THE roadside face of Britain has been changed by petrol retailers, according to the director of a Warrington-based firm.
Ramsay MacDonald, Retail Director of Certas Energy, used his address to the assembled 800 guests at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane for the 2016 Forecourt Trade of the Year Awards to praise the achievement.
“It feels like a defining moment for the industry,” enthused MacDonald. “With recognition for the numbers employed, commitment to ongoing investment and an ability to continually adapt.”
MacDonald added that more consumers than ever now consider a forecourt to be their ‘local shop’ and rate the experience well above Supermarkets for convenience and service.
Looking to the future, he predicted that differentiation will develop further with food and fuel continuing to provide the footfall driver.
He concluded his presentation at the industry’s Oscars by thanking the UK’s petrol retailers for playing their part in creating this consumer revolution.
Certs Energy, based in Birchwood, is the largest supplier to independent fuel retailers in Britain.
