All BP articles
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NewsSharma Garages reopens New Oscott forecourt after £650,000 refurbishment
Sharma Garages re-opened its petrol filling station near Sutton Coldfield last week, after a three-month, £650,000 refit as part of a plan to future-proof its sites for the next 10 to 15 years.
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Industry FeatureCharman’s Parkfoot site charms customers with £900,000 shop refit
Pioneering BP forecourt operator David Charman says customers shopping at his refurbished Parkfoot Garage store in West Malling, Kent, are likening it to Fortnum & Mason. But those in the industry would most likely consider it more akin to some of the leading petrol stations in Northern Ireland, known for excelling with in-house food preparation.
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NewsPricewatch Group: ‘We are still committed to operating forecourts’
Anthony and Paul Salvidge may have announced last week a “bitter/sweet” divestment of five of their 10 forecourts, but the brothers say they are far from done with the petrol station industry.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Jos Richardson opens its first new to industry forecourt
Joseph Richardson has succeeded in his long-held ambition of opening his first new to industry forecourt – the £3.5 million Eden Service Station in Malton, North Yorkshire.
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NewsSecurity guards and Real Living Wage help make BP ‘happiest place to work’
Introducing security guards at its company-owned forecourts to make staff feel safer and helping employees learn sign language. Those are just two of the initiatives that have seen BP named as the retail industry’s happiest place to work.
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NewsSt Ives acquisition takes Tom Highland half way to 10-site target
Tom Highland is half way to his target of operating 10 sites by the age of 40, with the acquisition of a former BP/M&S forecourt in St Ives town centre, Cambridgeshire.
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NewsPlatinum Retail launches first new to industry site in over five years
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail has opened its first new to industry site in over five years, as part of a busy 2025 which will include three rebuilds and nine shop refits.
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NewsBP and Moto continue 27-year partnership
BP has renewed its contract with UK motorway services operator Moto for another five years.
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NewsBP dealer turbocharges turnover with £2.2 million rebuild
A BP forecourt in Colchester, which had a shop the size of a kiosk and petrol pumps and tanks decades old, is benefiting from a £2.2 million knockdown rebuild.
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Industry FeatureDoes BP’s new EV hub herald the future of the forecourt?
As BP officially launches its first EV-only forecourt, we ask if this is the shape of things to come
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NewsBP Pulse expands ‘west London charging corridor’ with new Brentford site
A new charging hub with six ultra-rapid 300kW chargers is a further feather in the cap for BP Pulse’s EV offerings in the capital, with the firm claiming its network is now so expansive that journeys from central to west London are now “completely stress-free”.
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NewsTikToker travels 110 miles to visit Valli Forecourts’ Sheffield petrol station
A Valli Forecourts petrol station is receiving unexpected publicity from a TikToker who travelled 110 miles to Sheffield to take a look at the site which she says has received “millions of views online”.
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NewsCharman plans for “wow” factor in £750,000-plus renovation of Parkfoot Spar
Trailblazing forecourt operator David Charman is investing more than £750,000 to reintroduce the “wow” factor at his Parkfoot Spar store.
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NewsBP predicts festive bonanza
BP forecasts that its 300 company-owned sites will sell 1.6 million drinks and 750,000 baked goods over the three weeks to December 25 as motorists take to the road for the festive period.
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NewsBP’s all-electric forecourt in London to open soon
BP’s first all-electric forecourt is poised to open within weeks, just a few miles from a rival’s similar operation in west London.
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NewsNorthamptonshire forecourt dealing with after effects of Storm Bert
A forecourt is battling to get back on its feet three weeks after being flooded during Storm Bert.
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NewsBP extends use of AI technology to time food mark downs
BP has renewed its partnership with Retail Insight to use its AI-powered technology to reduce food waste and achieve best margins by establishing the optimum time to mark down products nearing expiry.
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NewsPenny on the Move acquires Magpie Filling Station
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move acquired the giant-sized site Magpie Filling Station near Cramlington, Northumberland earlier this month.
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NewsBP appoints Hannah Munns UK convenience trading director
BP has appointed Hannah Munns as UK convenience trading director, with a brief to lead growth in the energy company’s grocery and food to go business.
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NewsAndrew Kenney gives forecourt spin to SGF role
Andrew Kenney is the first vice president of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation’s national executive board to come from a petrol retail background.