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Petronord Group Strengthens Presence in North Rhine-Westphalia

Hamburg | 08.12.2017

The Petronord Group has acquired Brennstoffhandel Joachim Schmidt e.K., a company in Ascheberg-Herbern, and will operate the business as Schmidt Energiehandel GmbH from January 2018. ► more

TOTAL and Mühlenbruch Stinnes to Merge Heating-Oil Business in Bremen and Bremerhaven

Berlin | 05.12.2017

TOTAL Mineralöl GmbH (TMG) and Mühlenbruch Stinnes GmbH & Co. KG (Mühlenbruch Stinnes) plan to merge their heating oil business in Bremen and Bremerhaven into a joint company. The new joint venture is to be managed equally by TOTAL and Mühlenbruch Stinnes, a subsidiary of Petronord GmbH & Co. KG. Besides private and commercial end-consumer business with heating oil, diesel and AdBlue®, the new company will also sell pellets, electricity, and natural gas. ► more

Tree-Planting Campaign for more Ground Water and Drinking Water

Hamburg | 15.11.2017

As Initiative Pro Klima partners, OIL! Tankstellen and Klindworth-Kronol Energie, engage in environmental protection beyond their daily business routine. Under the heading “Let’s plant drinking water”, the two companies and their parent company Marquard & Bahls recently participated in a tree-planting campaign in Klövensteen Forest. Thanks to their efforts this year and last year, the planting of some 10,000 deciduous trees was financed. ► more

Petronord Acquires Swelube

Hamburg | 15.09.2017

As of September 1, 2017, Petronord is a shareholder in the Swedish company Swelube AB. Its shares are held by the Stockholm-based Petronord Holding Eficientec AB. ► more

Pfaffenhofen State Horticultural Show: OIL! and Zieglmeier Sponsor 25 Trees

Hamburg / Pfaffenhofen | 20.07.2017

As part of Bavaria’s state horticultural show "Nature in Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm", OIL! Tankstellen GmbH & Co. KG and Zieglmeier Energie GmbH are showing their support for the environment by sponsoring 25 newly planted trees for "Initiative Pro Klima". ► more

Deglmann Energie Acquires Stich Brennstoffe - Mineralöle in Kemnath, Bavaria

Hamburg | 12.07.2017

Deglmann Energie GmbH & Co. KG, part of the Petronord group, has taken over the business operations of Stich Brennstoffe – Mineralöle and is running the company as a branch office under the previous name with effect from July 1, 2017. ► more

NordBit Launches Bitumen Operations

Hamburg | 03.07.2017

The deal is done: the newly founded company NordBit GmbH & Co. KG based in Hamburg will start its targeted marketing of bitumen and bitumen components on August 1, 2017. ► more

Petronord Acquires a Stake in Swedish Petroleum Company PS Olje

Hamburg | 22.06.2017

The Petronord group, which operates a network of end-user businesses in Germany and Austria, will now be active in Sweden for the first time following its latest transaction. The group has acquired a stake in the petroleum company PS Olje AB with effect from July 1, 2017. The company’s portfolio ideally complements Petronord's core businesses. ► more

Petronord and Hansen & Rosenthal Found Joint Venture for Marketing Bitumen and Bitumen Components

Hamburg | 28.11.2016

The Petronord subsidiary Mabanol Bitumen GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, and H&R Refining GmbH, Salzbergen, are establishing a joint venture to systematically market bitumen and bitumen components. ► more

New Trees for Klövensteen Forest in Schleswig-Holstein

Hamburg | 09.11.2016

As Initiative Pro Klima partners, OIL! Tankstellen GmbH & Co. KG, and Klindworth-Kronol Energie GmbH & Co. KG, engage in environmental protection beyond their daily business routine. For instance, the two companies recently participated in a tree-planting campaign in Klövensteen Forest that involved the planting of some 10,000 deciduous trees. ► more

Petronord Acquires Söder Brennstoffe GmbH in Hessisch Lichtenau

Hamburg | 24.08.2016

Greiner GmbH, Wabern, an affiliated company of Petronord GmbH & Co. KG, takes over the heating oil and diesel trading business of Söder Brennstoffe GmbH, Hessisch Lichtenau with effect from October 1, 2016. The company will be integrated as an additional site in the existing business. ► more

