About Us
INNOVATION, TRUST and HERITAGE.About Us
Atlas Oil is proud of the efficient and professional service we have rendered to our customers for 50 years. For over 3 generations we have been an important part of many businesses, ensuring that the wheels of industry keep turning. Atlas Oil accesses a wealth of technical knowledge and experience and our staff make daily recommendations to customers about the best lubricants to use in any application.
We realise that no business is the same as the next, and it’s for this reason that we treat every client’s business as if it’s our own. We offer specialised lubrication solutions. Through the interactive process, we cultivate long lasting sustainable business relationships and enjoy and appreciate the experiences and learnings that we take away with us.
Strategy and Vision
Our Vision
To grow successful business partnerships in Southern Africa where businesses benefit from an increase in capital equipment productivity, efficiency and longevity through the proper use of advanced technology in oil.
Our Mission
To look for business opportunities that allow us to share knowledge and methodologies with industry, about maintenance cost reductions through the proper use of lubricants, and then implement changes in organisations that realise quantifiable bottom-line savings.
Business Competitiveness
Atlas Oil has always competed in a specialised market where many players exist, but where only a select few are respected for having sufficient experience, competence and ability to deliver.
Our Core Values
Atlas Oil is the largest Shell Lubricants Distributor in South Africa and we bear the responsibility to conduct ourselves in line with our core values. They are:
1. HONESTY
We speak truthfully and are transparent with all people that we come into contact with.
2. INTEGRITY
We honour our promises. We communicate potential delays on delivery at the first opportunity and make right any agreement to the best of our ability.
3. OWNERSHIP
We take responsibility for our actions and their outcomes, and we are accountable to each other for our results and performance.
4. RESPECT
We treat everyone with respect and equal importance, because everyone has something positive to offer. We are courteous, considerate and patient with others.
5. SERVICE EXCELLENCE
Excellent and consistent customer service is the foundation of any successful business. We commit to random acts of kindness, & unexpected generous gestures, this leaves favourable impressions on the people we meet.
6. PROFESSIONALISM
We offer skill, good judgment from experience, and polite behaviour in dealing with business related matters and people in general.
7. NO HARM TO PEOPLE OR THE ENVIRONMENT
We are committed to health and safety and protecting the environment. We follow a systematic approach to HSSE risk. We use the appropriate PPE and take necessary safety precautions when handling our product. We also ensure that we educate our customers on this topic.
8. TRUST (ANTI BRIBERY & CORRUPTION)
We do not engage in bribery and corruption in order to win business. Our company is built on honesty and integrity and because of this we stand proud in the business community.
9. TEAM WORK
We are a team and work together to achieve our goals. We ask for help when we need it and we are compassionate to those in need of help. We face difficulty and work together to find solutions.
10. FUN
We remember to enjoy life and laugh a little so that everyone around us enjoys the journey. We celebrate our wins and the achievements of our teammates by showing support and giving praise where praise is due.
11. GRATITUDE
We show appreciation by saying “thank you” often, a small gesture of kindness may mean the world to someone else.
12. COMMUNICATION
We speak positively about our company, customers and the people we work with. We support and empower each other by never engaging in sarcasm or gossip. We address people by name. We humbly apologize for offensive behaviour, and resolve disagreements directly with the person concerned.