Gulf petrol station Jemie in Putten becomes unmanned TinQ after 48 years: ‘There are more and more rules’
The Gulf gas station owned by the Miedema family on the Garderenseweg in Putten will continue as an unmanned TinQ after 48 years. Changing market conditions and the lack of succession are reasons for the owners to discontinue services at the location.
This writes Omroep Gelderland, among others. The filling station’s Gulf Store and double wash hall will officially close its doors on 15 March. After this, the filling station will be converted into an unmanned TinQ. The filling station in Putten, Gelderland, was opened in 1978 and was considered the flagship of the company.
More rules
The main reason for the current owners to stop manned operations at the site is the changing market. “More people are driving electric and there are more and more rules,” they told regional broadcaster VRMG. Gulf’s expiring licence and the fact that there is no successor are also reasons to stop. In addition, Putten has seven filling stations and the owners call that number “a lot”.
The family company’s other manned filling stations, Gulf Jemie Nulde and Gulf Jemie Ermelo, will remain open.
With more than 400 locations, TinQ is the largest unmanned filling station formula in the Netherlands. Enviem’s formula is also gaining ground in Belgium, where it now has more than 25 locations.
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