Construction & Real Estate

Our business is the sale and letting of quality properties throughout the Gambia as well as a complete range of Property Services; Land Purchase and Land Preparation, Residential and Commercial Sales & Letting, Purchasing for Investment, Property Valuations and Mortgage Advice. Universal Properties Limited UPL Gambia is a young and dynamic company within the Gambia. Our team of staff appreciate that your home is likely to be your most valuable and treasured asset, therefore whether we are selling, letting or raising mortgage finance on your behalf, our priority is to ensure that as our client you are treated with care and consideration.  UPL realises that information, communication and trust are the fundamental principles in the relationship between the home buyers/sellers and their agents. We are constantly striving to exceed those requirements and provide a service that cannot be beaten. When you come to UPL, we are on your side. We will remove the confusion and give you straight forward advice and a totally independent view. Our highly trained team has a broad skill base, which enables us to supply the relevant professional support at every stage of each transaction.

We provide the market with the highest quality Architectural and Engineering Consulting Services and change the image to center of excellence that would enhance competitiveness and profitability for the company thereby ensuring the desired benefits to all its stakeholders of the company. Vision  Ensure that the consulting services have achieved a breakthrough to the satisfaction of our customers and see a society enjoying our services. Construction Design Share Company (CDSCo) is a state owned Engineering and Architectural Consultancy organization. Different formation of establishment : The Company has undergone the following different formations ever since its establishment.  • Established as a mere Design Department in the former Ministry of Works and Urban Development;  • It was reestablished as Construction Design Enterprise in and was categorized as PPESA.  • Reformed as an Architectural & Engineering Consultancy Entity in there after it was named Building Design Enterprise.   • Finally the company incorporated doing activities of Road and Water Works in 2002 and finally got its current name, Construction Design Share Company (CDSCo).

KK Partnership Architects is a Ugandan Consultancy firm offering a full range of architectural and project management services in the building industry. The firm was established in 1989 and has over the years been commissioned to handle a wide variety of building projects ranging from residential, health, educational, research, industrial, commercial, religious as well as public buildings. The firm's client base has been the Government of Uganda, Parastatal organizations, NGO's and the private sector with financing from IDA, African Development Bank, GTZ Germany, EZE Germany, Government of Uganda etc. The firm is managed by Arch. Tom Kajumba who has 26 years working experience in architectural practice. He has a wealth of experience gained on numerous projects handled over the years in both Kenya and Uganda. He is a Past President of the Uganda Society of Architects and is a member of the Architects Registration Board. ( 1999 – 2002), and a council member of the Africa Union of Architects.

Turnstar Holdings Limited is a Variable Rate Loan Stock company that invests in real estate property. The company's core business is to invest in real estate property and generate rental income. Principal activity include ownership of immovable properties and receipt of rental from properties. The company has portfolio of retail commercial, industrial and residential properties. The company's strategy is, through portfolio growth and diversification, become a leading company in the property market not only in Botswana but also internationally. The Company measure's its success by increase in share price, increase in return on investment to unitholders and increase in value of property portfolio held by the company. Khumo Property Asset Management Company was appointed as asset manager effective from November 1 2005 to attend to asset management and administration of Turnstar's assets including Game City Mall in Gaborone, Botswana; Nzano Shopping Centre in Francistown, Botswana; and BIFM portfolio which Turnstar acquired effective fom November 1 2005. In March 2011, Turnstar Holdings internalized its operations. On August 1 2011, Jacob Motlhabane was appointed Managing Director of Turnstar Holdings.

At Steel Structures Limited, engineering is our strength. Equipment Premises Memberships Employment Training All personnel from technician level upwards are equipped with computers which are networked to a complete 'Management Information System'. In addition to this, all Project Coordinators and Draughtsmen (as well as senior personnel) are also connected to each other via a separate network. This ensures the fast flow of information both vertically and horizontally across the whole company. Our engineering design section is one of the most technologically advanced in East & Central Africa. Designs can be carried out using the latest specialized structural analysis/design software available in the market today. Features such as advanced 'elastic-plastic analysis' of steel frames utilise the properties of steel to the limit, resulting in the the most economic designs possible. Structural analysis, design, drafting and detailing can be fully integrated thus providing a very economic and effective solution to all projects, large and small. Buildings with high engineering complexity, that would otherwise involve large amounts of time, can be easily and quickly designed with the added advantage of incorporating any changes virtually immediately. Our Drawing Office is one of the most impressive departments in the country. Our network of Computer Aided Design (CAD) workstations permits the generation of fast, accurate, and neat technical drawings (approval drawings, workshop (fabrication) details and erection drawings) that can be very quickly modified.