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Catom is strengthening OK’s position in Amsterdam by rebranding five BP petrol stations this summer

De met een Albert Heijn to go en carwash uitgeruste BP Nieuwe Hemweg aan de S101 in Amsterdam wordt in augustus vernieuwd naar OK. Foto: BP Nederland, 2026

During the summer months of July and August, Catom is converting a total of five manned BP petrol stations in the capital, Amsterdam, to the OK format. The petrol stations being rebranded all have an Albert Heijn to go, and four of them also have a car wash. With this revamp, the OK brand is significantly strengthening its presence and market position in the capital.

OK’s parent company, Catom, officially launched the conversion of at least 175 BP petrol stations in the Netherlands to the OK brand on 2 February this year. This number may increase further, as independent dealer stations displaying the BP logo on their awnings may also decide to switch to the OK brand. Since the start in February , Catom has already refurbished more than fifty BP petrol stations , mainly located in the south and centre of the country. In July and August, a total of five BP petrol stations in Amsterdam will be rebranded. This will significantly strengthen the brand’s presence and market position in the capital. This is further bolstered by the fact that these are five large, staffed stations on busy roads offering a range of services, such as an AH to go, a car wash and a charging point.

Two in July

The former BP Sloterplas on Burgemeester Redorpstraat was rebranded as OK in the second week of July. OK Sloterplas offers Euro 95, SuperPlus Pure 98, X-Drive Diesel and X-Drive Diesel Pure. In addition, this station has an Albert Heijn to go, a car wash and toilets.

In mid-July, it was the turn of BP Parnassusweg. Now rebranded as OK, this station offers Euro 95, SuperPlus Pure 98, X-Drive Diesel, X-Drive Diesel Pure and AdBlue. Along with an Albert Heijn to go, this station also offers charging facilities, a high-speed pump and a toilet.

Three in August

In August, a total of three BP petrol stations will ‘switch’ to OK. The refurbishment of BP Oude Haagseweg will be the first to begin in mid-August. This petrol station also features an Albert Heijn to go, as well as a car wash, a fast-charging plaza with nine fast chargers with a capacity of up to 150 kW, a high-speed pump and a toilet. This petrol station made national headlines in December 2021 when BP opened what was then the ‘largest BP Pulse fast-charging station in the Netherlands’ there.

Next is BP Nieuwe Hemweg, which also has a staffed petrol shop, car wash, high-speed pump, toilet and fast-charging area with six 150 kW fast chargers.

BP Cornelis Douwesweg, opening in August, is the last of five petrol stations to be refurbished by Catom over the summer months. In addition to the staffed Albert Heijn to go, this station has a car wash, a high-speed pump, vacuum cleaners, car wash bays and a tyre inflator.

Albert Heijn to go

With the transition to the OK brand, the Albert Heijn to go shops at the petrol stations will remain unchanged for the time being. What will happen in the longer term to the chain’s more than one hundred petrol station shops in the Netherlands is currently unknown. The outlets will remain as they are until at least 31 December 2026. Catom operates OK Shop and OK Café as its own retail formats for non-motorway and motorway locations.

The rebranding of BP sites to OK follows Catom’s acquisition of the British oil and gas giant’s retail operations on 9 July 2025 and forms part of BP’s previously announced $20 billion divestment programme. At the time, Catom stated that the acquisition offered the company the opportunity to accelerate the expansion of its existing retail network, thereby further strengthening its market position.

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This article was automatically translated from the original Dutch text into British English.

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: Mobility Energy

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