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LABH SINGH HARNAM SINGH (LSHS) LTD is the leading coach builder in Eastern and Central Africa for buses, coaches and other commercial vehicles. Established in 1950 in a humble way in Nairobi, Kenya, LSHS Ltd. Has steadily grown to become the leading manufacturing of quality bodies for buses, coaches and Light/Medium/Heavy duty trucks. The leadership position in the industry has been achieved through long term commitment to well designed investment programs in research and development, acquisition and application of efficient and effective production technologies and direct marketing efforts within the regions has attributed to us being the market leaders in the industry. To further enhance our ability to meet and exceed the ever growing market needs in terms of quality, superior and functional body designs, shorter delivery time and customer care and handling, LSHS Ltd has developed and relocated to a new and ultra modern body manufacturing complex situated along Mombasa road on the Mombasa -Nairobi highway opposite the Nation Newspapers Plant. Today, our customer base ranges from the leading assembly plants such as GENERAL MOTORS EAST AFRICA LIMITED (ISUZU), COOPER MOTOR CORPORATION LTD (NISSAN) AND SIMBA COLT LIMITED (MITSUBISHI). Some of our major customers are KENYA BUS SERVICES, ELDORET EXPRESS, DOLPHINE COACHES, GATEWAY COACHES (UGANDA), ONATRACOM (RWANDA), OTRACO (BURUNDI), GIFT INVESTMENTS (HARARE), and MIKE APPLE (MALAWI). Established in 1950 its longevity and sustained success speaks volumes in a bus body building industry that continuously calls for modernisation, regulatory adherences and innovation. LSHS has steadily grown to command the largest market share in the region while concurrently expanding its production capability from 20 units in 1997 to the current 80 units a month,” the business explains on its website as an indictment of its efforts over the years, and especially over the past two decades. LSHS’s leadership position in the industry has been achieved through a long-term commitment to investment programmes in design and development, the acquisition and application of efficient and effective production technologies, and direct marketing efforts within the region. The Company’s range of clientele serves as further evidence of its modern-day prominence in the market. Leading assembly plants such as General Motors EA Ltd (GMEA), Kenya Grange Vehicle Industries Ltd, Cooper Motors Company (CMC) and Simba Colt have all enjoyed the LSHS service over the years. We also build buses for fleet owners, schools, colleges, universities, PSV owners and SACCOs in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Spear Motors Ltd is based in Kampala, Uganda and is the dealer for Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and GWM vehicles and cars and provides a full comprehensive service and repairs can be carried out at our state-of-the-art facility. We have been in this business for over 32 years now and still excited by the prospects for the future. Among the reasons for our optimism is a trend in the increasing desire for our products, services and the development of new opportunities for sustained, profitable growth. We understand that our leadership efforts are fundamental for success, and we will support and drive this relentlessly. This journey, however, is not ours alone. It is all about partnerships with our stakeholders - our employees, business partners, suppliers, customers, government and non-government organizations and communities. Spear Motors' employees are immensely proud of the contribution the company has made in the motor industry and are looking to the even greater future contribution we will make in the years and decades ahead. This commitment starts with our mission and the unwavering dedication to a great customer service and experience.   We believe that excellence in customer care, providing the best of services at most affordable prices is good for our business and vow to continue with this journey and at the same time in the upkeep of our bottom-line.   We are tremendously fortunate to act on our beliefs and open new creative opportunities, to ensure that our products and services are within the very reach of the masses.   For instance; a financing car loan scheme in partnership with Stanbic Bank was introduced recently to make it easier for the public to purchase brand new Mercedes Benz cars and trucks and Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge cars of their choice with a minimum deposit of 10% and monthly payments for a period of upto 5 years.   Remembering that great companies are judged not by what they say, but by what they do, we create systems that enable our employees to use our values of integrity, respect, performance excellence and accountability to make decisions and run the business. Most of all, we do it every day.   We are located at Plot M428, Nakawa, Jinja Road, next to the traffic light junction in Nakawa, near URA Longroom.

