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The Caltex Service Station in Kaiwaka is under the new ownership of a family-run business.
The new owner, Harmeet Marzara, is an engineer with a multi-national construction company, but has handed over the day-to-day operation of the station to his sister Manpreet Kaur.
For the past year, Manpreet and her husband, Raman Kumar, have been in training at the other family operated service station in Swanson, West Auckland.
“I expect that she will run it as if it were her own business with the same high level of friendly service we offer at our Swanson station,” Harmeet says. “We have retained the three existing frontline staff who have been there for more than eight years.”
The Caltex brand in New Zealand is owned by Z Energy, which is, in turn, owned by the NZ Superannuation Fund. This makes the Caltex stations NZ owned and operated, Harmeet says. The Kaiwaka station carries 91 and 95 octane rated petrol, diesel and LPG. It also has filling facilities for LPG cylinders.
“We accept and promote the AA Smart Fuel cards that enable customers to gain substantial discounts on their fuel purchases.
The shop has a convenience store that sells Caltex Havoline brand lubricants, as well as hot food-to-go and drinks.
“We intend to increase the range of groceries so that we can be a one-stop-shop for local customers who support us every day. Customers will see changes happening in the coming few weeks. We have already given the inside of the shop a fresh paint job and installed new shelving.”
Harmeet says the Kaiwaka site, on State Highway 1, is reasonably busy and the high speed diesel pump, at the SH1 end of the forecourt, caters for trucks.
On the question of whether or not the station will eventually cater for electric vehicles, Harmeet says this has been discussed with Caltex.
“Although there are no immediate plans for installing these, we will consider these as soon as there is a viable economic case. This might be a lot sooner than what a lot of people believe, as the numbers of electric cars are increasing rapidly, and this demographic is set to change dramatically in the future.”
