Health & Beauty

The name of Ambo mineral water is originated from the name of the Ambo town situated about 125 km west of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. Over half a century ago dignitaries and members of the royal court frequently visited Ambo and made it resort town. Historical accounts abound about important personages who, upon recommendations by the medics of the day, went to Ambo to bathe in the sparkling and refreshing mineral water and to use it as medicinal nourishment for 7-14 days. This gave rise to studies by international organizations. For most among these was the pasture institute. Careful studies made with regards to the nature and content of the mineral water have reveled its curative qualities. Preamble Ambo Mineral Water has been bottled and marketed since 1930 and is considered the market leader in Ethiopia. The source of Ambo Mineral Water is a thermo-mineral spring, rich in natural calcium, magnesium, potassium, bicarbonates and carbon dioxide. The water originates in a volcanic fissure which then peculates through mountainous terrain eventually being tapped at the springs in Ambo Senkele, 130 km from Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia. These springs are located on the cross roads of an ancient, major trade route, and have been revitalizing travelers, traders, nomads, soldiers and settlers from the beginning of humankind. Ambo is a unique product, used by today's consumers as a thirst quenching soft-drink, discerning mixer and after meal revitalize. It comes from a unique part of the world and is regarded as an 'Ethiopian Icon'. The growing demand for Ambo both locally and abroad has resulted in new investments and plans to further expand capacity and packaging variations to meet and exceed consumer expectations. Key Company Statistics/Info Planned Production Capacity, 500 000 hls Planned Packaging variations to include, 500ml returnable glass bottles; 330ml* and 750ml* Non returnable glass bottles; 500ml* and 1250ml PET* 24 hr shift operations Four packaging lines*  National distribution with >50 distribution vehicles  Local and export sales capability

Persol is the premier developer of leading-edge software products and IT solutions in Ghana. From custom and off-the-shelf application software development through systems integration solutions to IT Consulting, Persol delivers a full range of technological solutions that deliver real and measurable benefits to our Clients. Founded in 1995, with a staff strength of 3, Persol currently has team of over 30 staff, committed to meeting and exceeding the IT needs and expectations of our Clients with technologically superior and competitively priced solutions that deliver superior ROIs to our clients. Our client base has grown and we now boast of over 170 clients including many blue chip companies in Ghana, Mali , Guinea , Togo and Nigeria. Persol continues to reaffirm this commitment through the provision of full-featured software and new technological solutions that impact the way businesses operate and use information technology. Our objectives then and now are simple; to be a leading-edge, market-driven and solution-oriented company delivering measurable and sustained benefits to our clients.

Kimo Home was established in March 18th 1992. Presently we are proud of being the only company with the largest variety of tiles and sanitary wares, with new designs and models imported every week. Kimo initially started its business by importing only white tiles and white sanitary-ware. As its market got more demanding Kimo expanded its product supply to various types of tiles (wall tiles, floor tiles, porcelain tiles, ceramic tiles, granite, marble, branded sanitary ware etc). Today, Kimo Home is the leading importer of quality Tiles and Sanitary Ware in the country and is popular in its trade for introducing to its market a variety of products in creative designs and sizes produced by some of the finest manufactures across the world.  Kimo Home is the sole agent for these world renowned brands:  * Swimming pool materials from CERTIKIN ( Europe ).  * IDEAL STANDARD, a well known producer of the best sanitary ware.  * GROHE is Europe 's largest and the world's leading single-brand manufacturer and supplier of sanitary fittings, holding roughly eight percent of the worlds market.  Given the confidence in proficiency and quality of materials used, our Brands offer a guarantee against any manufacturing flaw and all at affordable prices.

