We’ll expand to EAC market, says importer

Imports International (T) group director Harish Ladwa briefs journalists during the 10th anniversary of the company in Dar es Salaam at the weekend. PHOTO | VICTOR KAREGA 

By Victor Karega  
 

 

In Summary

Since IITL’s inception in 2003, the company has maintained it vision and concept of providing all customers big or small with best quality material at the lowest prices possible.

Dar es Salaam. The importer of construction and building materials in Tanzania, Imports International (T) Ltd (IITL), is set to embark on an aggressive expansion plan that will see the company open up outlets in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

Speaking during the 10th Anniversary and showroom launch in Dar es Salaam at the weekend, the IITL Group director Harish Ladwa said the company’s mission was to ensure that the region’s construction sector gets quality products that meet international standards.

He said the company’s 10 years of operations in Tanzania had been very exciting, forecasting that the coming years hold even greater opportunities. He said customers should expect quality products at competitive rates from IITL.

“Since IITL’s inception in 2003, the company has maintained it vision and concept of providing all customers big or small with best quality material at the lowest prices possible.

“With this vision and hard work by our loyal staff and dedicated customers, the company has enjoyed success in its ten years of operations and we are proud to launch our state-of- the-art 3,500 square-metre warehouse in commemoration of our 10th anniversary,” Mr Ladwa said.

However, he called upon government agencies to embark on quality control so as to intensity the fight against importation of fake construction materials.

He said the flooding of fake materials was hurting the country’s construction sector and the entire economy.

“The market is today flooded with fake construction materials that put users at risk.

The government should impose various quality control mechanisms and take tough action against importers of such products,” he added.

He said his company is committed to working with various manufacturers of world class construction material manufacturers including Saint Gobain, Donn, Jaquar, Montania and Tilcor among others.

Mr Ladwa said IITL had handled various construction products in Tanzania that include Holiday Inn Hotel, PSPF Tower, Ideal Residence Ltd, Cineplex Cinema (Quality Centre, NSSF Plaza , Airtel Head Office , Exim Tower refurbishment and Protea Court Yard Hotel