Archive for January, 2020

The Best Corporate Party Ever

I have been working for the same accounting firm for 32 years now. I have seen lots of changes during my time there. Over the years I have witnessed changes in technology, upper management, policies and procedures and even changes in corporate entertainment for our annual office parties and gatherings. This year’s company-wide employee appreciation party was the best one I have ever attended. It seemed like the ones who planned it went the extra mile to ensure that we all had a fun and memorable time. It was a huge success and is still talked about around the water cooler.

We were all surprised and excited when we arrived at the employee appreciation event when we saw two different game shows set up for us to play. There were even a couple of photo booths for us to capture the essence of the evening forever. The games shows were …


Aral Lubricants

Aral Lubricants

Aral is a renowned brand of fuels, lubricants, engine oils and gasoline stations, housed in Germany and Luxembourg, as well as showcase its presence in various countries of Western and Central Europe. The organization behind this brand name, Aral AG, is possessed by British Petroleum and was formulated in 1898 as Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufs-Vereinigung GmbH. The under consideration brand was introduced back in 1924 and is a portmanteau of the German words “Aromaten” and “Aliphaten”, corresponding to the aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons in gasoline, individually and respectively. On 15 July 2001, an agreement was reached which stated that 51% of the shares of Veba Öl AG would transfer to Deutsche BP AG. Till 1st February 2002, this process was accomplished. The Aral brand name was held, and 650 BP stations in Germany were rebranded to Aral. 6 BP marked filling stations stayed operational in Germany to secure the organization’s …