Zimtile – (Gweru)
Business Overview
A subsidiary of PG Industries Zimbabwe, we are the leading manufacturer and distributor of quality concrete roof tiles, ridges, bricks and pavers.
Currently, the company operates two factories in Harare and Bulawayo. As part of the company’s growth and expansion strategy, a milestone was achieved on the 1st of October 2010 with the company commissioning of the $1 million Bulawayo plant extruder. The upgrade of the Bulawayo tile plant extruder was Zimtile’s quest to continue and maintain dominance in the roof tile industry. The Bulawayo plant now has a capacity of producing 26,000 tiles day. The PH45HD has automatic aggregate feeding systems with electronic weighing of materials.
In December 2011, another milestone was achieved with the commissioning of a new state-of-the-art P70HD tile-making technology at its Harare plant. The Harare plant has a capacity of producing 40,000 tiles per day. The new plant cost US$2,5 million and has been designed for a fully automatic plant including automatic racker and dry tile packing system.