Peregrine Corporation
The Peregrine Corporation is a South Australian family-owned company which operates the On The Run brand of service stations and convenience stores in South Australia. It was founded in 1984 with the purchase of a service station in Woodville by Fred Shahin.[1]
Peregrine bought the Mobil fuel outlets in South Australia in 2010 and 25 company-owned BP outlets in 2014.[2] The acquired sites were rebranded and upgraded to 24-hour On The Run sites. The acquisitions and ongoing construction resulted in the company having over 160 sites by the beginning of 2016.[3]
In 2015 Peregrine announced plans to redevelop the former Mitsubishi Motors Australia test site outside Tailem Bend, South Australia as the The Bend Motorsport Park to be opened in 2017.
History
Fathi (Fred) Shahin a Palestinian moved to Lebanon during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War with his family when he was ten years old. After working for the United Nations for 27 years, he and his family migrated to Australia. When he couldn't find a job, he bought the service station. The company now owns a chain of 24-hour convenience stores operating under the On The Run (OTR) brand. Many of the stores operate as fuel outlets, alongside other brands such as Subway, Brumby's Bakeries, Oporto, and Wendy's. As of 2014, the business is run by Fred Shahin's sons Khalil (Charlie), Yasser and Samer (Sam).[1][4]
External links
- http://www.perecorp.com.au/ Company website
- http://www.ontherun.com.au/ South Australia's On The Run
References
- 1 2 Miles Kemp and Julian Swallow (19 May 2013). "Fortunes of families Trim and Shahin change dramatically". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "ACCC will not oppose Peregrine's proposed acquisition of BP petrol station sites in SA". Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "About Us". Peregrine Corporation. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "BRW Rich 200 list 2014: 102. Yasser Shahin & family". BRW. Fairfax Media. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.