Ingo Lindner has been promoted to Liqui Moly export director, as of 1 April 2025. Lindner is responsible for strategy development and implementation for all countries without their own foreign subsidiary, coordinating Liqui Moly’s export activities and identifying new business opportunities abroad.
Car parts distributor GSF Car Parts, has announced a strategic business relationship with Moove Lubricants Ltd for the distribution of Mobil-branded products, one of the most widely-known and trusted lubricant brands in the world. This collaboration marks an enhancement to their premium oil offerings.
Oils and lubricants brand, Rowe, has extended its partnership with Britcar. The collaboration, aligned with Rowe’s extensive history and success in European endurance racing, will include support for The British Endurance Championship (BEC). MediaCo Imports (MCOIL), the importer and distributor of Rowe in the UK will sponsor ‘driver of the day’ for the two championships and competitors will be encouraged to use their sustainably manufactured range of products. MCOIL will also provide sustainable trophies for the poll teams across every round of each championship.
Valvoline has been supplying Genuine Parts Company (GPC), the US-based parent company of NAPA, with Valvoline-branded and NAPA-formulated lubricants for more than 50 years, and is one of the largest suppliers to GPC. The UK partnership builds on this existing relationship and the two brands’ matching commitment to uncompromising quality and relentless innovation.
Gulf Lubricants has announced that its full product range, which is distributed in the UK and Ireland through Rossmore Lubricants and fulfilled by sector partner Marathon Warehouse Distribution, will now be available to A1 Motor Stores members.
Exol Lubricants has awarded Hampshire Oil and Grease its Distributor of the Year award for 2022. Based in the heart of Hampshire and servicing land, energy and marine sectors along the UK’s south coast, the five-generation family business has distributed the Exol range for more than seven years.
Rowe introduced its sustainably manufactured range of lubricants to the UK market at the Autosport International Show from 12-15 January. Exclusively distributed in the UK by Deutschesol Ltd, Rowe’s range of oils, lubricants and coolants is manufactured in Germany and the company has “several original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationships”.
Independent lubricants specialist Exol Lubricants has appointed two new joint operations managers to oversee activity at the company’s Rotherham plant.
Simon Clegg and Daniel Hector have over 40 years’ combined experience of the company and lubricants industry, with both men having already spent long periods of their respective careers with Exol.
Exol has begun work on the redevelopment of its Rotherham site, with the aim to complete the project in July 2021. This new development is part of Exol’s continued reinvestment strategy.
Goodyear has reportedly entered the automotive lubricants segment in India. Goodyear is collaborating with Assurance International, a part of Satya Group, in the venture which focuses on a new line of engine oils that are designed to complement Goodyear’s tyre product portfolio. According to local news sources, the product line includes “greases, brake fluid, transmission oil, tractor oil, diesel exhaust fluid, gear oil and hydraulic oils”.
Exol has announced the launch of its new website www.exol-lubricants.com. Fully optimised and mobile responsive, the site features a responsive layout and simplified navigational structure, which will also be multi-lingual for the company’s growing export client base, boosting its global appeal.
The German oil and additive specialist Liqui Moly has signed an advertising deal with Formula 1. It will advertise on the race track at eleven races, one of a few select brands. “We hope that out of the more than one billion viewers who follow this spectacle on television all over the world every year, it may occur to some of them to take a closer look at Liqui Moly and purchase our products,” explains CEO Ernst Prost. Formula 1 is not new to the lubricant brand; Liqui Moly was involved with Team Jordan in the 2000s.
Exol, the UK’s leading independent lubricants company, has won the award for ‘CV Supplier of Excellence’ at the prestigious IAAF (Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation) Annual Award Ceremony 2018 held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Milton Keynes on 6 December.
Exol has announced that one of its lubricants has recently received formal acknowledgement from Scania. Exol Taurus Euro FE Plus in SAE 5W-30 complies with Scania specification LDF-4, and forms part of its lubricants range, covering heavy duty vehicle applications.
The UK’s biggest independent lubricants company, Exol has begun its largest ever rebranding process. Customers are starting to see the new branding on a number of Exol ranges, many of which have been trademarked and have their own brand identity. The new look also includes a substantial product re-design of its one and five litre small pack range, which features new bottles and containers with Exol’s logo embossed on to the packaging.
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