Vivo Energy Uganda hopes to maintain its position as market leader in distributing world class fuel products.
This vision was unveiled by the country’s Managing Director, Gilbert Assi during a media breakfast held at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Thursday morning.
Also in attendance, was Hans Paulsen, the Vivo Energy Group Executive Vice President for East and Southern Africa.
Assi praised the company for its ISO Certification over the years saying it is a sign of Vivo Energy’s strong standing in the market.
“We are also triple ISO certified. We received 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems, 14001:2015 for Environmental Management System, and 14001:2018 for Occupational Health and Safety,” Assi said.
ISO certification certifies that a management system, manufacturing process, service, or documentation procedure has all the requirements for standardization and quality assurance.
Vivo Energy is the company behind the Shell brand in Africa. It sources, distributes, markets and supplies Shell’s world-class fuels and lubricants to retail and commercial customers across the continent.
He also highlighted the company’s recent achievements and the fact that it is committed to not only supplying fuel products but ensuring road safety for their clients.
“Our already existing initiatives, including the #TweddekoCaravan and #TuveKuKavera have also continued to amplify our efforts in ensuring road safety and environmental safety awareness,” Gilbert added.
He also revealed that, “In the Ugandan market, we lead at 22.7%, with the closest following coming in at 19.6%. In regards to the retail market share, we as well lead at 20.6% while the closest competition is at 16.6%.”
On his part, Hansen promised that clients can be sure to get the right quantity and right quality of our products.
“We continue to innovate for the better to continue being relevant to the customer. In terms of product, we have the best products on the market with heritage of over 100 years,” Hansen said.
He added, “These go through thorough regulatory and quality checks to ensure that you are not served adulterated fuel. In the event of a quality incident at any of our stations, we close it down and immediately institute an investigation.”
Vivo Energy Uganda is proud to offer Shell’s superior differentiated fuels (including gasoline, gasoil and fuel oil), and lubricants to retail and business customers across the country.
