not adequately summarize key points of its contents . please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article . please discuss this issue on the article s talk page . february 2010 moto hospitality type private industry hospitality predecessor granada founded 7 february 2001 7 february 2001 toddington headquarters toddington bedfordshire united kingdom area served united kingdom except northern ireland key people tim moss ceo robert prynn cfo brian lotts chief operating officer sir gerry robinson chairman owner private investors number of employees 6 000 website moto moto services on the a1 m at wetherby west yorkshire . moto hospitality is a company which operates 58 motorway service stations across the united kingdom . it s currently the uks biggest service area operator . moto is owned by uss whom bought it from macquarie . macquarie bank managed moto between when compass group sold off ssp in april 2006 for 1 822 million and late 2015 . as they have new owners and to keep up with their rivals moto is currently refubishing sites with new restaurants . 1 contents 1 history 2 other operations 3 facilities 3.1 whsmith 3.2 hotels 3.3 catering 3.4 barber shop 3.5 betting arcades 3.6 fone bitz 3.7 petrol stations 4 awards 5 innovations 6 locations 7 see also 8 references 9 external links history edit granada who owned the chain of granada motorway service stations merged with compass in july 2000 to form granada compass plc. the plan was to combine the hospitality interests of the two businesses and hive off the media division which was done by demerging the new group into compass plc and granada media in 2001 . granada had previously acquired forte plc in a 3.3 bn hostile takeover on 24 january 1996 . it sold its french cote france service stations to italy s autogrill in december 1997 . the food and hospitality division of granada was retained by compass which became its select service partner ssp uk division but ownership of the granada brand and trademark passed to the new media company . the granada name was retained on the service stations until 23 may 2001 when the 47 sites were rebranded as moto . in 2006 moto separated from compass group and ssp following successful acquisition by a consortium of investors and underwent a period of intensive expansion through investment in new brands and offers . other operations edit moto operates various franchise outlets at extra msa locations . these include m & s simply food costa coffee and greggs . facilities edit whsmith edit whsmith stores are located at all moto services . hotels edit most moto locations have hotels travelodge operate at 56 moto sites . days inn are at 2 moto sites wetherby and winchester . winchester days inn was opened by moto but is operated by welcome break . catering edit burger king is at all moto service stations except todhills . costa coffee operate at all moto service areas . edc eat and drink co. moto s self branded restaurant is at most moto locations . greggs is at 27 moto service stations . moto also operates greggs at four extra motorway services as well . west cornwall pasty co now operates where all upper crusts used to be except for cherwell valley wetherby and reading eastbound . wetherby is unique as it has both an upper crust and a west cornwall pasty co. m & s foodhalls are at many moto locations . krispy kreme operate stalls at most moto locations . arlo s is an own brand successor to edc currently when being trialled at the reading services on the m4 . barber shop edit the barber shop at toddington and leigh delamere has closed leaving only one site at lymm . betting arcades edit in 1995 granada thought that betting arcades would be useful at motorway services ladbrokes was the first brand used . lucky coin are moto s own brand betting arcades . they appear at most sites . full hou e are another moto brand betting arcade . they are not at a lot of locations . quantify fone bitz edit fone bitz operate at selected moto sites . quantify petrol stations edit the petrol stations at moto sites are variously esso or bp . awards edit moto have won awards for the standards of cleanliness in their public toilets winning the loo of the year award back in 2006 for the fourth year running . 2 the competition judges visited more than 1 000 public toilets all over britain scrutinising cleanliness overall management signage accessibility d cor and the standard of fixtures and fittings . 