Circle K offers the largest branded fuel card network in Ireland
Circle K is Ireland’s leading forecourt and convenience retailer with 420 Service stations across the island of Ireland. With a presence in every community, Circle K have the largest branded network in Ireland, with their Fuelcard being accepted at over 475 locations, ensuring their customers have great choice and opportunity to service their business needs anywhere in the country.
With over 2,400 employees, Circle K’s retail network is made up of 169 company-owned company-operated (COCO) sites, 8 are owned by franchise partners and 243 are owned by independent retail partners.
Circle K is proud to be part of the global brand owned and operated by Alimentation Couche-Tard, which offers Circle K Ireland the ability to learn and adopt innovations from across this global network. The business maintains a truly Irish heritage with legacy, history and deep knowledge of this market with longstanding ties to communities across Ireland.
The company’s nationwide network has afforded it the opportunity to support many company and public service fleets over the years. The Circle K Fuelcard is the perfect solution for any HGV or car/van fleet operators with fuel requirements anywhere in the country. As drivers travel on the national routes and motorways throughout the country, Circle K are always nearby.
Circle K’s miles branded fuels are designed to take you further at no extra cost by reducing fuel consumption by up to 3%, providing savings to our customers and benefits to the environment.
In addition, miles fuels:
- Cleans and protects your engine
- Enhances engine efficiency
- Reduces harmful exhaust emissions
The technology that supports Circle K’s Fuelcard uses real-time authorisation and provides customers with access to online invoicing, transaction management and reporting services. Circle K’s fuel card platform has various levels of industry accreditation including ISO 27001 compliancy and Cyber Essentials accreditation.
Recently, following a competitive tender process carried out by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Circle K were awarded the new framework agreement for provision of fuel card services to An Garda Siochána and all public sector bodies excluding the Health Service Executive and the Health Sector. It includes County Councils, Prison Service and Defence Forces and many others. This contract will commence mid December 2022 for a period of four years.
Commenting on the contract Paul Balfe, Commercial & BCS Director for Circle K Ireland said, “An Garda Síochána and Ireland’s public sector bodies work to support communities throughout Ireland everyday and at Circle K, with our market leading network of service stations nationwide, we are delighted to be supporting them with this new contract.”
Read more in the latest edition of Ireland’s Forecourt Retailer.
