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Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson opens its first new to industry forecourt

By Juliet Morrison | FORECOURT trader | 3 April 2025 | 3 min read Eden Service Station in Malton, North Yorkshire: Joseph Richardson’s first new to industry site Joseph Richardson has this week (Thursday, April 3) succeeded in his long-held ambition of openinghis first new to industry forecourt – the…

Joseph Richardson invests £6.5 million in his fifth generation family forecourt business

By Juliet Morrison | FORECOURT trader | 11 February 2025 | 3 min read New to industry Eden Service Station is due to open in April this year Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son is about to open its 11 petrol filling station, a £3.5 million newto industry site…

Joseph Richardson spends £150,000 on valeting template

By Juliet Morrison | FORECOURT trader | 12 February 2025 | 3 min read Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has upgraded its valeting at its Longs Corner Service Station inHowden, East Yorkshire, which will include a bore hole in the next few weeks, and will be used as…

Jos. Richardson & Son open new petrol station and convenience store in Beverley

A new petrol station and convenience store opens today in Beverley. Little over a year after it was closed by The Co-op, Waterside Filling Station opens on Wednesday, having been bought by Jos. Richardson & Son Ltd. A total of 10 jobs are being created. The fifth-generation family business, founded…

Jos. Richardson & Son Acquire Budgens at Gilberdyke

Family business Jos Richardson & Son are pleased to announce the purchase of local convenience store Budgens in Gilberdyke. The purchase of the business adds a ninth site to their existing portfolio of petrol forecourts. Commenting on the acquisition, Managing Director Joseph Richardson said ‘We are delighted to have purchased…

Grand Opening at Middleton Service Station, Pickering to Celebrate Recent Re-Development

Friday 13th might be unlucky for some but Middleton Service Station customers had some good luck when the brand-new service station held an Official Grand opening to celebrate the re-opening of its new Shell forecourt and SPAR Convenience Store. The service station gave away £500 worth of fuel to customers who…

Middleton Service Station Open for Business

We are delighted to announce that Middleton Service Station at Pickering is once again open for business. The filling station and convenience store, based in the village of Middleton, had been closed for re-development since the end of April 2019. Works to the forecourt and shop have taken around 12…

Jos. Richardson & Son Accountant Celebrates 20 years at the Company

Julie Hawksworth celebrated 20 years with local family business, Jos Richardson and Son Ltd, last week.  Julie started working for the company on the 13th July 1999. She was hired by then Managing Director, the late Tim Richardson, as a Bookkeeper and PA. Shortly after she was given the job Julie…

Jos. Richardson & Son to Operate Filling Station on new M1 Services at Leeds Skelton Lake.

We are delighted to announce that we have been selected to operate the Filling Station on the new Motorway Service Area (MSA) at Leeds Skelton Lake. The new MSA is being built by Extra MSA Group, who have invested £60m in developing a landmark service area just off the M1…