AfriquiaThe Benchmark for Fuel Retail in Northern Africa

Rebranded, from the ground up

Afriquia, the largest petroleum retailer in Morocco, has launched a new brand and retail forecourt identity, which will be implemented across their 500 station network over the next three years.

Afriquia's CEO/Director General Said El Baghdadi said, "We worked for more than two years on the consolidation of our brand, to bring it even closer to consumers and to position ourselves as a benchmark in Morocco. We are aiming to align our level of service with the standards of Europe and North America - Afriquia demands no less."

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The Brand The new brand and retail concept was developed by Branding by Garden in London. The system maintained the heritage of the waveform canopy design, created a more contemporary color pallet including a new Afriquia corporate blue combined with a brighter and warmer secondary system. The brand extends to all applications, across Tier 1, 2 and 3 stations as well as the servicing offering AutoGo.

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Our responsibilities included:

  1. On site survey and technical documentation of 100 high profile locations
  2. Site layout design and documentation for brand application
  3. Design resolution of the concept to meet network requirements
  4. Structural engineering to ensure conformity for the harsh Moroccan environment.
  5. Value engineering of the signage product to meet tight budgetary requirements
  6. Engineering and production documentation in three languages, (Arabic, French & English)
  7. Four prototype sites for testing and evaluation
  8. Implementation of the new system to 44 high profile locations.

Structural Challenges The Bernoulli affect acting on such an aerodynamic canopy shape along with the extreme wind conditions of the North African Atlantic coast required Harkess-Ord to develop a unique approach to canopy structure engineering and water drainage. This including automated robotic steel beam fabrication, which provided the necessary strength, as well as the integration of the fall requirements of the roof into a modularized system for multiple island configurations to achieve maximum roll-out efficiency.

Benefits

  • Our creative engineering realized the Waveform and retail forecourt concept with no compromise of brand identity
  • Value engineering of key high cost and high volume signage items, resulting in significant savings
  • Training and support provided by Harkess-Ord to the Afriquia teams allowing them to carry on the rebrand work over the next three years
  • Improved level of service along with petrol station construction and technical resolution was aligned with global standards and codes

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