and will be used as a template for its other sites.
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NewsNew hand car wash gets green light in Didcot
Planning permission has been granted for a new hand car wash at 60-68 Broadway in Didcot.
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NewsCrackdown on rogue car washes requested by Stuart Anderson MP
A campaign has been launched to tackle rogue hand car washes across South Shropshire by Stuart Anderson MP.
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NewsHighway Stops cleans up with valeting
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail is considering introducing a Costa-style loyalty card as one of a number of steps to help take its burgeoning valeting business to the next level.
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NewsLincolnshire hand car wash owner given five-year ban
The owner of a Lincolnshire hand car wash has been banned as a company director for five years after employing illegal workers, as the government ramps up enforcement efforts against those who abuse the immigration system.
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OtherLEGAL DOCTOR: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024: What retailers need to know
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act was passed into law in May this year, slightly under the radar of the impending election. The ‘Consumer’ bit of the Act is clearly underappreciated but has the potential to be a quiet revolution for petrol retailers, warns David Emery a senior associate at law firm Winckworth Sherwood.
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NewsInner Space Stations reaches for the sky with £600,000 valeting upgrade
Graham Kennedy has upgraded the valeting hub at his sci-fi themed York forecourt, in a £600,000-plus investment made necessary by an electrical fire in May this year damaging the plant room for his bay of jet washes.
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NewsMore than 40 hand car washes fined for using illegal workers in just three months
More than 40 hand car wash operations were fined for using illegal workers in the period from April 1 to June 30, 2024.
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InterviewWhat is next for MFG: the modest mega-group?
Its recent acquisition of 337 Morrisons sites cemented the business’s status as the UK’s biggest forecourt operator. In a rare interview, its chief executive reveals what comes next.
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NewsMan who hired illegal workers for car wash is banned as company director
A man who hired five illegal workers at his Sheffield car wash has been banned as a company director for eight years.
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NewsRetrospective planning permission sought for hand car wash
St Helens Borough Council has received a planning application for change of use from car sales to car wash at Southworth Road in Newton-le-Willows.
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NewsMaxol profits from non-fuel sales
More than 40% of The Maxol Group’s profit now comes from non-fuel sales.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR WASH AND VALETING: Splashing the cash
If you’re ever in the vicinity of Carterton, Oxfordshire, make sure you take a detour to get your car washed at Brize Norton Service Station.