A new fuel station situated 1.8 KM from the Namanga, Kenya-Tanzania border was opened to serve both motorists and commercial customers plying the Namanga-Kajiado route.
There are 13 stations in Kenya located in Nairobi metropolitan (Jogoo Road), Kajiado County (Rongai, Kiserian and Isinya), Nakuru, Kisumu, Migori, Eldama Ravine Town, and Muranga County (Kenol), and in Mtwapa, Mombasa County.
June 21st, 2024AFAL has started manufacturing Caltex Lubricants with Ola Energy in Mombasa, Kenya, since the last week of May.
The Ola Energy blending plant has a capacity to blend around 10 million liters per annum. AFAL is now able to blend around 400KL per month. This strategic move will help AFAL to sell more locally produced Caltex Lubricants in East Africa.
In October 2021, AFAL Manufacturing Limited (AML) had officially launched the local blending of Caltex lubricants in East Africa. The launch
follows the signing of a long-term license agreement with Chevron Brands International LLC encompassing production, distribution, and marketing of Caltex lubricants in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The AFAL Team in Kenya conducted a two-day training for auto spare shop owners and mechanics, who are the main influencers of Caltex lubricants. On April 4, they went to Kericho which is in Kenya’s tea highlands zone. The next day, they visited Kisii which is a major link between the Kenyan Rift[1]Valley and the Lake-side area. The trainings were preceded by a mini garage and a shop storming activation to create more awareness and higher sales of Caltex lubricants.
April 4th, 2023The AFAL Regional Marketing Team has conducted a total of 34 training and activation days in promoting Caltex lubricants in Kenya and Tanzania in the first quarter. In Kenya, the 16 mechanics’ meetings have covered the Central, Western and Coast regions which had a direct reach of more than 1,500 people who participated in an in-depth lubrication seminar. In the period February 1 to March 30, more than 160 different shop counters were activated. The activations provided great awareness on Caltex lubricants with most people across the various towns calling for frequent market storming.
The 18 days of activations in Tanzania held between February 27 to March 18 covered 846 outlets. The on[1]ground team reported that the “target audience was very happy for the return of Havoline and Delo engine oils,” and added that, “many customers have enjoyed the return of Caltex products and have praised them as the best quality lubricants in the market’.
March 30th, 2023While attending the annual Caltex Partners Summit in Dubai last March 15 and 16, the AFAL Team received a certificate of recognition for Best Local Marketing Activities for the Year 2022. The award was received by Tristar East Africa Regional CEO – Srinivas Iyer, Country Manager Kenya – Sheetal Mia, Country Manager Tanzania – Harris Kumar, Technical Production Manager Kenya – Sandeep Chawla.
March 16th, 2023Tristar Group subsidiary Africa Fuels & Lubricants LTD (AFAL) will be operating its 11th fuel station in Kenya with the Mtwapa outlet in Kilifi County. In October, two stations were launched on Jogoo Road in Nairobi City County and in Isinya in Kajaido County. Both outlets have a potential sales of >100 metric cubes with a traffic count of >300 daily.
Senator Betty Montent, the guest of honor of the Jogoo Road station opening, congratulated Tristar Kenya for securing a site with great visibility and for creating job opportunities. For the Isinya location which is along the busy Kiserian-Isinya Road in Kajiado County, the Deputy Governor, Martin Moshisho, inaugurated the station with Tristar East Africa Regional CEO Iyer Srinivas.
AFAL’s 8 other stations are located in Kajiado County (Rongai and Kiserian), Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Nyeri, Eldama Ravine and Muranga. “More stations are expected to be launched both in Kenya and across Uganda, steadily increasing AFAL’s footprint in East Africa, providing end to end solutions for both fuels and lubricants,“ announced Srinivas Iyer.
AFAL’s first fuel station in Uganda is located 60 km from the capital Kampala along Masaka Road which connects the country to Rwanda. AFAL also operates six consumer pumps in Uganda.
Mr. Evans and Mrs. Irene Kagwi, station dealers of the Jogoo Road branch, also attended the inauguration. The Kiserian-Isinya Road’s outlet opening was also graced by Senator Samuel Seki of Kajiado County, and Mr. and Mrs. Murumba, the station’s dealers. (more…)
October 30th, 2022Almost a hundred major resellers and mechanics attended a training on July 20 in Thika, 45 kilometers from Nairobi, to learn and know more about Caltex products revolving around drain intervals and applications. The aim of the AFAL Team was to market Caltex lubricants and train the participants on usability of the range within the town and its outskirts.
July 20th, 2022AFAL conducted a Bus and Truck Seminar for 25 people from nine companies on July 13 at the Tripple O’s Hotel Utawala, a suburb of Nairobi. Charles Mbithi, C&I Manager, conducted the training with a customer centric approach and was able to cover many topics through an interactive session. The companies have fleets of vans, trucks and buses, with some running exclusive garages for their fleets’ maintenance.
Most of the participants were existing Caltex customers who require upgrading their current oil-grade to higher grades. They expressed interest in understanding the following topics: grades of oils, types of greases, technical specifications of oils and their performance, cost implications of using different oils, hydraulic oil grades, OEM specifications and oil manufacturers’ claims, and handling of used oil.
July 13th, 2022A total of 13 staff from the Nairobi office of Tristar Kenya donated blood on July 8 in support of 2022 World Blood Donor Day (June 14) with the theme ‘Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives’. The blood donation camp was held at the company’s regional office in Nairobi and was conducted by the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Services (KNBTS), a department within the Ministry of Health of the Kenyan Government
July 8th, 2022
