Limpopo

OilCo Group is a distributor of Petroleum Fuels & Lubricants operating in KZN and Mpumalanga.

Originally established thirty five years ago in Empangeni, Oilco then expanded to Nelspruit, Vryheid and Durban. The head office was relocated to 50 Electron Road, Springfield Park, Durban, in 2008. The South African petroleum industry is fast changing and the major oil companies are seeking to reduce operational risks and focus on their core businesses.

To this end they have delegated several of the functions they have traditionally performed in the market to resellers. With over 100 employees across our 5 retail and 4 wholesale sites, powered by BlueBird Logistics, Oilco is well placed to meet not only the needs of our suppliers, but our growing customer base as well.

The Group Fuel operations are conducted by two trading companies, namely Oilco Retail and Oilco Wholesale, with all logistics by Bluebird Logistics (Pty) Ltd. All the lubricants are traded through Lubeco.

OILCO RETAIL

The Retail Company operates from sites in Nelspruit, Pongola, Vryheid, Empangeni and Durban with its client base comprising mainly customers in the transport industry.

OILCO WHOLESALE

The Wholesale division operates from sites in Nelspruit, Empangeni, Pongola and Durban and services a variety of clients operating in a number of industries including Agricultural, Industrial, Transportation and Marine.

LUBECO

Lubeco is a fully committed, functional Shell Lubricants supplier. Our goal and aim is to supply and assist Global and national customers with best practice solutions.

Mission Statement

"To facilitate petroleum product consumers having access to products readily which are available in a reliable manner."

Oilco delivers its mission by:

Ensuring that quality products are available to consumers at all times, focusing on reliability and service excellence.

Advising consumers on appropriate types of fuels for their needs.

Penetrating and securing markets originally inaccessible, because of geographical and/or competitor positioning.

Ensuring that technical and managerial skills are abreast with technology developments and international best practices through continuous training

Strictly monitoring and maintaining delivery systems and processes.

Erecting, managing, and maintaining a distribution infrastructure, to internationally acceptable standards.

Complying with environmental and regulatory requirements.

High Level of HSSE compliance in line with Shell’s guidelines

Environmental Standards

Oilco is required to adhere to very strict code of health and safety standards applicable to the industry. These standards are addressed at every management meeting, to ensure the highest levels of compliance and to ensure all potential risks that the company faces in carrying out its day to day operations are managed and minimised.The major oil companies also address this risk compliance with Oilco on a monthly basis, by doing inspections and audits of its sites. In the event Oilco fails any of these inspections, the oil companies have the right to cancel their supply agreements.

Oilco was awarded a Batho Pele citation by the Chairman of Shell for its continued excellence in improving its Health and Safety Standards, as well as being ranked 2nd overall in Health and Safety Standards amongst all Shell Branded Resellers.

Legislation and regulations which Oilco requires to comply with include:

Occupational Health and Safety Act

Dangerous Goods Transportation Act

Department of Minerals & Energy Affairs licensing Requirements

The Wholesale division operates from sites in Nelspruit, Empangeni, Pongola and Durban and services a variety of clients operating in a number of industries including Agricultural, Industrial, Transportation and Marine.

We supply premium, level 4 star HSSE standard Shell product to your door step via our fully metered delivery vehicles, with no size limit.

Oilco aims to differentiate itself as a supplier to its customers by providing a superior level of service and efficiency. We do this with:

key placement of on the ground staff

quick turnaround time

flexibility

multi drops / split loads

key insights and access to research & knowledge via our on staff Tribologist

Contact Oilco Wholesale

Tel: (+27) 31 205 2044 | Fax: (+27) 31 205 2544

Physical Address: 46 Leeds Road, Umbilo, KwaZulu-Natal

OILCO STATIONS LIST:

OILCO DURBAN

PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 46 LEEDS ROAD, UMBILO, DURBAN, 4001 KZN, SOUTH AFRICAT: 031 205 2044

OILCO EMPANGENI

PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 2 OILCO LANE, EMPANGENI, 3880 KZN, SOUTH AFRICAT: 035 792 4900

OILCO VRYHEID

PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 12 STRETCH CRESCENT, VRYHEID, 3100 KZN, SOUTH AFRICAT: 034 983 3222

OILCO NELSPRUIT

PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 50 WILKINS STREET, NELSPRUIT, 1240 MPUMULANGA, SOUTH AFRICAT: 013 758 1075

OILCO PONGOLA

PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 32 DEWAAL STREET, PONGOLA, 3170 KZN, SOUTH AFRICAT: 034 413 1546

Bastion specialises in the production of high quality lime at its three mines in the North West province. It supplies dolomitic and high quality lime and gypsum products for agricultural and industrial purposes.

About Bastion

THE NAME CHANGE AND REBRAND

We have a proud history and track record and our name change in no way reflects a distancing of our past. We embarked on quite a lengthy period of self-reflection and deliberation and we felt we had to recalibrate, re-align ourselves, so to speak, to the changes in the market and changes in the market environment. Part of this process brought to light that we needed to align everything we do to the “why” of what we stand for. Many companies know how to do business, but research has shown that many don’t know why they do business.

WHY WE DO IT:

The History

With more than 50 years' experience, Bastion is your foundation for growth.

The beginning (1967-1977)

Grasland Ondernemings (Pty) Ltd was registered on the 23rd of November 1967 and shortly thereafter the subsidiary Oos-Transvaal Kalkverskaffers (Pty) Ltd (OTKV) was bought and the first operating lime deposits were part of the Group. In the early days the Group was based in Bothaville and was called Grasland Saad en Kunsmis.

Five agricultural cooperatives were the founding members when the Group was combined, namely Kroonstad Wes Koöperasie, Sentraal Wes Koöperasie, Oos Transvaal Koöperasie, Noord Wes Koöperasie and Vrystaat Koöperasie.

In 1974 Piet Prinsloo was appointed as General Manager of the Group where two operating entities sold agricultural lime, Buhrmansdrif near Mahikeng and Immerpan near Modimolle. Agricultural lime during this time traded commercially for R1.80 per ton in bulk and R3.25 per ton bagged.

New lime sources and expansion (1978 – 1997)

1998 – 2017

A new dawn (2018)