Independent forecourt operator opens two new SPAR stores in West Yorkshire after £2m investment

Growing independent forecourt operator AY & Y Patel Dewsbury Ltd has opened two new SPAR stores and service stations in West Yorkshire in association with James Hall & Co. Ltd.

A £1.5m complete redevelopment of the company’s Leeds Road site in Bradford has seen the forecourt transformed into a bright and inviting Shell service station after seven months of work.

The state-of-the-art forecourt has brand new HGV and retail forecourt facilities, while in store, new features in the modern SPAR include a Fwip gelateria and a Frozen Fanta machine.

There is also a greater range of SPAR branded products within the store, as well as Clayton Park Bakery and Fazila Food lines, and the introduction of the popular brand Dot’s Donuts. There is also more to come at Leeds Road too, with a Bombay Bites concept opening soon in a separate building on the same site.

A second service station at Roseville Road in Leeds has also launched following a £500,000 investment that has overhauled the site over an eight-month period. The forecourt is now in Shell livery and the store, which has undergone a significant expansion, is now under the SPAR brand.

Customers visiting both sites will enjoy the benefit of competitively priced major branded products and an excellent Food to Go range, as well as great fresh and frozen lines and a well-stocked car care section.

Following the improvement work at Roseville Road, it has become the fourth forecourt AY & Y Patel Dewsbury Ltd have with James Hall & Co. Ltd.

Shaheena Patel, Head of Operations at AY & Y Patel Dewsbury Ltd, said: “The development of the sites has been a lot of hard work, but they have been worth it, and we are very impressed with the finishing look and feel.

“Both service stations will prove excellent options for customers in Bradford and Leeds, and already we are seeing some strong sales results and we have had brilliant feedback from customers.

“Our association with James Hall & Co. Ltd is fantastic. We have a hand in hand relationship, and we really feel like we are valued by the team there who work together with us to support our business ambitions.

“After the success of our reopened site in Mirfield three years ago, we’re confident that similar results will be achieved in Bradford and Leeds, and we have exciting plans in place for two further sites with James Hall & Co. Ltd in due course.”

Peter Dodding, Sales Director at James Hall & Co. Ltd, said: “We take great pleasure from supporting ambitious family businesses like AY & Y Patel Dewsbury Ltd, and seeing the realisation of that support with two outstanding new service stations is terrific.

“We share a strong relationship with the Patel family and we look forward to helping them to grow their business with further forecourts in the near future.”

James Hall & Co. Ltd is SPAR UK’s primary wholesaler and distributor for the North of England. The company serves a network of 600 independent SPAR retailers and company owned SPAR stores six days a week from its base in Preston, Lancashire.