SUPPORTER of S.P.O.T.

• 05-12-2011

Thanks to the sponsorship of ALPET (and other generous supporters of S.P.O.T. (Society for the Protection of Turtles))for the Weakest Link, it was a ‘glorious Third’ for the organization in that it raised the most money ever . 

For ALPET (Altinbas Petrol) it was part of their Social Responsibility projects to show their care for the community to sustain the environment and good lifestyle within the island, ,as well as supplying fuel to keep Cypriots on the move . In fact , General Manager of ALPET, Tahsin Uzulmez has expressed a very strong opinion on how the petrol company and the environment are linked together , and that is why  they are proud to share what they understand by their Social Responsibility projects.

Firstly, Tahsin bay is very proud of their sponsorship for the Weakest Link event and has stated that they hope to continue to help charitable events as appropriate.  And secondly,  as part of their involvement in community, they were happy to help K-pet during trhe recent strike.  As Tahsin bay stated “ the Alpet board of Directors has got only one aim, and that as the continuing strikes have made the community to suffer,  we have tried to be socially responsible to ease that suffering.  That is the sole reason for our assisting during this time.”

 

Although this involvement with community is not a new thing for ALPET, Tahsin  is quick to point out that Altinbas Petrol has been slowly changing and trying to improve  its quality and service, as competition has changed alongside the company.   He explained to The Star how the company began and has grown “Our company was established in 1997 and we invested in both Turkey and Albania and we moved into Northern Cyprus with a 30,000m3 storage capacity situated on an area some 42,000m2.  Our primary mission is to invest more to become larger to better fulfil our ‘corporate identity’ and to serve the public.”

In order to keep the public involved and to share with them a sense of ównership’ there is now a special campaign utilizing a Club Card.  This card can be obtained at any ALPET outlet and a simple completion of an application form will give the customer a card unique to themselves, and as Mr Uzulmez explains “ Our club Card has a lot of advantages, as customers can win prizes in the New year draw, and customers can save points towards other special campaigns which will take place next year.  So we think that club Card is lucky as customers will always win with ALPET.”    He further explained that as soon as you complete the application form your  card is valid, and by using this system it saves paper, and customers are able to view their Club Card points and  their current balances at any participating garage.

With the New year almost upon us  Mr Uzulmez hastens to assure the North Cyprus public and ALPET customers that their Social Responsibility Project and campaigns will continue well into next year and will have continual , regular improvements.

As ALPET moves forward with customer care, so the turtles of our shores will be able to be cared for all the better in the next season, thanks to the help of Altinbas Petrol and the message from The Friends of SPOT via Tricia Dann is a huge thank you for showin its caring.  

By Marion Stuart.