Accra – 25^th September 2024:  Vivo Energy Ghana, the exclusive distributor and marketer of Shell branded products has proudly marked an exceptional milestone in its commitment to safety and operational excellence, celebrating 5000 Goal Zero Days (no harm to people and minimising its impact on the environment). This achievement reflects the tireless dedication of employees, contractors, transporters, and all its stakeholders in maintaining the highest safety standards and incident-free operations.

The commemorative event was held at the company’s head office in Accra and saw key stakeholders in attendance, including the company’s Managing Director, the Vice President-Group HSSEQ-MS, the company’s Board Director, and representatives from its contractors and transporters, all of whom who shared remarks and applauded the collective effort that has made this milestone possible.

In his remarks, Mr. Jean-Michel Arlandis, Managing Director of Vivo Energy Ghana highlighted the crucial role of teamwork, vigilance, and the earnest commitment to safety: “I am grateful to all contributors for their roles in sustaining an incident-free environment including my predecessors under whose tenure this achievement has been made possible,” he said. He emphasised the company’s ongoing commitment to ensuring workplace safety and excellence.

The Vice President, HSSEQ-MS of Vivo Energy Group Mr. Grant Bairstow in his goodwill message commended the proactive measures and rigorous safety protocols that have become the foundation of the company’s culture and expressed his appreciation towards this great feat by the Ghana team.  He further encouraged the team to keep up the good work towards achieving more Goal Zero Days in the business operations both internally and externally.

The Company’s Board Director, Mr. Samuel Sarpong also reflected on the journey thus far and underscored the importance of continuing this path to sustain this impressive record. He also expressed his enthusiasm and hope for the company to clock 7500 Goal Zero Days in some few years to come.

As part of the celebrations, the company’s transporters and contractors were acknowledged and presented with citations of appreciation, symbolising the collective pride in achieving this feat. Well wishes from both internal and external stakeholders were shared, further highlighting the broad support for the company’s safety-first approach.

As Vivo Energy Ghana celebrates this achievement, it also looks ahead to the future with renewed determination. The 5000 Goal Zero days stand as a testament to the company’s long-standing commitment to Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Quality Management Systems (HSSEQ-MS). But more importantly, it serves as a reminder that when a team comes together with a shared purpose, no goal is out of reach.

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Media contact:

Shirley Tony Kum

Corporate Communications Manager

Vivo Energy Ghana

+ 233 540 116 600

Notes to editors:

Vivo Energy Ghana

With a vision to become Africa’s leading and most respected energy business, Vivo Energy Ghana, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants was established in 2013. The Shell brand has been in Ghana since 1928. Vivo Energy Ghana has a fuels storage capacity of 11,000m³ and 232 service stations, with many offerings Shell Cards and convenience retail stores.

Vivo Energy

The Vivo Energy Group operates and markets its products in countries across North, West, East, Southern Africa and in the Ocean Islands. The extended Group has a network of over 3,900 service stations in 28 markets operating under the Engen and Shell brands and exports lubricants to a number of other African countries. Its retail offering includes fuels, lubricants, card services, convenience stores, restaurants, and other non-fuel services. It provides fuels, lubricants, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and chemicals to business customers across a range of sectors including marine, aviation, mining, construction, power, transport, agriculture and manufacturing.  It is continuing to develop innovative energy solutions to enhance sustainability. 

The Company employs around 6,000 people and has access to over 2.1 billion litres of fuel storage capacity. 

For more information about Vivo Energy, please visit www.vivoenergy.com