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. It is also known as Extra MSA Forecourts Ltd.
Many of the brands at Extra locations including
M&S Simply Food,
Costa Coffee and
Greggs
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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 (2nd) and
RoadChef (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. It originally planned 17 service stations and currently operates a total of nine service stations, and two petrol stations at competitor owned sites:
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Baldock -
A1/
A1(M) J10, via
A507
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Beaconsfield
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M40 J2, via
A355
* Blackburn with Darwen -
M65 J4
* Cambridge -
A14 J28
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Cullompton -
M5 J28
* Peterborough -
A1/
A1(M) J17, via
A605
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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 Th ...
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M25 between J9 & J10
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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
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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
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Burger King
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McDonald's
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KFC
* Chopstix
* El Mexicana
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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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Nando's
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Wrapchic
* Carvery Express
* Chozen Noodle
*Chozen Sushi
*
Tossed
Coffee houses
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Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It is the world's largest coffeehouse chain.
As of November 2021, the company had 33,833 stores in 80 ...
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Costa Coffee (operated by Moto)
Retail outlets
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WHSmith
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M&S Simply Food
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(operated by Moto)
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Quicksilver gambling/amusement arcades
*Top Gifts
Petrol stations
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Shell
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BP
Hotels
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Days Inn
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Ramada
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Name
The ''Ramada'' name derives from ...
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Travelodge
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ibis Budget
Ibis Budget (stylised ibis ''budget'') is a French economy hotel brand specialized in essential comfort at a budget price and owned by Accor. Created in 1992 in France under the name Etap Hôtel, the brand was renamed Ibis Budget in 2011. Ibis ...
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 ...
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Moto
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Welcome Break
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RoadChef
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
South Bucks District