GHACEM re-opens Tamale depot

Enoch Darfah Frimpong Business News Mar - 05 - 2013 , 11:35

Nana Archer made the announcement at the ceremony held at the northern regional capital to formally re-open the Tamale depot.

It was well attended by high-profile dignitaries and residents from the Northern and Upper East and West regions, who applauded Ghacem for the decision to meet the demand of their respective markets for quality cement.

They included the Northern Regional Minister, Moses Mabengba; the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for Tamale, Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, and the Chief of Lamashiegu-Lamashie, Naa Alhaji Zeblim Abdulai, among others.

Nana Archer added that Ghacem would also supply the Wa (Upper West) market with another 20,000 to 30,000 bags of cement weekly, all things being equal, adding: “On behalf of the management of Ghacem, we aim to continuously retain our market share by consistently supplying the Ghanaian market good quality cement in all the regions.”

For his part, Mr Moses Mabengba expressed gratitude to Ghacem for their effort to respond to the need of the market for quality cement.

The regional minister commended Ghacem for the enormous support it had given to schools and hospitals in the Northern Region through its Ghacem Cement Foundation.

He, however, described the arbitrary pricing of cement by distributors in the region, due to the shortfall in supply by Ghacem, making prices uncompetitive.

Mr Mabengba urged Ghacem to flood the market with more products, to avert the unfortunate situation of unnecessary price hikes of cement.

At a closed-door meeting to climax the ceremony, some distributors in the region called on Ghacem to ensure consistent supplies through the depot system to enable them to meet the ever-increasing market demand for Ghacem cement.

The Head of Distribution and Sales, Mr Benny Fiifi Ashun, encouraged the distributors and end-users to communicate all their challenges to Ghacem through its sales offices and depots “as we intend to fill the sales channels with good quality cement until there will be no space for any competitor.”