Petronord Acquires Kiessling Companies in Lauterhofen / Northern Bavaria

Hamburg | 24.05.2016

Kiessling Energie GmbH & Co. KG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petronord GmbH & Co. KG, a company newly established as part of the acquisition, has taken over the Lauterhofen-based Kiessling companies owned by Alfred and Michael Riediger as part of an asset deal, with effect from May 1, 2016. Kiessling is an established heating oil and lubricant distributor in the Nuremberg / Upper Palatinate region. ► more

Expansion of the Retail Business: Acquisition of John Schmierstoffe GmbH, Altlandsberg

Hamburg | 12.12.2013

Effective January 1, 2014, John Schmierstoffe GmbH, Altlandsberg (Brandenburg) will commence operating under the umbrella of Petronord. The company is one of the leading lubricant traders in the Berlin-Brandenburg region and also serves customers in other federal states. ► more

Expansion of Retail Business: Acquisition of ZIEGLMEIER Energie GmbH, Schrobenhausen

Hamburg | 14.11.2013

Effective January 2, 2014, ZIEGLMEIER Energie GmbH, Schrobenhausen (Bavaria) will commence business operations under the management of Petronord. The company is active in the distribution of wood pellets and the retail business for heating oil, diesel, fuels, lubricants, and natural gas. Zieglmeier GmbH & Co. KG’s service station business will remain under the ownership of Nico Zieglmeier. ► more

Keck Energieservice Wins Elite Club Gold Award

Brakel | 18.07.2013

Keck Energy Services GmbH & Co. KG has been awarded Central Europe’s best and highest-performing lubricant distributor in the ExxonMobil "Elite Club 2012 for Sales Partners" program. Keck secured the coveted Gold Award, having topped the rankings in all the relevant categories. ► more

Expansion of Diesel Business within the tankpool24 Activities

Hamburg | 08.05.2013

Petronord and Thies Mosner have signed an agreement to integrate the business operations of TM Handel und Tanklogistik GmbH & Co. KG, Rendsburg into Staack Pooltankstellen GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg with retroactive effect of January 1, 2013. Following this transaction, Thies Mosner will hold a 17.5% share in Staack Pooltankstellen. Jens Kernbach and Thies Mosner will take over operational management of the company. ► more

Expansion of Retail Business: Formation of a New Company in Mülheim/Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia

Hamburg | 30.01.2012

Effective March 1, 2012, the company Uhlenbruck & Kemmann Energie GmbH will commence business operations under the management of Petronord and Mr. Axel Uhlenbruck. The new company has acquired the retail businesses of the companies Hermann Uhlenbruck Mineralölvertrieb GmbH, Mülheim and Eduard Kemmann GmbH & Co. Mineralölhandel, based in Kaarst. Axel Uhlenbruck will take over operational management of the company. ► more

Expansion of Lubricant Business: Petronord is Taking a Share in JB GERMAN OIL GmbH & Co. KG

Hamburg | 07.03.2008

On 1 March 2008, LSE Lubes Service GmbH & Co. KG, an associated company of Petronord Energie- und Wärmekonzepte GmbH, together with Mr Jürgen Baumgarten, has incorporated the business operations of a new company. The new company has acquired the wholesale business of SMV GmbH lubricant production Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Wittenburg and the rights to the brand JB GERMAN OIL®. Jürgen Baumgarten and Marcus Thiemann will be the managers. ► more

Petronord Expands their End Consumer Business

Hamburg | 01.01.2007

Effective 1 January 2007 Petronord acquires the end consumer business of Klaus Hartmann GmbH and of Digol Energie GmbH.  Both companies come together under the umbrella of the newly established Hartmann Energie GmbH & Co. KG in Oberleichtersbach (Bavaria). Klaus Hartmann will take over the operational management of the new company. ► more

Expanding the Final Consumer Business - Petronord Establishes Böttcher Energie GmbH & Co. KG in Regensburg

Hamburg | 27.01.2003

Petronord together with Mr Richard Böttcher, will initiate the business of Böttcher Energie GmbH & Co. KG with effect from 1 March 2003. The new company has taken over the final consumer business of Messrs. Böttcher & Huber, Regensburg. The operational management will be taken over by Mr Richard Böttcher. ► more

Petronord together with Deglmann, Establishes Deglmann Energie GmbH & Co. KG

Hamburg | 29.11.2002

Petronord together with the Deglmann Family, will initiate the business of Deglmann Energie GmbH & Co. KG with effect from 1 January 2003. The new company has taken over the final consumer business of Deglmann Mineralöl GmbH, Weiden. Dr. Christian Deglmann will take on the operational management of the new company. ► more