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Spar welcomes Anglesey’s ABC Service Station and its award-winning manager

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Blakemore Trade Partners, Spar’s wholesaler for Central and Southeast England and Wales, has welcomed Anglesey Boat Company to Spar with the development of their site at Gallows Point, Beaumaris in Anglesey. Anglesey Boat Company own the Spar branded ABC Service Station set in the popular seaside town of Beaumaris. The ABC Service Station team is …

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