BCM Group began as "Bayswater Contracting", a family firm in Western Australia in the early 1950s, primarily in the civil works and mining construction business. Under the same family ownership, BCM Group expanded into Ghana in 1990 and thereafter further into Mali, Tanzania, Guinea and Niger.  By the year 2000, BCM had established itself as one of the leading mining and civil contractors in Sub-Saharan Africa, an area containing significant mineral wealth.    In 2004, BCM became the first Western Style mining contractor in Central Asia and now operates in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The operational subsidiaries within the BCM Group are BCM International Limited BCM Ghana Limited BCM Mali S.A. BCM Guinea S.A. BCM Holdings S.A. BCM Tanzania Ltd. BCM Niger S.A. BCM Burkina Faso S.A. BKM Texnik Servis in Uzbekistan BCM Kaz in Kazakhstan BCM has operated in Africa for over 20 years.    It is one of the most experienced and established mining contractors servicing the West African mining industry. The experience gained in Ghana over the past twenty years by BCM in dealing with local cultural and business practices, workforce management, local business relationships, tax and corporate compliance matters, banking relationships and the myriad of other logistical issues is without doubt one of the cornerstones of the company's success.    This experience is one of the key requirements to facilitate competent operation in Central Asia and African countries and cannot be accumulated in a short period of time. This experience is not represented in the balance sheet of the business, however the value of this as an asset which contributes to the operating results cannot be underestimated.    BCM has an excellent spread of senior management experienced staff who are capable of driving the company to the recently achieved level of contract award. Several of the core expatriate employees have covered the breadth of operational, technical and administrative levels of the company for years.    There are 50 expatriate employees and over 600 national employees in Africa and 10 expatriate and over 100 national employees in Central Asia.    BCM Group is well known for its ability to complete projects on schedule and to budget. The company maintains a mining and civil estimating department capable of working with clients to assess and cost their project requirements.    Our Vision  To become the leading innovative and professional civil earthmoving and Open Cut Mining Contractor operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia." We plan to achieve this through continued best practice and service to existing client base as well as new entrants to the mining scene in Africa and Central Asia, while customizing solutions for their mining extraction requirement.

The Omnia spirit underpins its service ethic, brings innovation to the fore, creates value for its customers and ensures integrity in all that it does. The Omnia Group comprises a balanced and diversified range of complementary chemical services businesses with a broad geographic spread. The Group extracts operational synergies and efficiencies across its businesses. It has been in business since 1953 and is listed in the Chemicals sector of the Johannesburg Securities Exchange.  Protea Chemicals is a well-established manufacturer and distributor of speciality, functional and effect chemicals and polymers, with a major presence in every sector of the broader chemical distribution market. Operating throughout South Africa and widely across the African continent, the company represents a large number of domestic and international principals, counting among its suppliers many of the world's leading chemical producers. Mining Omnia offers a broad range of services to the mining industry through its Mining division which comprises BME and Protea Mining Chemicals. BME is a market leader in blended bulk explosives formulations for the open cast mining industry, produces mining accessories and shocktube initiation sytems and manufactures packaged explosives for underground mining and specialised surface blasting operations. The company adds value to its products through its world-class blasting consultancy service which offers customers support and advice from industry experts and highly qualified mining engineers. Protea Mining Chemicals offers value added services to complement its wide range of chemical products. These include offerings such as Protea Process™, a comprehensive service that covers the handling, logistics and on site formulation of chemicals for its customers BME Mining BME is the leading supplier of explosives to the South African open pit mining and quarrying industry. It offers ground breaking solutions to all its customers and has operations in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mali, Swaziland, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Malawi, Senegal and Zambia. It also trades into Mozambique and the DRC.  Protea Mining Chemicals Protea Mining Chemicals is a division of Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd, and markets a range of speciality chemicals, and the mining related commodity chemical interests of Protea Chemicals. Agriculture Omnia's Agriculture division, the market leader in southern Africa, comprises Omnia Fertilizer and Omnia Specialities. The division produces granular, liquid and speciality fertilizers for a broad customer base of farmers, co-operatives and wholesalers throughout southern and East Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. The division is expanding its influence in Europe, South America and Asia, where it is increasing its sales of speciality products. The Omnia Agriculture division's range of specialised products and services are encompassed by its unique Nutriology® offering, which assists customers to optimise crop yield and quality.