CIMERWA launches bulk cement service

Rwanda’s sole producer of cement, CIMERWA, on Friday introduced its bulk cement offering whic  will see customers receive cement directly at their construction sites without the use of bagged cement.

Unveiling the new CIMERWA Bulk Cement service at a meeting in Kigali, company CEO, Bheki Mthembu, said its bulk truck will unlock some of the bottlenecks encountered with bagged cement. The vehicle will deliver cement directly to the construction site, pump it in the silo after which construction sites can instantaneously batch it.

The new service targets large construction projects such as stadiums, civil works construction and large buildings. "This service is set to make our clients’ work easier in terms of packaging, loading and unloading, bring about faster delivery of cement and onsite inventory for cement," Mr Mthembu noted.