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ALUMINIUM SOLUTION
An Exclusive With Customs Aluminium Director, Bobby Mughal By: Nicholas Paul Griffin
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Ngoro Ngoro Project, Tanzania
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ustoms Aluminium is an innovative company founded in Kenya in 2010 under the leadership and vision of Managing Director Bobby Mughal, who felt the region was in need of higher quality aluminium windows and door systems. The company began to design, fabricate and market European-style uPVC and aluminium windows, doors, partition and curtain walling systems, offering a unique design for modern architecture.
International Quality To deliver his vision, Mr Mughal adopted a European branding system, forging partnerships with Belgium’s Sapa Holdings for aluminium systems and Germany’s polymersolutions giant Rehau for uPVC, Relazzo decking and Raupex plumbing systems. “We enable our customers to experience the highest international quality, safe, stylish, attractive, durable and environmentally friendly aluminium and uPVC products through constant innovation, partnerships and investment in latest technology,” Mr Mughal explains. The company works upon a three-point strategy, firstly creating user-friendly applications that are easy to work with, as well as an innovative approach designed to continuously evolve with the newest trends and techniques. The third step is to offer the customer a complete, one-stop solution for their aluminium needs. “We believe in treating our clients with respect,” says Mr Mughal. “In our operations we integrate honesty and business ethics into all our functioning.” 4
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The vision of Customs Aluminium is to become the leading provider of cutting-edge quality aluminium and uPVC windows, doors, partitions, conservatories and curtain walling in the region and the African continent as a whole. “The demand for our products is widespread in Kenya, which sees us undertaking projects countrywide, from Nairobi to Mombasa. While coping with the demand in Kenya, we are planning on expanding further to east and central Africa.”
Prestigious Work The company’s portfolio includes undertaking impressive work at the Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi, one of the most prestigious malls in the region, as well as the Billionaire Resort in Malindi, which was recently featured in Forbes Magazine. Other key projects include the Villarosa Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi, Nairobi Hospital and work for Brookside Dairy Ltd, as well as several key residential projects at Thigiri Lane, Thigiri Grove and the Loresho Residence in Nairobi. Despite its relatively young age, Customs Aluminium has made great strides in influencing the building industry. The company operates in a cost-conscious region, and finds itself up against many market competitors, which often proves difficult to navigate. “It has been a hurdle convincing developers why they should choose our product,” Mr Mughal says, “as well as getting the market to use German uPVC and aluminium branded engineered system, but we are slowly but steadily educating them.”
Customs Aluminium’s vision is to become the leading provider of cutting-edge quality aluminium and uPVC windows, doors, partitions, conservatories and curtain walling in the East African region
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Staircase railings for residential house
Aspire Africa ¡ July/Aug 2016
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Customs Aluminium has formed strong partnerships with renowned international companies Sapa Holdings and Rehau.
Strong Partnerships Customs Aluminium has formed strong partnerships with renowned international companies Sapa Holdings and Rehau, and is a sister company to Brass & Allied, a 27-year-old international company and the official subcontractors for LaxManbhai contractors. Brass & Allied International promises to preserve the aesthetic and durability of steel and steel-related products through materials that have undergone effective corrosion prevention techniques.
APEX STEEL EAST AFRICA’S NO. 1 CHOICE
Custom Aluminium’s sister company has been providing the decorative hardware industry with quality stainless-steel products at reasonable prices for years, utilising its vast experience to supply customers with expert stainless steel services to match their needs. Expertise and innovation make Rehau a leading systems and service provider for polymer-based solutions in construction, automotive and industry. By combining strong development capabilities with decentralised sales and service excellence, Rehau has become one of the top providers in the market.
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Brass & Allied is Customs Aluminium’s 27 year old sister company and the official subcontractors for LaxManbhai Contractors.
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Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa - spring board railings
Hemingways Hotel, Nairobi - balcony railings
Aspire Africa ¡ July/Aug 2016
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All styles from inward to outward opening, single windows to multi-light windows, transoms, balcony doors, sliding windows and doors and many other combinations can be constructed with Rehau systems. Sapa is the leading company in its field, with operations in 35 countries and customers in the building, transport, engineering and telecom industries. In 2010 the Sapa Group had combined net sales of 32,995 MSEK and 14,800 employees. Customs Aluminium is also allied with major international glass suppliers including Saint Gobain Glass Company, PFG Glass and C&C
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Manufacturing Safety Glass in South Africa, Rene Turck and Bohle. As of quite recently, Customs Aluminium now processes its own glass, with an in-house laminated glass cutting plant designed, supplied and installed by market-leading Austrian window manufacturer LISEC. The company’s roadmap for the future sees them intending to extend the company into most countries in east and central Africa, as well as plans to acquire 40,000 sq ft of factory units to aid production. ASPIRE
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customsaluminium.com 39 Busia Rd, Off Enterprise Rd. P.O.Box 4843 - 00506 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: +254 20 652 354 +254 20 269 3625 (Wireless) Fax: +254 20 652 355 Email: info@customsaluminium.com