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Capacity Utilisation Up at Murray and Roberts

Construction giant, Murray and Roberts, has increased capacity utilisation from a mere 5 percent to the current 60 percent the company’s chief executive Mr Canada Malunga has said.
Speaking during the company’s annual general meeting Mr Malunga said aggregate demand in Zimbabwe’s construction sector remained low.
“Post-dollarisation of the economy there is still lack of aggregate demand [...]

Macdonald Bricks to Capitalise

Macdonald Bricks, a wholly owned Radar Holdings subsidiary, is set to recapitalize when rates stabilize.
The company also has a new managing director Mr Lonely Nyathi who took over recently and they are looking at rebuilding the country.
“Lonely Nyathi was appointed managing director and with his team they have positioned Macs (Macdonald) to ensure that the [...]

United Builders’ Merchants Records a 338 Percent Growth in Sales

United Builders’ Merchants, a subsidiary of Radar Holdings, has recorded a 338 percent growth in sales in the six months to June this year.
This is a sign that the country’s construction industry though still stuttering, is picking up from absolute collapse during the greater part of last year.

Announcing the company results, Radar Holdings chairperson Mr [...]

Building materials now readily available in the country

Building materials are now readily available in the country unlike last year when they were difficult to acquire virtually bringing to a halt building and construction developments.
There is adequate supplies of building materials for individual developers as well as the large scale developers. Though the pricing of most materials is however still too high.
Cement which disappeared [...]