Zim Engineering Firm Bags DRC Mine Infrastructure Contract
A Zimbabwean company has secured a contract to manufacture warehouses for one of the world’s largest mining companies’ operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
C.T. TerraMach, a wholly owned Zimbabwean company, recently signed agreements for two tenders to manufacture warehouses for Lulu KCC Mine, a division of the global giant Glencore group.
The contracts are worth over $1.2 million, including consumables and orders from Leo Foods. Glencore runs KCC copper mines in DRC and is making site upgrades for their new product lines.
“The DRC Lulu project scope of works is to design and manufacture warehouses for the mine. It involves two structural warehouses design, manufacturing, shipping and assistance with site installations,” — Costar Takawira, CEO & Founder
The steel structures require over 108 tonnes of steel and cladding, with 4,250 square metres of roofing sheets. The projects are turnkey and have created at least 10 to 15 artisanal jobs for boilermakers and welders, including 10 other skills such as painters and assistants.
CEO Costar Takawira says this project is a defining moment for the firm as it is their first project in the sprawling Central African state, globally renowned for its rich and abundant mineral resources. The firm has spread into South Africa over the last decade and now maintains a strong regional presence in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Lubumbashi in the DRC.
Alongside the DRC contract, the company is building gold process plants (leach plants) worth over US$850,000 for Urumaya, a Bulawayo-based company that is part of the LOC group of companies. Manufacturing is already underway.
“We will continue to explore new opportunities. This way, we build positive news about our country and create opportunities for other regional players to participate in serious business ventures. We want to grow our business locally and in the SADC region so as to bring back the much-needed foreign currency in the country hence creating more employment opportunities,” — Costar Takawira