About Us

About Triangle Lubricants

Triangle Lubricants is a trusted, family-owned business based in Kuils River, Cape Town, owned by Arina Sonnekus. The business was established in 1997 as a Shell distributor. We are immensely proud of this association, and it has grown strongly over time. We have built our reputation on delivering exceptional service and reliable lubricant solutions.

We have over the years expanded our brand offerings, and the range of products. We provide our customers with complete peace of mind, backed by quality, performance, and expert support.

Customer service is at the heart of everything we do. We are known for our prompt and dependable deliveries, with most orders fulfilled within 24–48 hours. By stocking a comprehensive range of agricultural and automotive products, we ensure our clients receive the right solution, right on time. Our service is further strengthened by expert technical advice supported by our suppliers.

We primarily service greater Cape Town, the Cape Winelands, the Swartland, and surrounding agricultural areas, while also supplying to various sites across South Africa. Wherever you are, you can rely on Triangle Lubricants for professional service, trusted products, and a valued long-term partnership.

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 it is ingrained in our culture. At our depot and even on customers’ sites safety is always top of mind.
  • 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 Lubricants, its business units, and subsidiaries operate lawfully and ethically wherever it does business around the world. Triangle Lubricants’ Personnel and Third Parties, wherever located, are prohibited from engaging in any form of corruption related in any way to, or involving Triangle Lubricants’ business.

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About Shell

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with an average of 85,000 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 does Shell do?

“Our purpose is to power progress together by working with each other, our customers and our partners to provide the energy products people need to power their lives and businesses.”


About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas, biogas and low-carbon hydrogen, renewables and electricity. TotalEnergies has over 100,000 employees in120 countries


What does TotalEnergies do?

Their purpose is to provide as many people as possible with energy that is more affordable, more reliable and more sustainable. They are active throughout the energy value chain, from production through to transportation and transformation into intermediate and finished products, including storage and distribution of those products to meet the needs of our business customers and consumers.

Triangle Lubricants

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