Structure and Design Issue 55

ISSUE 55 | 2022 ZIMBABWE’S LEADING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE USD

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Lafarge begins trading as Khayah Cement Limited and rebrands.

CEMENT MAKER, LAFARGE CEMENT

ZIMBABWE LIMITED IS NOW TRADING AS KHAYAH CEMENT LIMITED FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE ACQUISITION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDING BY A LOCAL INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM. THE COMPANY’S TRADING BRAND WAS REVEALED TO THE COMPANY’S INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AT AN EVENT HELD AT THE COMPANY PREMISES COMPLEMENTED BY ELABORATE PUBLICITY IN VARIOUS MEDIA.

Speaking at the launch event, the company’s Board Chairman Mr. Kumbirayi Katsande said that this historic event marked the turn of an era as this is the first time the company’s major shareholding was being taken over by locals. He went on to emphasize that though the company has gone through previous phases of mergers and acquisitions, what has remained constant is the delivery of high-quality products which have stood the test of time.

Khayah is vernacular Ndebele word which means home. “We are now Khayah which means home, not house but home, because home is not just a structure, but the countless memories that are made within those structures,” explained the company’s Board Chairman in his address. “Through our products, we have been part of thousands of homes for generations, and we will continue to be so for generations to come,” he added. During the new brand launch event, employees who have served the company for more than twenty years were recognized and conferred with the Khayah Legends Award. The longest serving employee at Khaya Cement has been with the business since 1976 and has served for 46 years. Twenty employees were conferred with this coveted award.

In a letter to shareholders announcing the new brand, the company’s Acting CEO, Mr. innocent Chikwata rehashed the company’s commitment to delivering quality, strong and durable products in a business model that ensures mutual benefit for all stakeholders. “Because

we are Khayah, the home for everyone, we go the extra mile to ensure that our value chain partners, both upstream and downstream, enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship that transcends generations,” he said.

The company was established in 1956 as Salisbury Portland Cement before a take over by Blue Circle Industries in 1980 and in 1982 it became Circle Cement. Nineteen years later, the parent company Blue Circle, was acquired by the French based Lafarge Group and continued to trade as Circle Cement for about seven more years. In 2008, the company officially rebranded to Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited and subsequently relisted on the Zimbabwe Stock exchange under this name.

In July 2015, the Lafarge Group merged with Swiss-based Holcim creating LafargeHolcim which later rebranded to Holcim in 2021. The local trading name remained unchanged until the acquisition of majority shareholding to now trading as Khayah Cement Limited.

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