Extra MSA Services Ltd is a company which operates nine
motorway service stations in
England
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, mainly on primary routes. It is based at Beaconsfield services, previously being in the centre of
Lincoln
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* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
. It is also known as Extra MSA Forecourts Ltd.
Many of the brands at Extra locations including
M&S Simply Food,
Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse chain with headquarters in Dunstable, England.
Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by Sergio Costa as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. I ...
and
Greggs
Greggs plc is a British bakery chain. It specialises in savoury products such as bakes, sausage rolls, sandwiches and sweet items including doughnuts and vanilla slices. It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is listed on ...
are operated by
Moto, the UK's largest service area operator and Extra's biggest competitor.
Market position
Extra is the fourth largest service station operator in the UK behind
Moto (1st),
Welcome Break
Welcome Break is a British motorway service station operator that operates 35 motorway service stations in the UK. It is the second-largest motorway service area operator behind Moto. It also operates hotels and motels. It is a subsidiary of ...
(2nd) and
RoadChef
Roadchef is a company which operates 21 motorway service areas in the United Kingdom. It is the third-largest motorway service area operator in the country, behind Moto and Welcome Break and followed by Extra.
History
Roadchef was founded in J ...
(3rd). It came into operation after the government deregulated motorway services to encourage more competition and its first site opened in December 2000, at Cambridge. Peterborough opened in January 2001 and Baldock in July 2001.
Outlets
Service stations
Extra developed its first three service stations at a cost of £60 million. The parent company was set up in 1992 by Stephen Spouge, who is now Chairman. Its service stations are designed by Nash and Partners of
West Sussex
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. The fuel reservoirs are built by WEFCO of
Gainsborough Gainsborough or Gainsboro may refer to:
Places
* Gainsborough, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
** Gainsborough Ward, Ipswich
* Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, a town in England
** Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)
* Gainsborough, New South Wales, ...
. It originally planned 17 service stations and currently operates a total of nine service stations, and two petrol stations at competitor owned sites:
*
Baldock
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A1/
A1(M)
A1(M) is the designation given to a series of four separate motorway sections in England. Each section is an upgrade to a section of the A1, a major north–south road which connects London, the capital of England, with Edinburgh, the capit ...
J10, via
A507
*
Beaconsfield -
M40 J2, via
A355
* Blackburn with Darwen -
M65 J4
* Cambridge -
A14 J28
*
Cullompton
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M5 J28
* Peterborough -
A1/
A1(M)
A1(M) is the designation given to a series of four separate motorway sections in England. Each section is an upgrade to a section of the A1, a major north–south road which connects London, the capital of England, with Edinburgh, the capit ...
J17, via
A605
The A605 road is a main road in the English counties of Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire.
Route (west to east)
The A605 strikes north from junction 13 of the trunk A14 road through the eastern parts of Thrapston, skirts the village of Thorpe ...
*
Cobham -
M25 between J9 & J10
*
Leeds Skelton Lake - M1 J45
Petrol stations with basic services
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Tibshelf
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(formerly Chesterfield) -
M1 between J28 & J29
*
Winchester -
M3 between J8 & J9
Future stations
Extra is currently the fastest developing service station operator in the UK with three areas opening, one each year up to 2010. The most recent station to open was at Leeds Skelton Lake in March 2020. Future sites plan to maximise areas of the road system that have few service areas, and will be developed by Swayfields Ltd, who own the Extra company.
Service stations due to open:
* Sheffield -
M1 J35
* Solihull -
M42 between J5 & J6
Proposed stations:
* Chalfont St Peter -
M25 between J16 and J17
Facilities
Restaurants
*
Burger King
*
McDonald's
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*
KFC
* Chopstix
* El Mexicana
*
JD Wetherspoon
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Greggs
Greggs plc is a British bakery chain. It specialises in savoury products such as bakes, sausage rolls, sandwiches and sweet items including doughnuts and vanilla slices. It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is listed on ...
(operated by
Moto)
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Leon
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Places
Europe
* León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León
* Province of León, Spain
* Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...
*
Nando's
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*
Wrapchic
* Carvery Express
* Chozen Noodle
*Chozen Sushi
*
Tossed
Coffee houses
*
Starbucks
*
Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse chain with headquarters in Dunstable, England.
Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by Sergio Costa as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. I ...
(operated by Moto)
Retail outlets
*
WHSmith
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*
M&S Simply Food (operated by Moto)
*
Quicksilver gambling/amusement arcades
*Top Gifts
Petrol stations
*
Shell
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Science Biology
* Seashell, a hard o ...
*
BP
Hotels
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Days Inn
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*
Ramada
*
Travelodge
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*
ibis Budget
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See also
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Rest area
A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names include motorway serv ...
*
Moto
*
Welcome Break
Welcome Break is a British motorway service station operator that operates 35 motorway service stations in the UK. It is the second-largest motorway service area operator behind Moto. It also operates hotels and motels. It is a subsidiary of ...
*
RoadChef
Roadchef is a company which operates 21 motorway service areas in the United Kingdom. It is the third-largest motorway service area operator in the country, behind Moto and Welcome Break and followed by Extra.
History
Roadchef was founded in J ...
References
Further reading
''Independent'' April 2008''Times'' April 2008''Property Week'' September 2006
External links
Extra (Official Website)Motorway Services Online - Extra
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Catering and food service companies of the United Kingdom
British companies established in 2000
Retail companies established in 2000
Food and drink companies established in 2000
Hospitality companies established in 2000
Companies based in Buckinghamshire
Companies based in Lincoln, England
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