All Top 50 Indies articles
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NewsEG On The Move to break into France with 260-site acquisition from EG Group
Zuber Issa’s EG On The Move is expanding to France, buying around 260 forecourts from EG Group, the business he still partly owns with brother Mohsin and private equity firm TDR Capital.
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NewsTOP 50 INDIES REPORT: Largest independent forecourts continue to add sites at pace
The country’s largest independent forecourt groups are becoming bigger, with the Top 50 Indies running 76 more sites than a year previously.
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NewsTOP 50 INDIES AWARDS: Park Garage Group recognised for its entrepreneurialism
Park Garage Group has been recognised by Forecourt Trader as the Top 50 Indies Retailer of the Year.
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NewsSewell on the go gets planning permission for £5m forecourt in Beverley
Sewell on the go has won planning approval for its first new-to-industry site: a £5m flagship forecourt on a 1.2 acre plot in Beverley, near to its Hull heartland.
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NewsThe apprentice: Penny On The Move launches strategy to retain staff
Penny On The Move is upskilling its workforce with the launch of an apprenticeship scheme aimed at holding on to existing employees for longer.
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NewsPatrick Sewell is putting in the miles for Dove House Hospice
Sewell on the go MD, Patrick Sewell, is running a half marathon in London to raise over £3,000 for Dove House Hospice in Hull.
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NewsPearl Forecourts: ‘The days of just refurbishing tired old stores are gone’
Pearl Forecourts has opened its 18th petrol station: a new-to-industry site in Bradford which will include its first shop within a shop Asian wholesale operation.
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NewsEG On The Move set to charge up in-store business at EV sites
EG On The Move revealed how it plans to build on a 20% uplift in shop sales where EV charging is installed in its network, at the third On The Road With Forecourt Trader event.
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NewsSterling Petroleum sells five sites to Platinum Retail to fund growth
Nakendram Pitatheepan has sold five sites to Platinum Retail in a full circle deal, having been recruited by the Top 50 Indie as a contract manager seven years ago.
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NewsCamelot acquisition takes Ascona to 70 sites
Ascona continues its march across the UK with the acquisition of Camelot Garage, a busy petrol station on the A39 Atlantic Highway – a popular tourist road running along the North Devon and Cornwall coast.
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NewsPark Mogador picks up pace with Valero
Park Garage Group has seen an uplift of at least 20% on its shop and fuel sales since spending £1.2m on its Mogador site in Surrey, which now sports Valero branding.
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NewsAscona reaches eight sites in Scotland with purchase of Five Mile Garage
Top 50 Indie Ascona has bought its second Scottish business in the same number of months, with the purchase of Five Mile Garage in the Aberdeen suburb Kingswells.
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OtherWhy Sewell on the go’s fresh approach with Co-op is paying off
Sewell on the go likes to be loyal to its core suppliers – so it surprised many in the industry when the Hull-based group this year switched allegiance from Londis to Co-op Wholesale. We have been to visit three sites now stocking the new range to see what difference it is making.
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NewsMove over Waitrose, Sewell on the go has its own festive advert
Sewell on the go has come up with its own festive advert to connect with its community this Christmas.
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NewsEG On The Move commits two more sites to Co-op partnership
EG On The Move has today launched two more sites – one near Chester and the other in East Kilbride, Scoltand – in partnership with the Co-op.
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NewsKaran Retail acquires two more forecourts in southwest of England
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail continues its march across the UK from Scotland to the southwest of England, with two purchases within two weeks bringing its forecourt network to 47 sites.
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NewsAscona strengthens Scottish network with Kessock Group acquisition
Top 50 Indie Ascona Group continues to boost its network – this time with the acquisition of the five-strong Kessock Group in Scotland.
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NewsEG On The Move acquires Trent Bridge site from pension fund
Top 50 Indie EG On The Move has acquired a 0.6 acre site at Trent Bridge, in Nottingham, from a private pension fund.
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NewsAscona hopes to grow to 120 forecourts in 18 months with £200m funding
Top 50 Indie Ascona has secured £200m funding which could see its network almost doubling to 120 forecourts in the next 12 to 18 months.
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NewsEG On The Move plans to introduce Bill’s Bakery next year
EG On The Move (EGOTM) is the latest forecourt operator to experiment with a proprietary-branded food to go offer – with four of its sites switching from Delice de France La Bakery to its own Bill’s Bakery colours in the new year.