Ethiopia Steel Plc has announced the launch of a new product- C purlins, which are used for the construction of roofing structures, with an investment of US$ 527, 000. Purlins are used for making support systems for roofing and are made from cold rolled steel.
“We are going to expand with another factory in October,” said Geoff Antony, the Company’s Ethiopia sales manager. “The steel industry in Ethiopia is lagging behind other African countries and the product will be available for order starting from February 2017.
Ethiopia Steel Plc is a member of Safal Group, the largest steel roofing manufacturer in Africa. It started operations in 1997, producing steel roofing products. The company has expanded into Gonder, Hawassa and Addis Abeba. It has a current capital of US$ 7mn and currently has 130 employees but hopes to add more.
The company operates out of the capital city, Addis Ababa. It supplies roof sheeting in corrugated, mini-corrugated and tile profiles.It also manufactures ridges.
Some of the brands that have already been launched in the market are: Versatile, Romantile, Trimflute, Covermax, EGA 300, EGA 500 & 11/3 Corrugated roofing sheets in painted and unpainted, flashings and gutters, bullnosed sheets, and steel door profiles.
