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UK lubricant manufacturer , Aztec Oils , uses an innovative manufacturing and distribution model to maintain its competitive edge
For over 29 years , Aztec Oils has been building its reputation as a reliable and ethical supplier of high-quality lubricants . The company has a long and storied history of innovation and adaptability , as Managing Director , Mark Lord , begins : “ I started the business in 1995 , initially as a distributor of a comprehensive range of automotive and industrial lubricants . We grew organically , developing from buying finished packaged lubricants , to installing bulk storage tanks to pack our own , to now manufacturing 95 percent of all the products we sell . From initially supplying engineering , agricultural and automotive users within the area of East Midlands and South Yorkshire , we grew by building sustainable relationships with independent lubricant resellers across the UK and Ireland .
“ In 2010 , I bought a small , long established lubricant blender in the West Midlands , Oiline Ltd , which had a history going back to the 1920s . It quickly became clear that having two manufacturing sites was not a costeffective option and over a five year period the business here was transferred to the
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