The Services King Feature
On 19 June, I had the honour of officially opening the new to industry Motor Fuel Group Shepton Mallet site on the A37 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
Situated on the main road from Bristol to the historic Jurrasic Coast, the site was previously a hand car wash and is located less than 5 minutes from the Bath and West Showground as well as the Glastonbury Festival site in the nearby village of Pilton. Following the acquisition of the site by MFG in Summer 2024, a full knock-down rebuild project was undertaken.
The new to industry site at MFG Shepton Mallet offers bp fuels and a Budgens shop fascia, with the Budgens signage being the first in the MFG estate to be suspended in front of the shop.
Inside the Budgens store, two food to go concessions are available from Pret A Manger and Greggs, with Greggs set to launch on 17 July. The Budgens store features a full shop range from MFG’s retail partner Booker and includes the Jack’s by Tesco range as well as premium ‘food for later’ offers from COOK. The store also features a ‘food for now’ area which includes Costa Express and Rollover Hotdogs.
Out on the forecourt, three PowerFoam jet washes have been installed by MFG’s preferred partner Istobal. A new partnership between MFG and YEEP! has also saw the installation of one of their parcel lockers here, with plans for another parcel locker provider to be installed alongside soon.
EV drivers are also covered at MFG Shepton Mallet, with a 50kW MFG EV Power charger installed. MFG offer exclusive deals for EV drivers who use their MFG Connect app, with in-store offers available at all of their EV charging locations. MFG also intend to upgrade the EV charging infrastructure here once the power capacity in the area is made available.
Whilst visiting the site, I caught up with many of the MFG hierarchy including MFG’s Retail Managing Director Steven Fox and Operations Director Matthew Bird who were thoroughly impressed with MFG Shepton Mallet.
MFG Shepton Mallet is a fantastic addition to Somerset and the teams did a fantastic job in getting the site open and ready for Glastonbury Festival the following week.
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MFG Shepton Mallet
Location – A37 Cannard’s Grave, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 4NA
Opening Hours – 6am to 11pm, Monday to Sunday
Shop Brand & Facilities – BP fuel, Budgens store, Pret A Manger concession, Greggs concession (opening 17 July), two Costa Express machines, Rollover Hotdogs, three PowerFoam jet washes, MFG EV Power EV charger, YEEP! Parcel locker, Free Cash Machine
Number of pumps & fuel grades – 8 pump islands each featuring unleaded, diesel, premium unleaded and premium diesel. Pump 1 also features an AdBlue pump.