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Exol lubricants reducing our costs - STC
Exol lubricants reducing our costs - STC

Exol lubricants reducing our costs - STC

The Deputy Managing Director of the Intercity State Transport company (STC), Mr John Awuku Dzuazah has disclosed that the company has reduced its operational costs since switching to a lubricant produced by Exol Lubricants Limited for 50 of their Scania buses. 

According to Mr Dzuazah, the vehicles which used to require a change in lubricants after 10,000 kilometres now require an oil change after 30,000 kilometres since switching their lubricants to the LDF 3 oil.

Mr Dzuazah made this known when two officials of Exol and their Ghanaian partners, Sadel paid a courtesy call on the management of STC in Accra on Thursday.

Reducing cost of operations

Mr Dzuazah said he was unable to provide specific figures about the reduction in their cost of operations because an assessment was yet to be performed but maintained that his outfit was already reaping the benefits of using the Exol lubricants.

He said the company is interested in exploring ventures which will make it profitable.

He added that, although his outfit was yet to produce a comprehensive assessment since they began using the products, he could readily state that the vehicles now last longer on the roads before requiring an oil change after travelling for 30,000 kilometres.

"Recently we introduced a new bus type into our operations called SCANIA, they are specially designed buses based on our specifications and they don't use the normal oils but specially designed oils.

"Scania in Ghana were providing us with the oil till we got into contact with Sadel which gave us some barrels of the oil for a trial before we entered into this partnership."

Technical support

The Export Sales Manager of Exol, Paul Eastwood said he was in the country to explore ways to provide technical support to STC.

He said: "We want to repay the trust the STC has shown the product by providing them with any technical assistance and analysis of the usage of the oil in the buses.

"Because of the number of kilometres you are able to cover using the oil before requiring a change, it can be deduced that the product is environmentally friendly."

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