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basis to ensure that each employee is moving with the times as efficiently as the wider Company is. Havor adds: “The Company is built on the strength of its dedicated and competent staff, structures, policies and procedures; and these, we believe, make us unique.” Across the logistical aspects of the Company’s operations, the same longevity is strived for having worked with some business partners from inception in 2004 and ensuring that the entirety of the supply chain is based in Ghana to further aid quickness and efficiency of delivery.
Industry pacesetter
Despite its success, the Company still refuses to rest on its laurels and rely solely on its now established positioning within Ghana, instead opting to continually upgrade and invest in its existing processes to keep ahead of the industry curve.
“In the next
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we hope to build
15 more filling stations”
The Company is built on the strength of its dedicated and competent staff, structures, policies and procedures; and these, we believe, make us unique The current portfolio of 44 outlets is set to increase to 50 by 2016 as part of its dedication to opening at least three filling stations every year, while Dukes Petroleum has also recently acquired 10 brand new bulk road vehicles (BRVs) as part of its plan to augment the existing fleet for the lifting and distribution of petroleum products. This will take the BRV fleet up to 20 and will complement a similarly significant acquisition this year of several strategic lands for both current and future filling station projects. “Three filling stations have been opened this year and two others are
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on the verge of completion and we hope to commission them in the first quarter of 2016,” Havor says. “We have also procured more efficient and state-of-the-art fuel dispensers that will enhance customer service. “In the next three- five years we hope to build 15 more filling stations with all filling stations fully networked for easy monitoring. “We also hope to be one of the best oil marketing companies in terms of customer service, profitability and, above all, adopt environmentally friendly policies thereby becoming a pacesetter in the industry.”