Fuel Retailers' Association - VISION

To create a robust, sustainable environment that provides a reasonable return on investment for all efficient FUEL RETAILERS.

The primary objective of the FRA is to promote and protect the best interests of Fuel Retailers and its members in particular.

The FRA, is a financially and independent, fully autonomous association that ensures the survival and success for all its members in the retailing of fuel in South Africa .

The Association monitors and becomes involved were ever necessary with all aspects of retail fuel governance, distribution and sales in South Africa in order to protect and enhance Fuel Retailers' interests.

  Mission

The FRA acts switftly and negotiates independently and autonomously, collectively and individually with:

•  Department of Energy
•  Government Groups
•  Department of Labour and DEAT
•  SAPIA
•  Competitions Commission

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Many cases have been successfully defenced every month onbehalf of FRA members:

Pretoria – Marina Minnaar 0729941599

Pretoria – Theonette Van Niekerk 0824943599

Johannesburg – Jan Malan 0825693131

Cape Town – Jerome Mausling 0836513211

Durban – Roark Ryan 0725882042

Lydenburg – Leon Visser 0828089641

MIBCO/LABOUR

The FRA is an official party to the Motor Industry Bargaining Council.

The Labour Relations Act provides for the self-regulation of industries through the medium of Bargaining Councils. MIBCO is a Bargaining Council as envisaged in the Act whose mission it is to create and maintain industrial peace and stability in the motor industry

INDUSTRY NEWS – The FRA is in contact with its members through regular issues of:

•  FRA Updates (email/fax/sms)

•  Website:  www.fuelretailers.co.za

•  Regular forum meetings

•  Forecourt Times

MARGIN

The FRA is inatrumental in working with the Government to secure increases for Fuel Retailers in the Profit Margin on fuel by continually improving margin investigations in order to improve the viability of FRA members

PROLIFERATION OF NEW STATIONS  

The FRA has successfully fought against numerous new sites being built, which would detrimentally affect existing Fuel Retailers. All members have to do is to contact us when they see the Municipal Notices.

The FRA is a watchdog in all matters relating to “environmental impact assessments” and has played an important role in the drafting of the new NEMA Act

SAFETY AND SECURITY

The FRA participates in forums related to Safety and Security in the industry

LEGISLATION

The FRA is proactive in ensuring that the Fuel Retailers' voice is   heard in all new Government Legislation that affects the sustainability of our industry.

The most important of these being the Petroleum Products Amendment Bill that includes Licensing and an Industry Arbitrator.

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