Euro Garages pumps up with third Esso deal

EURO Garages, the family-owned petrol station investor, has acquired 104 sites from Esso Petroleum Company, bolstering its presence in the south east.

Esso has been selling-off its owned forecourts over the past year, and its latest tranche of deals sees the disposal of 201 sites, with the lion’s share going to Lancashire-based Euro Garages.

It is the third time that the Darwen-based company, led by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, has bought sites from Esso. The first occasion was in 2012 when it bought 43 sites in the North East and North Wales and then 48 sites based in the Midlands and eastern England, which were acquired in January 2014.

A spokesman for Esso said: “ExxonMobil will continue to serve the retail market in this region with Euro Garages, MRH and Rontec supplying Esso-branded fuels to their respective sites.

“Euro Garages, MRH and Rontec will purchase Esso fuels at the terminal rack and deliver to Esso-branded service stations in their respective networks.

“Consumers will still be able to buy high quality Esso-branded fuel, use their Esso cards and buy Mobil-branded lubricants at these sites. They can expect the same buying experience at sites operated by Euro Garages, MRH and Rontec under the Esso brand, and Clubcard points will be awarded in the same way.

“Following previous branded fuel supply agreements, the number of Esso-branded sites in the UK is growing and there are now more than 1,000 Esso-branded sites in the country.”

Euro Garages has not commented on the deal yet.