Valvoline Europe have been manufacturing their own blends of car engine oil since their umbrella company Ashland Inc was established way back in 1924, The Ashland Refining company of Kentucky was an upcoming oil refinery and some early acquisitions in the companies life, made sure that this brand was going to be on the lips and minds of motorists long into the future.
Around the late 1960’s Ashland began branching out into wider markets and even drilled down into specific markets and niche industries, where by the time the swinging 60’s were in full motion, Ashland had acquired more than 5 separate companies in the petroleum and petrochemicals industry, where later these acquisitions would prove fundamental in the growth and core development of what we now know as Valvoline Europe high performance lubricants today. Securing and developing custom engine lubricants, from radiator coolant to brake fluid and eve engine flushes and windscreen wiper fluid, through the acquisition of other lubricant manufacturers Valvoline has combined all the assets of its business, be them knowledge, people and technology to produce the very best grades of synthetic engine oil seen in the UK and world markets today.
Although Valvoline is one of the largest producers of motor oil and engine oils in North America, their European Market share as skyrocketed over recent years, founded by Dr. John Ellis who first formulated his unique brew of engine oil from petroleum based lubricants back in the late Nineteenth Century, DR Ellis saw the future in his bottles of Motor Oil and thought it fit to trademark his new creation and don all produced liquids with the name ‘Valvoline’ – since then Valvoline have been serving American motorists for longer than any other oil or lubricant producer, now with growing market share in Europe and the UK, Valvoline are continuing to push the boundaries of performance engine oils with the mentality and ethics of Dr. John Ellis, ensuring that every bottle of oil which leaves their factories are shipped and sold to you the end user in perfect condition, with peace of mind that within this bottle, there is over 100 years of motor experience and development time gone into your lubricant, with the collective minds of over 2000 employees from all walks of life, backgrounds and even geographic locations, these collective minds and hearts of Valvoline Employees have led to the creation of over 29 manufacturing facilities throughout 15 countries around the world.

With their massive growth and intellectual property contained in every bottle of car or motorcycle engine oil, it is no wonder that so many knowledgably motorists only choose Valvoline products for their pride and joys, from OEM to the hobbyist motorist, Valvoline has been on the lips of enthusiasts and in the engines of the vehicles for over 100 years and is sure to be here for another 100 years to come.