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Viking Hardware Distributors
Viking Hardware Distributors was started up around 12 years ago by Mr Shlomo Lepar when he saw a gap in the market for a reliable, efficient and affordable local distribution network that spans Zimbabwe, incorporating the manufacturing industry, mining, tools and hardware for the construction industry, as well as building and decorative products for the […]
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EASTGATE MARKET BUZZES WITH ACTIVITY
Structure and Design has been following the development of the exciting new Eastgate Market for some time. The Eastgate Market was first featured in issue 6 in an article entitled “Re-imagining the way Harare works”. At this time the building was still in the early stages of construction but it was evident that the Market […]
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Designed For Delight
THE delicious story of Veldemeers Chocolates goes back to 1997 when Hans van Hooreweghe set up a small business in Harare specialising in exclusive handmade Belgian chocolates. Hans was born and grew up in a small town in Belgium but as a young man he was working on a tea estate in the eastern part […]
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Renovation… With Serious Green Credentials
When the current owners first bought the house it was a Spanish-style dwelling, probably built in the early 50s and slightly dated, of brick under a red tiled roof. The roof was a bit of a jumble of different heights and awkward angles and worst of all it leaked! The exterior was not especially attractive […]
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A Carefully Polished Little Jewel In The Suburbs
Thouse in the suburbs it had been a little unloved and there was no garden to speak of. It was, however, a solidly built house of brick under a corrugated iron roof with three bedrooms, one bathroom with a separate loo and a narrow verandah on two sides. The new owners had the foresight […]
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Looking At A Different Angle
Ant and Cheryl Kinsey and their family have been in their current home for over 30 years and it’s served them well until now. It’s a solidly built house of brick under tile in a sought after area of the Harare suburbs. The house was probably built in the 50s and like most homes has […]
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Halsted Builders Express Opens Their Ninth Branch
Following from the outstanding success of their new branch in Borrowdale (featured on the cover of Structure and Design issue 14) Halsted Builders Express has just opened their ninth branch, situated at 710 Simon Mazarodze Road, close to the intersection with Masotsha Ndlovu Way. This brings to four the number of branches in Harare, with […]
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The Steel Building Company Agristructures and Superstructures Relocate Their Head Office
The Steel Building Company (TSBC) incorporating Agristructures and Superstructures recently relocated their head office from Willowvale to Block 5, Celestial Park in Borrowdale, opposite Celebration Centre. Previously their head office was situated adjacent to their factory in Willowvale but the location was awkward and unfriendly for both their customers and their staff. Massive congestion, unruly […]
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DPT’S TANGANDA SOLAR POWER PROJECT
THE INSPIRATION FOR DPA (DISTRIBUTED POWER AFRICA) STARTED IN AROUND 2011 TO PROVIDE BACKUP POWER FOR ECONET’S COMMUNICATION TOWERS REDUCING THEIR DEPENDENCE ON ZESA OR GENERATOR POWER SUPPLIES. PARTICULARLY FOR THEIR TOWERS IN MORE REMOTE AREAS DIESEL POWERED GENERATORS WERE EXPENSIVE TO RUN AND CREATED A HOST OF LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES. THEY BEGAN CREATING SOLAR POWERED […]
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Fun, Fresh And Funky – CIMAS Has New Headquarters In Borrowdale
TOWARDS the end of 2018 CIMAS relocated their headquarters to Borrowdale Office Park, near the Borrowdale Race Course. They had outgrown their in-town headquarters on Jason Moyo Avenue which no longer suited their needs and it was difficult and inconvenient for clients to access their services. The new location has plenty of safe and secure […]
