Africa-Press – Botswana. Vivo Energy Botswana, the company that distributes and markets Shell branded products and services in Botswana, has of- ficially opened the Molepolole Shell Lecha One service station, strategically located at Legotlhong Ward, Plot 7482 along Molepolole Main Road. This service station opening is a result of collaborative efforts by Vivo Energy Botswana with Lecha One Pty Ltd.
The service station is company owned and dealer operated. The second Shell Service station in Molepolole. This is in addition to four retail sites opened in 2021 bringing the overall number of Shell service stations to 80 in the country. In addition to the official opening ceremony, customers will experience a full Shell service; having their car tyres and windshields cleaned, training on Shell products and lucky motorists will also benefit from an array of activations and promotion offered by Shell Botswana.These promotions are meant to reward customers’ loyalty to the Shell brand. As it is a norm in Africa to celebrate a new baby in the community, we are celebrating the new station with this official opening ceremony and activations.
In his welcome remarks, the site retailer Mr Stephen Lecha thanked Vivo Energy Botswana for giving him the opportunity to work with them and run the site which shows the company’s commitment to supporting the government theme of citizen empowerment. He also acknowledged the site owner Mr Thomas Sedirwa for the opportunity to operate from his land. He assured all present that with his team, they promise to offer excellent ervices to the customers in Molepolole for having Shell as their preferred brand. He thanked the village leadership for their presence at this momentous occasion. Mr. Pawan Juwaheer, Managing Director of Vivo Energy Botswana, said the network expansion is aimed to bring Shell products and services closer to our customers.
“These investments in our retail network expansion demonstrate Vivo Energy’s commitment to developing its business in Botswana and its ambition to continue to exceed the expectations of our valued customers. This is in line with our expansion strategy to make it convenient for our customers to access quality products and services across Botswana,” he said. Giving a keynote address at the official launch, Mothusa Kgosi Kgolo wa Bakwena, Kgosi Mhaladi applauded Vivo Energy Botswana for the new service station which brings benefits to the community of Molepolole and surrounding areas as well asemployment opportunities for the youth of the area.
He encouraged site staff to pride themselves on offering excellent customer service. The site was officially opened in the presence of Vivo Energy CEO Mr. Stan Mittelman who performed the official ribbon cutting and assisted the first customer at the site. Also present was Vivo Energy, Executive Vice President for East & Southern Africa, Mr. Hans Paulsen, members of Vivo Energy Botswana leadership team and staff as well as key stakeholders from Molepolole.Vivo Energy Botswana is committed to make a real and lasting difference to the communities where it operates. This entails collaborating with the government and the private sector to support our country’s development and the wellbeing of Batswana.
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