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Tata motors Genuine Oil

LIOC joins forces with DIMO & Tata

Colombo. Thuirsday 20th October 2017. Three giants – Lanka IOC (LIOC), Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) and Tata Motors India are proud to announce the launch of Tata motors Genuine Oil. The said oil is the highest performance new generation oil (CI4 Plus 15w40 along with other attributes) for Tata vehicles blended with high quality base oils and selective additives & most suitable oil for our valued customers at the competitive price.

 

Lanka IOC, a subsidiary of Indian Oil started its operation in 2002 in Sri Lanka. Lanka IOC markets Auto Fuel, Bunker fuel, Bitumen, Servo brand Lubricants and Petrochemicals. Lanka IOC is the largest listed energy company, ranked amongst the top 30 best companies by the Business Today group and always ranked top ten companies by LMD in Sri Lanka. Lanka IOC commissioned state of art Lube blending plant at Trincomalle in 2007. The blending plant became the first lubricant plant in Sri Lanka to obtain the prestigious ISO 9001-2015 from the SLSI which is expected to further enhance market acceptance of the wide range of products. Lanka IOC with 202 Modern Petrol Shed, 24 lube distributors and over 235 Servo Lube Shop, its lubricants have reached every nook and corner of the Island and achieved more than 20% market share within short span of time.
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) is a public limited company which has a history of over 78 years in Sri Lanka. DIMO operates in business segments such as vehicle sales, vehicle after-sales services, construction and material handling equipment, marketing and distribution and electro-mechanical, bio-medical and marine engineering. DIMO represents over 80 world renowned brands such as Mercedes-Benz, TATA, Bosch, Komatsu, Siemens, Jeep, Bomag, Michelin, Osram, WD-40, Zeiss etc.

Founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868, sustainability, the spirit of ‘giving back to society’; a core philosophy and good corporate citizenship are strongly embedded in the Tata Group’s DNA. Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company and brings to the customer a proven legacy of thought leadership with respect to customer-centricity and technology. Tata Motors, India ventured into the international market starting with Sri Lanka by partnering with DIMO in 1961.

 

 

Managing Director of Lanka IOC PLC Shyam Bohra expressed his gratitude for participation in this historical moment of genuine oil launching and association with Tata Motors and DIMO. He also emphasised with TATA Motors, largest marketer in commercial vehicle; wide spread DIMO Service network & robust supply and distribution chain of Lanka IOC at high performance and cost effective pricing for Tata Motors Genuine Oil in new global container will benefit all our stake holders Dealer, Distributors and customers in every nook and corner of Sri Lanka. This launching will benefit all the three partners by creating competitive advantage and value creation for stakeholders.

 

 

“Tata is the No 1 Commercial Vehicle brand in Sri Lanka. We take great care to ensure that our Tata Commercial Vehicle customers enjoy the best after-sales care to promote the longevity of their vehicles. With our wide reach network we are in the best position to ensure that the entire island has all access to this superior quality product”, added Ranjith Pandithage, Chairman & Managing Director DIMO.

 

 

Commenting on the partnership, Ganesh Shetty Head, Head – Customer Care – Commercial Vehicle International Business – Tata Motors Limitedwent on to say, “We are delighted, the Tata clientele in Sri Lanka will be able to enjoy this superior product and reap the benefits it offers. It portrays our commitment to delivering better performance, distinct and indeed a differentiated value proposition to the Sri Lankan market.”
The collaboration of these three industrial giants ensures a superior quality product at most competitive price for their clientele. With the trust and reliability DIMO, Tata Motors and LIOC have gained over the past decades in the national and international markets, Tata Genuine Engine Oil customers are guaranteed of durable and efficient results for their vehicles.

This is a genuine engine oil specially designed for Tata Diesel Engines with IOC Technology and backed by DIMO trust and recommendation offers its users an increased mileage, higher engine lifetime, longer drain intervals, significantly reduced wear & tear at the point of ignition, effective cam/tappet and valve train wear protection with improved control of oil reduction and better emission control. It also gives an excellent all weather performance due to enhanced cold weather properties.