Dunlop Nigeria Plc has a very rich and enviable history. The company's origin is directly linked to John Boyd Dunlop, a Briton who invented the world's first practical pneumatic tyre in 1888. In 1889, a company was formed to develop the invention commercially. That company expanded rapidly internationally and spread its tentacles as far as Japan in 1909. Dunlop Nigeria Plc was established in 1961 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dunlop Group. The company traded with the name Dunlop Nigeria Industries limited before the name-change in line with the policy of indigenization. The company's primary business is manufacturing and sales/marketing of quality tyres. Dunlop Nigeria Plc is a publicly quoted company. Its shares are traded on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. In terms of its equity holding structure, a greater majority of 95% of the company's shares belong to several state governments, public companies and no fewer than 93,000 private Nigerian citizens. The company's commitment to finding better ways of doing business is reflected in its effort at sourcing local raw material inputs. This informed the strategy of backward integration which resulted in the acquisition of majority shareholding in PAMOl (Nigeria) Limited in 1991, thus offering Dunlop a safe-level guarantee of uninterrupted supply of the right quality natural rubber a major raw material in tyre manufacturing. Dunlop Nigeria Plc manufactures tyres range from car, van, light truck, to heavy duty truck tyres. In fact, the company is the only manufacturer of grader and agricultural tractor tyres in Nigeria. Dunlop tyres are readily available in all parts of the country and are highly affordable. Aside from being a colossus in its area of business, the Dunlop brand is an embodiment of quality. In recognition of Dunlop's commitment to culture of responsibility which, among other things, imposes a duty to guarantee a consistent supply of high quality and reliable products to its customers, the company has continued to win laurels for the attainment of requisite quality standards. For several consecutive years beginning from 1989, Dunlop won the NIS Certification Mark of Quality awarded by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) finally capping it with the SON ISO 9001:2000 quality assurance listing. The internationally recognized SON listing is an assurance that Dunlop tyres are manufactured using techniques and materials which ensure the highest level of quality. The ISO 9001 :2000 listing goes hand-in-hand with the E11 quality award which has been held by Dunlop for several years. The E11-Mark is the European community's symbol of tyre excellence and is awarded following rigorous inspections made by Britain's Department of Transport. Dunlop Nigeria Plc has recorded many firsts. T he company pioneered the radial car tubeless tyres in West Africa; produce the first Crossply tyre (12D 22.5 G600) in tubeless in Nigerian market; the first to introduce the low aspect ratio car tyres in Nigeria; first Nigerian tyre company to hold the E.C.E 30 Certificate, an export requirement for car tyres to Europe; first manufacturing company in Africa (beside South Africa) to hold the ISO 9002 certification. Dunlop Nigeria Plc boasts of a highly trained, competent and well motivated workforce with shared dreams and common ideals. The company has a policy of training and retraining for its employees to position them for optimum performance. Indeed, the company has been able to overcome so many challenges over the years and its achievements in the areas of product development, quality assurance and value creation for its stakeholders attest to the fact that it is well prepared to offer solutions to future challenges. Carbon Retail Limited is a part of DWA group which is operating in several countries in Africa and one of the largest distributor of Dunlop brand. Carbon Retail in Nigeria has got the sole distribution rights for Dunlop and Sumitomo brand of tyres. Carbon Retail is established in Nigeria with the aim of providing world class services to the customer and sales of a wide range of quality tyre, accessories and related services. Carbon Retail has presently 1 Dunlop Zone and 4 associated Dunlop Express in Lagos. We aim to come up with many more world class retail centers across Nigeria in coming days to enable the customer having an easy access whenever they need to change tyres or avail tyre related services. We want to make our customers comfortable with a good air conditioned lounge, free wifi services with systems if required, kids zone, clean toilets, flexi timings since our Dunlop Zone will be open 7 days a week including all holidays from 7 am to 10 pm. The core principle behind the retail concept is to provide customers with a pleasant retail experience which is unparalleled in this part of the world. Our Customer care team is well trained to make every effort to make the experience of buying tyres a pleasant one.

Frajend Motorcycle is among the leading motorcycle manufacturers, assemblers in the industry in Nigeria. Among the top quality motorcycles produced and marketed by Frajend Motorcycle are CG125, CGL125, AX100, FJ90, FJ80, FJ100-5, FJ110-12, etc. Presently, the company has a regular staff of about 100 employees with branches at Lagos, Kano, Gboko, Markurdi, Maiduguri, and Calabar, and many other major sales depots throughout the Nigeria.  Making use of Exclusive Distributors, the company has been able to achieve so much in the area of distribution of its motorcycles and three wheeler rickshaws.    Chief Frank Chiojioke Enendu, is the chairman of the company. He attended some short-time courses in Japan in the areas of Material and Human Management with specialty in manufacturing. As the chairman of the company, his managerial acumen and shear dedication has turn the company around within the shortest period from a moderate annual turnover of =N=10,000,000 to =N=2, 400, 000,000. And these have earned him an award of excellence from the University of Ibadan for his leadership qualities in business and service to humanity. And most recently an invitation from the Institute of Administrative Management of Nigeria to become a council member of the Institute.    Frajend Investment (Nig) Ltd. (AKA. Frajend Motorcycle) was incorporated in 1997, to undertake the business of Motorcycle Assembly, etc with its corporate headquarters at Frajend Plaza, 34 Bola Street, Ebute-Metta East, and a-100hectres Ultra-Modern Assembly Plant undergoing construction at Shapati-Lekki Lagos.    With the so much success the company has achieved within the 8 years of its existence in the motorcycle industry, the management strongly believe that the time has come for a diversification into the automobile sector hence the search for credible foreign technical partners with proven result in the manufacture, sales and distribution of automobile.

Incorporated in 1986, ASD Motors Nigeria Limited is a leading and respectable Distributor of Peugeot cars in Nigeria with its operational headquarter in Kaduna. The company also has a branch office in the heart of Abuja. The company has experienced a steady phenomenal growth resulting from the quality of its services and the efficiency of its human resources. The activities of the company include Sales of Peugeot vehicles, genuine spare parts and workshop services. The state-of-the-art ASD Motors Workshop is manned by well trained and highly motivated technicians. At ASD Workshop, we do not compromise our corporate stand on Òvalue for moneyÓ in the services we render to our customers. Our maxim in this regard is 'Good' services must blend with reasonable rates to provide optimum customer satisfaction. The Peugeot Assistance (Mobile Workshop) takes care of emergency repairs of faulty or broken-down Peugeot cars within the Abuja metropolis. It takes just a phone call to access this customer rescue facility designed for customers in distress. We also provide genuine parts for all Peugeot vehicles as we are the authorised distributor.