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increasingly stringent environmental standards. A in 2017. WET was first created in June 1997 by
commitment to constant innovation has ensured that Engen for the purpose of receiving donor funds
production matches the needs of an evolving market for educational and training purposes aimed at
and increasing demands for more advanced products. benefiting schools in the Wentworth area.
HSEQ Safety
The Engen Refinery, and all Engen facilities, adhere The Engen Refinery contributes funds to community
to strictly enforced health, safety, environment and organisations in South Durban. This assistance is used
quality practices and principles. As part of a broader to support safety and awareness projects, including:
companywide sustainability strategy, the Refinery trauma units, drug education initiatives and youth
continuously strives to improve its management of anticrime drives. The South Durban business sector and
safety risks. The Engen Refinery’s proud safety record the eThekwini Municipality have formed a partnership
has been achieved by adopting world class global to promote road and rail safety among school children
safety standards. Furthermore, considerable focus in the area.
is placed on training and skills development of both Community Engagement
employees and contractors to constantly improve their
competencies in this regard. The Engen Refinery values collaboration with the
community of South Durban and recognises that the
Corporate Social Investment sustainability of both entities is intrinsically linked. In
The Engen Refinery is an integral part of its surround- accordance with this, the company convenes and hosts
ings and the South Durban community. As such, the Engen Community Stakeholder Forum (ECSF)
Engen has always tried to act as a good neighbour in order to have constructive engagements with
and responsible citizen. community stakeholders.
Engen devotes considerable financial support to various
social investment initiatives in South Durban. These
are all in support of the community’s socio-economic
development and other societal considerations. To
ensure the sustainability of its social investment efforts,
Engen aligns with non-profit organisations in identifying
areas of true need. These organisations are adept at
applying resources to societal problem areas. Social
investment is primarily in the education, environment
and safety fields.
Education
In South Africa, the focus on education aims to drive
the development of a growing pool of technical and
commercial human resources, providing supplementary
support to government efforts to promote Maths and
Science education.
The Wentworth Education Trust (WET) celebrated
20 years of giving back to the Wentworth community

Full Name of Company: Engen Petroleum Limited Industry Standards: The plant is both ISO 9001
Nature of Business: Engen is an oil company focusing (Quality Management System) and ISO 14001
on the downstream refined petroleum products (Environmental Management System) certified.
market and related businesses. KEY PERSONNEL
Products: Engen produces and markets a wide range General Manager: Jehan Zaib
of products, including: fuels and lubricants for the
automotive, industrial, marine, aviation industries. CONTACT DETAILS
Added to this product palette is bitumen, chemicals Physical Address: Engen Refinery, 465 Tara Road,
and special products. The majority of the products Wentworth
marketed by Engen are produced at the Engen Postal Address: P.O. Box 956, Durban, 4000, South Africa
Refinery and a Lubricating Oils Blending Plant, both Tel: +27 (0)31 460 3911
Fax: +27 (0)31 460 3000
located in Durban. E-mail: thandeka.cele@engenoil.com
Date Established: 1954 Website: www.engen.co.za
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