About Us

About Triangle Lubricants

Triangle Lubricants is a family business that is owned by Arina Sonnekus (situated in Kuils River, Cape Town). The business was established in 1997 (24 years) with the prime objective to provide a better service to Shell clients. Through hard work and dedication in meeting customer needs enabled the company to grow over the years.

Our products offer customers piece of mind and we are proud to be associated with Shell.

Customer service is one of our main priorities and we are renowned for our prompt delivery. After an order has been placed the order can be expected within 24 – 48 hours. We stock a wide range of Shell agricultural and automotive products to ensure a prompt and reliable service. Our service includes technical advice that is backed up by Shell.

Our area of delivery primarily covers the greater Cape Town, Cape Winelands, Swartland and related agricultural areas. We also supply products to various sites throughout South Africa.

Why Triangle Lubricants?

  • Deliveries 24hr, 7 days per week.
  • National deliveries.
  • Stock availability – 45 day stock holding.
  • Technical support available 24hr.
  • Lube analysis for oil and equipment monitoring.
  • Lube match, Web-based recommendation tool and lube expert.
  • Lubrication surveys and product recommendation.
  • Lubrication technical training.
  • Wide range of OEM’s available.
  • Supply of workshop related products.

  • Triangle Lubricants receives an annual HSSE audit by an independent assessor.
  • Keeping people and assets safe is our top priority and integral to Triangle Lubricants values and is ingrained in our culture. At our depot and even on customer sites safety is always top of the agenda.
  • Triangle Lubricants encourages every employee to speak up if they witness a violation of Triangle’s rules, through the 3 HSSE golden rules: Comply, Intervene and Respect.

Triangle Initiative (Pty) Ltd. its business units, and majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries operates lawfully and ethically wherever it does business around the world. Triangle Initiative Personnel and Third Parties, wherever located, are prohibited from engaging in any form of corruption related in any way to or involving Triangle Initiative business.

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About Shell

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 93,000 employees in more than 70 countries. They use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future.

They aim to meet the energy needs of society in ways that are economically, socially and environmentally viable, now and in the future.


What Shell do?

Shell is an integrated energy company that aims to meet the world’s growing demand for energy in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible.

Triangle Lubricants

Our Vision at Triangle Lubricants
"To be the most valued lubricants distributor in the Western Cape."