Forecourt Trader Awards 2008



2007 Award Winners

Forecourt Trader Of The Year

Robert and Hugh Fraser, Brize Norton Service Station,Oxfordshire

Location Category Winners:

Best Rural

  • Independent with nine sites or less - Michael Johnston, Euro-Spar, Castle Wellan, County Down
  • Oil company/supermarket owned and managed - Robert Foster, Vivo Randalstown, Co Antrim

Overall category winner - Michael Johnston

Best Neighbourhood

  • Oil company /supermarket owned and managed - Alan Troy, Spar/BP Milburn, Coleraine
  • Independent with nine sites or less - Robert and Hugh Fraser & Pam Lambert, Brize Norton Service Station, Oxfordshire
  • Independent with 10 sites or more - Mark Cox, Checkers Xpress Five Oaks, Jersey
  • Oil company-owned franchisee/commission operator - Alfred Savarimuthu, Murco Costcutter Wood Street Service Station, Barnet, Herts

Overall category winner - Robert and Hugh Fraser

Best Main Route

  • Oil company / supermarket owned and managed - Emma Gaunt, United Co-op Crosshills Service Station, Keighley, Leeds
  • Independent dealer with 10 sites or more - Heena Patel , BP Charnwood Connect, Motor Fuels Group, Loughborough
  • Independent dealer with nine sites or less - Edward Prosser, Harry Tuffins, Ludlow, Shropshire
  • Oil company-owned franchisee/commission operator - Sivalingham Pragash, Murco Costcutter, Wallasey Service Station, Wallasey, Merseyside

Overall category winner - Edward Prosser

Specialist Categories

  • Best Site With A Licence To Sell Alcohol - Suzie Hawkins & Brian Tew, Overmonnow Budgens, Monmouth
  • Best Car Care & Lubricants Outlet - Robert and Hugh Fraser & Pam Lambert, Brize Norton Service Station, Oxfordshire
  • Best Display Of Chilled Food - Mark Cox, Checkers Xpress Five Oaks, Jersey
  • Best Confectionery Outlet - James Frances, Park Garage Group, Scholes, Rotherham
  • Best Crisps & Snacks Outlet - Glenn Biesty, Centra Ballymoney, Ballymoney Co Antrim
  • Best Customer Service - Robert & Hugh Fraser & Colin Price, BP Georgetown, Didcot, Oxfordshire
  • Best Food-To-Go Outlet - Mark Cox, Checkers Xpress Five Oaks, Jersey
  • Best Forecourt Facilities - Suzie Hawkins & Brian Tew, Overmonnow Budgens, Monmouth
  • Best Soft Drinks Outlet - Jamie Green, United Co-op Gomersal Service Station, Wakefield * Best Use Of Retail Technology - Suzie Hawkins & Brian Tew, Overmonnow Budgens, Monmouth
  • Best Tobacco Merchandising - Melanie Wrightson, Thirsk Service Station, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
  • Best Impulse Ice Cream Outlet - Robert and Hugh Fraser & Pam Lambert, Brize Norton Service Station, Oxfordshire