Western Cape

OROAFRICA was founded in Johannesburg in 1945 as a small family business, manufacturing and wholesaling jewelry. OROAFRICA is built on a strong set of values, respect, trust and integrity characterize our interactions both internally and externally. We never compromise these principles and they are the foundations upon which our phenomenal growth and success has occurred. It is these values together with a clear vision for the future that attracted AngloGold Ashanti, a world leading gold mining company, to acquire a 37% share in OROAFRICA.

OROAFRICA head office is located in the “mother city”, Cape Town South Africa. It is here where the state of the art Design Lab takes product innovation to new levels. Our distribution centre, powered by a Microsoft ERP system ensures customers across the globe receive their orders large or small on time. The OROAFRICA manufacturing facility is located within the secure premises of Rand Refinery in Johannesburg, where over 75% of Africa’s new gold is refined.

Our mission is to ensure our customers are successful. Our success is determined by our people. As South Africa’s leading jewelry company, we recruit and train talented people, constantly improving in our ability to provide solutions that add value to our customers.

In achieving our mission, we realise we are not in this world alone. The ultimate measure of our success will not only be the impact we make on our customers and our staff, but on the lives of people and communities around us. This ongoing commitment is driven by our desire to make a difference.

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

Incorporated in 1918 and listed on the Johannesburg (JSE) and Namibian (NSX) stock exchanges, Oceana Group is a global fishing company, and an important participant in the South African, Namibian and US fishing industries. We are ranked as one of the top 20 seafood companies in the world by market capitalisation. We employ 4 845 people globally, of whom 3 736 are directly employed and 1 109 are indirectly employed. Oceana is a black-owned company and a level 1 B-BBEE contributor.

“On the surface a fishing company. Deep down, so much more.”

Over the past 5 years, Oceana has consistently been rated as one of the most empowered JSE-listed companies (Empowerdex Most Empowered Companies ranking).

Our core business is the catching, processing, marketing and distribution of canned fish, fishmeal, fish oil, lobster, horse mackerel, squid and hake. The business includes mid-water fishing (horse mackerel), deep-sea trawling (hake), and inshore fishing for pelagic fish (anchovy, Gulf Menhaden, redeye herring and pilchard). In addition, we provide refrigerated warehouse facilities and logistical support services.

“We supply fish and fish products to consumers across the spectrum – in Africa, Asia, Europe, the US, Australia and the Far East.”

The group’s principal market is the lower-end consumer (who prefers canned fish and horse mackerel). Oceana is particularly well renowned for the sale of canned pilchards under the Lucky Star label. Lucky Star is an iconic retail brand in South Africa, and leads the market within the canned fish sectors in which it operates. This includes Botswana, France, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, the United Kingdom, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

We also sell products to upper-end consumers (who are predominantly buyers of lobster, hake and certain canned fish).

The majority of our sales revenue comes from South Africa and Namibia, followed by markets in Southern and West Africa, the US, Europe, Australia and the Far East. The consolidation of Oceana’s South African, Namibian, Angolan and US fishmeal supply has increased the group’s scale and mobility in the global market. This is supported by increasing global protein requirements and growing demand for fishmeal and fish oil products. Oceana’s fishmeal and fish oil market has a global footprint. The group’s US‑based, Daybrook Fisheries operation is responsible for a significant portion of our fishmeal and fish oil products.

Oceana’s fishing and production‑related activities are conducted primarily through four operating divisions: Lucky Star; Daybrook Fisheries; Blue Continent Products; and Oceana Lobster. A fifth division, CCS Logistics, provides refrigerated warehouse facilities with operations in South Africa, Namibia and Angola. This structure creates value through economies of scale and efficiencies in terms of raw material and product volumes, use of vessels and production resources, market focus, risk management and growth opportunities.

We are committed to and support responsible fishing practices. Oceana is a founder member of the Responsible Fisheries Alliance (RFA), and has partnered with WWF and other members in the RFA to advance an ecosystems approach to fisheries management.

The group has a highly skilled board and an experienced management team who maintain a culture of good governance informed by effective risk management and compliance practices. This is supported by a stable and experienced employee base.