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Urgent action needed to combat retail crime in UK
Somerton MP David Heath has called for urgent action to combat retail crime which is estimated to have cost shops across the country GBP1.1 billion last year
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Slovakia: Toll collect on first-class roads soon to be resumed
After a break of more than a month, the first-class roads in Slovakia could soon be tolled again. This is according to Prime Minister Robert Fico, who made the announcement following his meeting with road transporters, representatives of the National Highway Company (NDS), road toll system provider SkyToll and Transport Minister Lubomir Vazny
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The secrets of "made-in-Vietnam" planes
An exhibition about the first locally-manufactured aircrafts opened at the Museum for Air Defense and the Air Force on February 2, but are they the first made-in-Vietnam planes?
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Alternative and Renewable Fuels
Gas Natural to construct Europe's largest NGV supply station in Madrid
9 simultaneous refueling lanes, 180 buses per hour; operational by mid 2010
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Romania: Green energy obstacle due for lift by mid-year
Romania's green energy future has been blocked by a legal glitch for two years, but could see remedy by mid-2010
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Joint venture Shell - Cosan announced: Ethanol boom in Brazil
Royal Dutch Shell plans to make the biggest-ever foray into biofuels by an oil major, striking a deal with Brazil's Cosan to form a $12 billion ethanol joint venture that will be the No. 3 fuel distributor in Latin America's largest country
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Statoil opens for a new ownership structure for its energy and retail business
Statoil's board of directors has unanimously decided to evaluate a new ownership structure for the group's energy and retail business
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BP Receives Offer for its Retail Fuels and Convenience Business in France
BP has received an offer from Delek Europe B.V., one of the largest fuel retailers in Europe and a subsidiary of the Delek Group Ltd, to buy its French retail fuels and convenience business including selected fuels terminals
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Petrol Stations News
Essar Oil fuel retailing to double to 2,500 outlets by March 2011
Essar Oil Limited, India's largest private fuel retailer, is reportedly drawing up plans to double its petrol pumps to 2,500 by March 2011. The move comes close on heels of the Indian government firming up plans to deregulate petrol and diesel prices
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HESS to offer gas-island vending
Hess plans to offer gas-island vending at selected WilcoHess outlets in partnership with Vendgogh. Through this partnership, the two companies will install Vendgogh's vending solutions at selected WilcoHess locations directly on the gas island
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South Africa: Prices displayed at petrol stations to be supervised
The Department of Energy will begin visiting filling stations to check that their petrol prices are being correctly advertised each week. Should this be found not to be the case, the filling stations concerned could be summarily closed down
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Convenience Retailing
Carrefour selects Hypercom for upgrade program at 200+ hypermarkets in France
World's second largest retailer migrates to Hypercom integrated payment solution
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BP USA signs new supply agreement with Core-Mark
BP Products North America has entered into a five-year contract with Core-Mark International for the distributor to provide all ampm proprietary products to its 1,200 stores
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Equipment Manufacturer News
PDQ Manufacturing names Gerry Hanrahan Senior Vice President of Sales
New hire moves from fellow Dover Corporation company OPW Fuel Management Systems
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Hectronic: More profit, more options, more security for HecStar
Hectronic's HecStar is the first multi-log enabled autofuel terminal in Switzerland
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Franklin Fueling Systems introduces Defender Series Spill Container
The Defender Series spill container was engineered and designed with the future in mind with several features including multiple monitoring methods as well as the ability to be easily upgraded from a single wall container to a double wall container in the field without having to break concrete.
These options allow the station owner to evolve the spill containment as regulations change in their specific area.
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