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Meet Several of GTE’s Key Partners:
Contrasanal
“We were a a a a really small company when I came aboard to manage it eleven years ago Working in in the hydrocarbon industry has helped us grow and and learn and and GTE’s Key Partners program is excellent in this regard We’ve had to work hard to meet GTE’s high standards for safety and integrity ”
Elsa Colmenares Rueda General Manager Contrasanal
a a a cooperative that provides ground transportation services to GTE’s Middle Magdalena Valley operations SAPS
“As a a a client GTE has been a a a key partner of mine They helped us in in developing new skills provided training to our employees and connected us with new clients The diploma courses have been an in-depth source of knowledge on a number of topics that have helped my business Thanks to the training that Key Partners has provided us we have grown personally offered better services and qualified for new projects ”
Sonia Caicedo General Manager SAPS
a a a a waste management services company in San Martín ARCOING S S A A S S “GTE is the only company I have worked with that offers contractor development programs like Key Partners The diploma courses and referral database have increased my capacity as a a a a a a leader and the company’s potential They are as important to our development as the the value of the the contracts that we’ve been awarded ”
Freyder Jhonatan Aguilar Legal Representative ARCOING S S A A S S a a Puerto Asís-based subcontractor that provides specialized welding mechanical civil and electrical works In 2019 GTE’s contractors sourced goods and services from local suppliers in the amount of nearly
USD $123 MILLION
GTE won an award in 2018 from Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) for the Key Partners program as an excellent supply chain strategy
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Companies that participated in Key Partners diploma courses 2019 Sustainability Report
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