BP Connect
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BP Connect is brand name for corporate owned stores belonging to BP, as opposed to jobber owned stores. BP Connect locations combine a convenience store with a "Wild Bean Cafe", and are open 24/7.
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[edit] UK
The first BP Connects were opened in the UK in 2000, the first being a "new-build" in Raunds, Northamptonshire, and a raise-rebuild at Hammersmith Flyover, which is now a Simply Food Connect joint-venture store between BP and Marks & Spencer Simply Food. Over the past six years the Connect brand has been rolled out to a large proportion of the BP network, at first to larger stores only. More recently, the Small Format Connect design has been perfected, with a slightly more limited range than a standard-sized store, but still offering the essentials such as a Wild Bean Cafe, off-license, and at many sites LPG, car wash and jet wash facilities. BP Connect sites are open 24 hours a day.
The UK also saw the launch of BP Ultimate performance unleaded, and Ultimate Diesel, the world's first diesel equivalent of "Super Unleaded". Independent tests have shown that BP Ultimate diesel produces more horsepower and better fuel economy than ordinary diesel. It contains a higher level of cetane (same as octane but the diesel equivalent) than other brands of diesel.
[edit] USA
Operated by BP, the innovative BP Connect stores were first opened in the Orlando and Nevada regions in 2002. Featuring the trademark "wildbean cafe", the BP Connects sport a sleek design and suntiles on the top of the gas station. In addition, the BP Connects are also known for having a kiosk offering internet connection, and also Amoco Ultimate gasoline.
[edit] Worldwide
The BP Connect and Ultimate brands have also been rolled out across a number of other countries including the Australia and New Zealand. BP Ultimate is also sold in Europe by the Aral chain.
