You need serious cash to venture into wholesale distributorship.
Things to consider are appropriate storage facility, funding and equipment. You
should try to secure a distributorship agreement with top manufacturers.
List
of Cement Manufacturers in Nigeria
The process of manufacturing cement is tedious and
capital intensive. However a number of cement manufacturers in Nigeria produce
quality products.
Top on the list is Dangote cement and Lafarge cement
WAPCO Nigeria Plc. Others are Reagan Cement Company of Nigeria, Eastern Bulkcem
Company and Cement Company of the North.
More are Sokoto cement, Elephant cement and Portland
cement.
- Dangote
- Lafarge cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc
- Reagan Cement Company of Nigeria
- Eastern Bulkcem Company
- Cement Company of the North
- Sokoto
- Elephant
- Portland
Uses
of Cement
Cement is used as a binder during civil construction
projects. It has various functions such as erecting fence posts and making
precast pipes.
The product is used on roads, drainage pipes, footpaths,
bridges, dams and driveways. Other important applications include making
concrete, block making, pillars and beams.
Applications
- Binder
- Civil construction projects
- Erecting fence posts
- Precast pipes
- Roads
- Drainage pipes
- Footpaths
- Bridges
- Dams
- Driveways
- Concrete
- Block making
- Pillars
- Beams
How
to Become a Cement Distributor
Purchase
a Truck
You need to move the products to retailers and
construction sites. Therefore purchase a strong utility truck to carry the
heavy products. You could decide to use haulage companies to move your product.
Storage
Unit
You need a good storage unit to stock the product. The
storage units should be large, dry and waterproof.
The location should be close to customer demography such
as building projects or new developing areas. Rent a warehouse that has good
parking space and is easily accessible to trailers.
Source
the Product and Licensing
The largest cement producer in Nigeria is Dangote Cement
Plc. They operate in 16 African countries and are open to distributors.
The company requires documentation such as a bank reference
letter, application and certificate of incorporation. The certificate of
company registration is obtained through an attorney from the Corporate Affairs
Commission.
Make sure you register the business as a limited
liability company. You need passport photographs of your company’s managing
director and your company’s representative.
You are guaranteed 48 hrs registration and no application
or registration deposits.
Minimum
Purchase
The minimum amount of cement acceptable for purchase by a
distributor is 600 bags. This is equivalent to one trailer of cement products.
Private individuals, institutions and corporate bodies
who wish to purchase in bulk could approach the manufacturing company
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