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up less than a year ago. Alongside him he has
Sorin Ganescu, Project and Logistics Manager,
Alina Nicoleta Anghel, Maintenance Manager,
Tedor Donciu, Engineering Manager and
Bogdan Iugulescu, IT Support Coordinator,
Business Applications – BU Retail. Talking
to all of them and going for lunch with two of
them, reveal that they are a strong team, sharing
a common goal, with a sense of pride which
more often than not is lost in other parts of
Europe, with the UK being no exception. Alina,
a qualified Engineer, says she has sleepless
nights sometimes when thinking about what
needs to be done, but nothing seems more
important to her than making sure that she
is on top of everything.
Alina Nicoleta Anghel,
Maintenance Manager
Adrian took me through some Q&A on day
to day stuff starting with who the main suppliers
are to Rompetrol sites, which in the
case of pumps are Tokheim. Flexible piping
is from Environ. POS systems are supplied
by Orpak. Tank measurement equipment is
OPW / Petrovend. Lighting is Philips. Signage
and totem poles are supplied exclusively by
a local company, Eltrix. Canopies and shops
are built and fitted locally. Car washes are
manufactured by Petrotec and installed by
Acma Business SRL, but the latest site was
fitted with an Aquastar system, provided by
Eurocleaner. There are only 22 Rompetrol
sites with car wash facilities in Romania as
historically, most customers choose manual
car washing to protect their vehicles from
damage. Eric Kish commented that “for car
washing to become a profitable service in
Romania, one solution would be to develop a
brand, invest in third generation equipment
and gather people dedicated to making this
business happen”
Quick questions to Adrian
Where sites do not have hei stores, what shop
facilities do you offer customers? All sites have
shops and offer coffee, but the smaller sites do
not have a restaurant.
What are your fastest selling shop products?
Rumcocos Candy, Red Bull and Kent cigarettes
Are you selling alternative fuels? Yes, biodiesel
at most of our sites.
Do you have unmanned stations. Yes, 88.
At the Rompetrol site I visited that afternoon
in Bucharest, not far from the city centre, I
was struck by the abundance of staff in the
shop and on the forecourt, some even helping
women fill up their cars. At the time I was
drawn to a quote I had seen on the Rompetrol
website earlier that day and to include it at
this point seems appropriate. “The success
and strength of our business lies first and
foremost with our staff. Therefore, if our
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About Rompetrol Group N.v
Rompetrol Group N.V. is a multinational
oil company headquartered in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands, operating in 13 countries,
and with the majority of its assets
and operations based in France, Romania,
Spain, and South-East Europe. The group
is active primarily in refining, marketing
and trading, with additional operations in
exploration and production, and other oil
industry services such as drilling, EPCM,
and transportation. TRG aims to become one
of the largest independent oil companies in
Europe and obtain a strong position in the
Black Sea and Mediterranean areas.
www.rompetrol.com
actions are dynamic, modern, creative and
experienced, it is due to the employees who
sustain our business and who can best be
Adrian Balan-Doltu,
Director of Engineering
described in thise four words.” I am sure
this quote can be attributed to Eric Kish, or
a man just like him!
Petrom – viva, Noroc and Pofta buna!
The Petrom Marketing Division kindly arranged
for someone to see us whilst we were
in Bucharest, as the appropriate people from
retail were not available due to an important
meeting taking place at OMV HQ in Vienna.
We carried out a straightforward Q&A session
and I spent an hour at Petrom’s Marketing
Division HQ, with Corneliu Constantinescu
– Marketing Manager Retail.
Petrom is the largest oil and gas group in
Romania, with activities in exploration and
production, refining and petrochemicals,
natural gas, as well as downstream retailing
and marketing. OMV, the Austrian based
oil company holds a 51.01 percent share
in Petrom. Key retail and downstream executives
in Petrom Downstream are Tama’s
Mayer – Head of Marketing, Peter Velichkov