Ethiopia Construction & Engineering Interviews

Aboma Taye, Managing Director of Baraton Trade Plc
Baraton Trade started 6 years ago with a capital of about 500,000 US dollars and has grown by at least 10 times ever since into one of the leading suppliers of drilling machines for mostly infrastructure projects in Ethiopia, representing 6 foreign brands such as Japanese Furukawa and Airman. The aim now is to set up a solid base for these brands in the whole of East Africa.

Derba Cement: Leader of the cement industry in Ethiopia

January 29, 2014

Haile Assegide, Executive Director of Derba MIDROC Cement (Midroc Group Ethiopia)
Door-to-door delivery, good quality and low price — those define Derba Cement as the leader of the cement production in Ethiopia. While the demand for the cement keeps on growing by 22-23%, Derba also wants to enter the local steel market, open a real estate company and a tiles business — all to solve the problems they encounter on a daily basis.

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Developing the real estate market in Addis Ababa — GIFT Real Estate

January 28, 2014

Gebreyesus Igata, Owner and General Manager of GIFT Real Estate Company
GIFT Real Estate Company was established 9 year ago and is currently developing 160,000 square meters of land in the eastern part of Addis Ababa. The project entails construction of villa houses, townhoses and different apartment houses. While 70% of the are has already been developed, Mr Igata expects to develop the rest within the next three years.

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SABA Engineering: A leading consulting and contracting company in Ethiopia

January 16, 2014

Eng. Samson Bekure Tefera, Managing Director of SABA Engineering
Established in 1992, SABA Engineering is a consulting, contracting and manufacturing company involved in different engineering disciplines, including topography, design and testing. SABA Engineering has taken part in many projects throughout Ethiopia; in road design, road construction supervision, projects related to the Millennium Development Goals and others, thus substiantially contributing to the development of Ethiopia.

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Flintstone Engineering: 22 years of quality construction in Ethiopia

January 13, 2014

Tsedeke Yihune, Owner of Flintstone Engineering
Established in 1991, Flintstone Engineering has been in the business of engineering for construction for the last 22 years. 5 years ago the company moved into the real estate business. Flintstone Engineering’s revenue increased sevenfold over the last 5 years.