The new BP Connect Wanaka opened its doors to customers yesterday morning (Wednesday August 5), offering customers a range of fuel choices, a shop, Wild Bean Cafe, car wash, jetwash and an EV fast charging station.

BP New Zealand retail and assets general manager Adrian McClellan said he was “delighted” to bring BP Connect and Wild Bean Cafe to Wanaka.

BP Connect Wanaka also offers an EV fast charging station, becoming the fourth EV charging station across the BP Connect New Zealand network.

“The contribution to the local community goes beyond building a new store. BP employs local contractors and teams, with 12 locally-based team members working at the new site,” Adrian said.

BP Connect stores use energy efficient LED lighting, utilise recycled heat from refrigeration systems for water heating and collect re-usable rainwater from the rooftop. The car wash at BP Connect Wanaka has been equipped with water recycling technology, with up to 95 per cent of the water recycled.

The new site offers four choices of fuel (BP Unleaded 91, BP Premium 95, BP Ultimate 98 and BP Ultimate Diesel), and Adrian said customers can use the BPMe app to pay for their fuel from inside their car, as well as to pre-order coffee.

The new service station is the 109th BP Connect site nationwide. It is located on Sir Tim Wallis Drive, just off the new roundabout, and is open from 6am to 10pm daily (car wash from 8am to 8pm).

The former BP 2Go service station on Ardmore Street was closed yesterday. Its eight remaining staff had applied for jobs at the new BP Connect but none were successful.

Willowridge Developments has confirmed it intends to purchase the old BP Connect site in the central CBD, but has no immediate or detailed plans for its development.

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