The new Tata Motors Genuine Oil will be available at DIMO’s island wide network which includes Tata Workshops, Service Dealer Network, Tata parts counters and the Tata parts dealer network. It will also be available in IOC’s fuel stations, Service stations, Lube shops and retail network covering over 1,500 points of sale in total initially.

World Environment Day Celebrations – Trinco TML & LBP

As part of World Environmental day, Lanka IOC , Trincomalee has conducted tree planation programme on 05.06.2017. Around 24 saplings were done at Jetty Road and Main Gate Quarters area.
There was a mass gathering from all sections and around nearly 70 nos were participated .
Sr VP (Ops & LBP ) has addressed the employees on the event and made efforts on creating awareness on environmental issues and its impact on day to day life.

 

Medical & eye care camp for flood effected people of Akuressa

 

Lanka IOC PLC organizes Medical and Eye Care camp for benefit of flood affected people residing in and around Akuressa. We restored operations of our flood affected RO within 48 hours. Realizing the need for immediate relief for flood affected population, LIOC organized medical camp in which free medicine and spectacles were provided. Local population came in huge number and about 300 people were attended by doctors in the Medical camp, they were provided free medicines and spectacles. Looking at the huge crowd, medical camp has been extended for one more day.

World Environment Day – June 5

To mark this year’s World Environment Day, let’s make a pledge to use energy more efficiently and help preserve the integrity of our environment. We at Lanka IOC have been fueling this drive by producing energy efficient world class petroleum products that bring maximum efficiency out of your engine. Together, let’s make the environment and the planet, Great Again.

World Environment Day 5th June 2017.

 

CPC, CPSTL & LIOC employees gets training on SAP at IndianOil’s Training centre at Gurgaon

 

With the assistance of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., SAP (ERP) system was implemented in the year 2010 for entire Petroleum Sector in Sri Lanka involving all the three oil companies viz Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL), Lanka IOC PLC (LIOC).

Under the guidance of Mr. Chandima Weerakkody, Hon. Minister of Petroleum Resources Development, it was decided in SAP ERP Steering Committee that the employees of CPC and CPSTL should be get refresher training in SAP. Since an efficient ERP system is an utmost necessity to take any company to newer heights, it was decided that concentrated efforts be made to further develop SAP and take the IT development forward.

Accordingly, during the bilateral meeting held between Hon. Minister of Petroleum Resources Development, GoSL and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, GoI, it was decided that employees of CPC and CPSTL will be given fresh training by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. It was decided that aprx. 92 employees of CPC and CPSTL will be sent to India for training. The first batch of 28 employees led by Mr. A H S Wijesinghe, Additional Secretary (Development) and Mr. Anuj Jain, SVP(Finance) went to India to get training on SAP (ERP) system at IndianOil Institute of Petroleum Management (IiPM), India.

IiPM is the apex learning centre of IndianOil at Gurgaon, India. It conducts advanced management education programmes in collaboration with premier business schools and topline professionals. IiPM has been conducting global standard international business management programmes. IiPM is an ISO 9001-2000 certificate institute and has been awarded the Golden Peacock National Award for ‘Innovative Training Practices’ and other prestigious awards such as “Best Innovation in Teaching” award and ‘Innovative Training Practices’ award. Executive Director, IiPM personally coordinated the training at IiPM for Sri Lankan delegates.

IndianOil’s state of art ‘Corporate Business Technology Centre’ that provides SAP & other IS support across India is also located within the premises of IiPM. All the participants visited the Technology & Data Centre and magnitude of the Centre totally mesmerized all the participants.

The training programme was customized to the requirement of participants and various SAP modules were extensively covered by the faculty members. Executive Director, Information systems, IOC closely monitored the training programme and gave his valuable inputs to the participants.

