March 2021

Fuel sales beginning to edge up as England takes the first steps out of lockdown

Overall fuel sales have begun to edge up as the first steps are being taken out of the lockdown in England, according to the latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Average sales across Great Britain for the week ending March 14 were up 3.2% compared with the previous week […]

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MFG invests £400m in EV-charging strategy to help drive ‘UK’s mobility revolution’

Number one Top 50 Indie MFG is to invest around £400m in ’ultra-rapid’ EV chargers for its 918-strong UK-network over the next decade. It also plans to invest over £50m in 2021 to improve its retail, food to go, and valeting offer to the consumer.  The EV charging investment will see some 3,000 150kW and

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Car washing returning to Euro Garages’ forecourts, says Ilyas Munshi

EG Group is beginning to introduce car washing back onto forecourts, following changes to legislation, Ilyas Munshi, commercial director at EG Group has revealed. He explained the strategy in an interview last week during Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies webinar, during which the latest listing of the UK’s biggest independent retailers was revealed. EG Group

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EG Group opens new-to-industry service station at Rushden

EG Group has opened a new-to-industry site at Rushden in Northamptonshire. In May it was announced that EG Group has agreed a lease on the site with the developer Godwin Developments. Ilyas Malji, country manager – UK for EG Group, said: “EG Group are delighted to have invested circa £2.7m in the new-to-industry, Rushden Services.

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