Euro Garages reveals office expansion plan

Independent petrol forecourt operator Euro Garages has unveiled plans to expand its Blackburn headquarters as its growth continues.

The company has applied for planning permission to expand its offices on Haslingden Road in the town. The proposed building has the capacity for 300 staff.

A spokesman told Lancashire Business View: “Due to Euro Garages’

ongoing growth, our current offices in Haslingden Road in Blackburn are reaching their capacity.

“We have therefore applied for planning permission to expand our premises on adjacent land.

“This will provide us with the capacity for roles we expect to create to support growth in the years ahead.

“We also continue to operate management support sites across the areas of Europe in which we operate.”

Euro Garages, which began life in 2001 with just one petrol filling station, merged with a European counterpart last year to create a new group with around 1,450 locations and 8,500 staff.

It joined forces with EFR, which is based in Benelux and France, to become a European leader in the petrol forecourt retail sector.

A new holding company named Intervias was created. The holding company’s headquarters is split between Blackburn and EFR sites in Holland and France.

Euro Garages and EFR together serve more than six million customers a week through the management and operation of leading retail brands.

Partnerships have been built with companies including Spar, Subway, Starbucks and Greggs. Funds managed by TDR Capital and brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the Blackburn-based founders of Euro Garages, each own 50 per cent of Intervias.