Apart from learning various modules of the SAP, participants also visited IndianOil’s Corporate Office, New Delhi. At the SAP training closing event, Mr. Wijesinghe thanked Mr. Shyam Bohra MD, LIOC and IndianOil Management for arranging this training and stated that this sort of training will strengthen the relationship between CPC, CPSTL, LIOC and IOC. While giving their feedback, participants stated that this training programme will not only improve their day-to-day efficiency but will also help them to enhance their knowledge for future technological upgradation of SAP (ERP) system. Next batch of the training is being planned in the month of June 2017.

Chairman, IOC also addressed the participants & shared his fond memories of the time when he was on the Board of LIOC and conveyed his best wishes to the participants.

Lanka IOC contributes Rs. 5 Million for Disaster Relief Fund, Govt. of Sri Lanka for relief measures in the wake of devastating floods

 

 

The southern area of Island Country is facing nature’s fury and huge swathes of land have submerged due to the torrential rains during the last week. Several lives have been lost due to flooding and landslides and more than 450,000 people have been displaced. Efforts are on by the Government authorities to rescue people who are marooned and trapped in continuing rains and the fear of landslides still lurking around.
 
Citizen’s welfare has always been a priority area for Lanka IOC. In this hour of national crisis to supplement the rescue and relief measures, Sh. Shyam Bohra, MD, Lanka IOC handed over a cheque of Rs. 5 Million for “Disaster Relief Account”, to Hon. Arjuna Ranatunga, Minister of Petroleum Resources Development, Government of Sri Lanka. Hon. Minister was very appreciative of this gesture. The employees of the Company are not far behind and have pitched in with a contribution equivalent to their 1 day salary to the relief fund. The Company had also contributed Rs. 5 Million in July’2016 in relief due to another disaster arising out of a massive landslide in heavy rains. As part of its CSR activities, the Company organizes health camps, blood donation camps, distribution of wheel chairs, English literacy campaign for poor children. It has also provided ambulances and reconstructed 2 primary health centres and maternity homes.
 
The Lanka IOC business partners have also galvanized to associate themselves in providing relief measures at local level and also with financial contribution. The Company is also making all out efforts to restore normal operations of its filling stations which were badly affected due to this devastating flood. Continuous monitoring is being done in close co-ordination with government officials to ensure availability of petroleum products across the Island. Lanka IOC remains committed to the cause of Nation and will always be ready to extend all possible help and assistance in such hours of human crisis.

MD, Lanka IOC calls on Mr Arjuna Ranatunga, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum Resources Development, Government of Sri Lanka

 

Mr. Shyam Bohra, Managing Director, Lanka IOC PLC called on Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum Resources Development, Government of Sri Lanka Mr. Arjuna Ranatunga, Mr. Ranatunga has recently taken charge of Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development. Mr. Bohra briefed hon’ble minister on the activities of Lanka IOC PLC in the country, contribution it made to the economy of the country & in particular in development of petroleum sector in Sri Lanka. He also shared future plans of the company and overview of the petroleum sector. Hon’ble minister was very appreciate of the work done by Lanka IOC and expected that Lanka IOC to play an even more active role in the development of petroleum sector in the country & will contribute to the economy of Sri Lanka.

Lanka IOC trains dealers in capability building

 

Lanka IOC recently organized a Capability Building Workshop for its dealer network in association with the Management Studies and Commerce Faculty, Sri Jayewardenepura University.

The university’s Entrepreneurship Department Head Rukmal Weerasinghe was involved in designing the course module. Seventy dealers participated in the workshop.

The workshop was inaugurated by Lanka IOC Managing Director Shyam Bohra. In his keynote address Bohra stressed the need for constant upgrading of knowledge through such interactions with top management institutes. He said that knowledge upgrading was equally important for the company’s dealers as it was for its executives since dealers are the real face of the company. Such workshops will help in further improving the brand image of Lanka IOC and help maintain its service leadership position in the country.

 

Lanka IOC Managing Director Shyam Bohra addresses dealers at the workshop. Entrepreneurship Department Head Rukmal Weerasinghe and Lanka IOC Senior Vice President Siddharth Agarwal look on.

 

Taken from – Daily News