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Construction of a new Z Energy service station on Hudson Road in Warkworth started last month and the $3.5 million premises is expected to open in June.
Z Energy spokesperson Jonathan Hill says the station will have four pump islands with eight vehicle lanes and a retail site with food and barista coffee, employing about 10 staff.
The station will only have access from Hudson Road and there will be no turning lane for right turning traffic, but Z will construct a footpath around the site.
Mr Hill says the company’s investment was based on its confidence the town will continue to grow.
“We are judicious about where we invest,” Mr Hill says. “We pick areas we think are doing well, where we can see a demand and a potential for growth. We think there’s room in the market for the experience Z brings and it will be supported.”
Z Energy builds about five stations a year in New Zealand.
The non-notified resource consent was granted in December and the station is being built by Auckland company Cassidy Construction.
Wilmot Motors, which runs an independent Z petrol station on the corner of Mill Lane and Whitaker Road, is in negotiations with Z Energy on whether the business will continue to sell fuel under the brand.
Meanwhile, Gull expects to start construction of a 24-hour self-service petrol station on Rodney Road in Wellsford in the next few months.
Gull retail development and sustainability manager Karl Mischewski says Gull is currently seeking prices for construction and is awaiting building consent.
“There is no construction date set just yet,” he says. “We will know more once we have obtained consent and have awarded a contract with a designated start date.”
