Ascona extends relationship with Valero

By Liz Wells in Industry News 10th February 2021

Forecourt operator Ascona Group has extended its partnership with Valero Energy to supply fuel at an additional 10 sites, seven of which will start to be supplied in February.

The companies started working together in May 2018, when Ascona acquired Parker Drive Service Station in Leicester, and this latest extension brings the total number of Texaco-branded Ascona sites to 23.

Darren Briggs, managing director at Ascona Group, said: “Valero is a best-in-class producer and its expertise and assistance has been vital for us as we moved from a single forecourt in 2011 to 50 across the UK today. We look forward to building on this partnership as we continue on our growth story.”

One of the new Texaco-branded sites, opening later this year, is Bush Hill Service Station in Pembrokeshire, soon to be renamed Green Garage Service Station. The new 5,000sq ft Ascona development will be the company’s flagship site and will feature Ascona’s trademark deluxe jet wash, Instawash laundrette, and the Ascona fish bar, as well as 3,500sq ft Nisa-branded store.