3 innovations edit moto have recently opened britain s first carbon neutral service station on the a1 m at kirk deighton near wetherby 4 lying across the border line between west yorkshire and north yorkshire they have also purchased winchester services from roadchef for conversion to carbon neutral operation . the upgrade will include recharging points for hybrid cars a wind turbine energy saving measures within the station itself and several innovative solutions that will be employed on a trial basis . these include a methane capturing system in the septic tank that will be allow gas to be recycled into the food production areas and a commitment towards the reuse of energy currently wasted in the disposal systems of the station . other moto stations shall soon feature play areas designed in collaboration with tate prize nominie kolya alyar who is famous for his work in bringing attention to the plight of the mountain jews of dagestan themed around various biblical chapters including but not limited to exodus and leviticus . locations edit birch eastbound junction 18 19 m62 birch westbound junction 18 19 m62 blyth junction a1 m a614 bridgwater junction 24 m5 burton in kendal northbound junction 35 36 m6 cardiff west junction 33 m4 cherwell valley junction 10 m40 chieveley junction 13 m4 a34 doncaster north junction 5 m18 m180 donington park junction 23a m1 a42 a453 dover port dover eastern docks exeter junction 30 m5 ferrybridge junction 33 m62 a1 frankley northbound junction 3 4 m5 frankley southbound junction 3 4 m5 grantham north a1 trunk road grantham south a1 colsterworth heston eastbound junction 2 3 m4 heston westbound junction 2 3 m4 hilton park northbound junction 10a 11 m6 hilton park southbound junction 10a 11 m6 kinross junction 6 m90 knutsford northbound junction 18 19 m6 knutsford southbound junction 18 19 m6 lancaster northbound junction 32 33 m6 lancaster southbound junction 32 33 m6 leeming bar a1 leigh delamere eastbound junction 17 18 m4 leigh delamere westbound junction 17 18 m4 medway eastbound junction 4 5 m2 medway westbound junction 4 5 m2 pease pottage m23 a23 reading eastbound junction 11 12 m4 reading westbound junction 11 12 m4 saltash carkeel roundabout saltash scotch corner a1 a66 severn view junction 1 m48 southwaite northbound junction 41 42 m6 southwaite southbound junction 41 42 m6 stafford northbound junction 14 15 m6 stirling junction 9 m9 m80 swansea junction 47 m4 tamworth junction 10 m42 a5 thurrock junction 30 31 m25 tiverton junction 27 m5 toddington northbound junction 11 12 m1 toddington southbound junction 11 12 m1 todhills northbound junction 44 m6 todhills southbound junction 44 m6 trowell northbound junction 25 26 m1 trowell southbound junction 25 26 m1 warminster a36 bypass washington northbound junction 64 a1 m washington southbound junction 64 a1 m wetherby junction 46 a1 m winchester northbound junction 8 9 m3 winchester southbound junction 8 9 m3 woolley edge northbound junction 38 39 m1 woolley edge southbound junction 38 39 m1 see also edit rest area roadchef welcome break extra references edit travel catering giant ssp and moto sold to eqt and macquarie bank for 1.822 billion 09 04 06 . themoodiereport.com . retrieved 2009 08 01 . loo of the year awards 2007 national award winners . loo.co.uk . retrieved 2009 08 01 . loy 2007 results brochure pdf . retrieved 2009 08 01 . new moto station to hold open day in wetherby wetherby today . wetherbynews.co.uk . retrieved 2009 08 01 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to moto hospitality . moto way official website select service partner uk moto motorway services online reviews at ciao v t e moto hospitality locations birch bridgwater burton in kendal cardiff west cherwell valley chieveley doncaster north donington park exeter frankley heston hilton park grantham north kinross knutsford lancaster forton leigh delamere medway pease pottage reading scotch corner severn view southwaite stafford northbound stirling swansea tamworth thurrock toddington trowell wetherby winchester woolley edge todhills food franchises burger king eat & drink co harry ramsden s upper crust greggs costa coffee krispy kreme west cornwall pasty company retail franchises ladbrokes m & s whsmith fone bitz cotton traders fuel franchises shell esso bp accommodation franchises days inn travelodge facilities moto meetings v t e motorway service stations in the united kingdom current extra baldock beaconsfield blackburn with 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