Tembo unveils quake resistant bars
Oct 17, 2009
TEMBO Steels is unveiling the Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) steel bars at its Lugazi-based factory today. The key raw materials will be sourced from locally-collected scrap, top officials said. This is the first time such bars will be manufactured in
By Patrick Jaramogi
TEMBO Steels is unveiling the Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) steel bars at its Lugazi-based factory today. The key raw materials will be sourced from locally-collected scrap, top officials said. This is the first time such bars will be manufactured in Uganda and the East African region.
The steel that can withstand and resist fire, corrosion, earthquakes and malleability is mainly used in the constructing of high-buildings, which are have become fashionable across the country.
Rajesh Nair, the Tembo Steel chief executive officer, said the TMT steel can be described as a new generation high-strength steel with superior properties.
“We are proud that we are the first company in East Africa to have invested in TMT bars to maintain the international quality of iron bars,†he said over the weekend.
He said the TMT steel bars have fine welding features and a high bonding strength with external ribs to run across the entire length of the bar, adding that because of the high quality, users who would normally require eight bars, may need half of the number.
“We have imported the latest and most modern machines in the region to ensure that quality of our steel prevails,†Nair explained in an interview at their offices on Elgon Terrace in Kololo in Kampala.
Nair, an engineer by profession, said the production of TMT bars depends on quality raw materials, a well designed quenching and tempering technology.
Tembo Steel is an ISO 9002 certified company and one the East Africa’s largest indigenous steel companies with a $30m investment.
With a workforce of over 1,500, the company has anotehr plant in Iganga.
The firm manufactures iron bars, flats, V-angles, Z- angles, hot rolled strips, hollow sections, flat iron bars and electro welded hollow sections.
TEMBO Steels is unveiling the Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) steel bars at its Lugazi-based factory today. The key raw materials will be sourced from locally-collected scrap, top officials said. This is the first time such bars will be manufactured in Uganda and the East African region.
The steel that can withstand and resist fire, corrosion, earthquakes and malleability is mainly used in the constructing of high-buildings, which are have become fashionable across the country.
Rajesh Nair, the Tembo Steel chief executive officer, said the TMT steel can be described as a new generation high-strength steel with superior properties.
“We are proud that we are the first company in East Africa to have invested in TMT bars to maintain the international quality of iron bars,†he said over the weekend.
He said the TMT steel bars have fine welding features and a high bonding strength with external ribs to run across the entire length of the bar, adding that because of the high quality, users who would normally require eight bars, may need half of the number.
“We have imported the latest and most modern machines in the region to ensure that quality of our steel prevails,†Nair explained in an interview at their offices on Elgon Terrace in Kololo in Kampala.
Nair, an engineer by profession, said the production of TMT bars depends on quality raw materials, a well designed quenching and tempering technology.
Tembo Steel is an ISO 9002 certified company and one the East Africa’s largest indigenous steel companies with a $30m investment.
With a workforce of over 1,500, the company has anotehr plant in Iganga.
The firm manufactures iron bars, flats, V-angles, Z- angles, hot rolled strips, hollow sections, flat iron bars and electro welded hollow sections.