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Thursday, May 16, 2013
South African downstream firm Engen is lending its technical expertise to Ghana’s downstream industry. Engen’s Francois van Schalkwyk, technical manager of the International Business Division, is visiting Ghana to train players in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry.
The Ghanaians will be trained in the standards of lubes and lubrications, basic automotive lubricants, grease lubrication, customer service, product equivalency determination, and promotion of proper lubrication.
In a statement signed by Agbeko Lotsu, corporate affairs Engen Ghana Ltd., said the downstream sector of the petroleum industry in Ghana has become loaded, hence the need for capacity building.
van Schalkwyk said Engen Petroleum comes with a lot of industry experience that the participants can rely on to improve their knowledge level in the selling of lubricants and greases in Ghana. He also added that with many new entrants being granted licenses to engage in the distribution and retail of refined petroleum products and lubricants, Ghana stands at a cross road of oil lubricant revolution.
Engen Ghana has therefore decided to further deepen its capacity by appointing key distributors for its lubricant products. Under a concept called “The Oil Center,” Engen Petroleum lubricants would now be distributed and sold through new a channel nationwide.
MD of Engen Ghana, Henry Akwaboah, said “There is no gainsaying the fact that Ghanaian vehicle owners have lost their investments because of the wrong choice and use of lubricants and greases. We want to act more responsibly by ensuring that the right skill sets are imparted to the people our customers interact with, that is our front liners, the distributors, the sales force on the forecourts, the lube staff and our own sales men in our offices across Ghana. With the right skills and knowledge, our customers will be better served and they will have value for money spent on our lubricants.”
“Our lubricants are better priced and are backed by years of innovative research by our various research partners across the globe,” he stated.
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