Amazing Accrington - Spring 2019

Pioneers of the

DRIVE - SHOP -AND - DINE

industry have set up shop in Hyndburn

EG Group are at the forefront of petrol forecourt retail convenience development

High profile global relationships and more than 35,000 employees over 5,000 sites globally

In 2001, Zuber andMohsin Issa established EuroGarages with a single petrol forecourt location in Bury, GreaterManchester. Today, corporately known as the EGGroup, the company owns and operates a site network of over 5,000 retail assets across nine international markets includingUnited Kingdom, France, Belgium, TheNetherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Germany, USA andAustralia. The company employs over 35,000 colleagues working across leading retail brands such as ESSO, BP, Shell, Starbucks, Subway, KFC, Burger King, SPAR, Carrefour and LouiseDelhaize to name a few. Being established as one themost recognisable forecourt operators in theUnited Kingdom, EGGroup have opened their first petrol forecourt retail convenience location in Hyndburn, much to the delight of local people! The site is based at Frontier Park, Hyndburn and is part of a circa £100m investment scheme located just off the M65, Junction 6. Frontier Park Services officially opened in November 2018 and will be shortly followed by newmixed use development of industrial and warehouse accommodation . Frontier Park Services includes a BP petrol stationwith a SPAR convenience store, alongwith a Starbucks drive-thru, KFC drive-thru, Greggs drive-thru, Subway, Krispy Kreme concession and aTotally Wicked vaping retail concession. Other services offered at the site include utility and phone top-up, click and collect, electric charging points, car wash and jet wash bays. IlyasMunshi, Group Commercial Director, EGGroup expressed: “Our Frontier Park Services development is the latest iteration of our forecourt convenience retail design and provides customers access to branded fuel, a comprehensive shop proposition and various food-to-go offers.

The service area is nowopen andwill give impetus to the rest of the Frontier Park development.We aim toworkwith local stakeholders to aract growing businesses and create employment opportunities for people in theHyndburn and thewider Lancashire catchment area. The location is fantastic, with theM65 as the primary economic corridor through East Lancashire, linking directlywith theM6 and the M61 it’s an ideal place to invest and operate your business from.” EG Group are leading the way with meeting the needs of the modern consumer. They have forged high-profile relationships with nationally and globally recognised retail brand partners, with convenience and exceptional customer service at the heart. Ilyas continued: “As a large global business, we have a duty to act responsibly and consider the environmental implications of all we do. Working to reduce our carbon footprint we have so far invested over £6m in solar panels, LED lighting, electric charging points across our sites. In six of our motorway service stations we have installed rain water harvesting systems, thismeans rainwater can be recycled and used on site. We always put a focus on recruiting locally for new developments, meaning some of the investment goes directly back into the community. We are commied to providing excellent customer service, good value products and awide range of facilities, and customers have come to expect high standards fromall of our forecourts and retail sites. Passion for quality, convenience and customer service is at the heart of EGGroup. Our vision is to collaboratively engage andworkwith leading retail brand partners to be able to deliver aworld class fuel, convenience, food and drink offer that exceeds the expectations of themodern customer...we are extremely proud of our newHyndburn operation.”

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