HELICO Brickworks
A project. FINANCIAL BANK TCHAD was behind the setting up of the brickworks in 2002 with an investment of over 2 billion CFAF (€3 m.), which benefited at the start from refinancing by SFI (Société Financière Internationale – of the World Bank Group) and from the technical expertise of the Belgian company CERATEC.
The brickworks’ activity is to make bricks of baked clay in different formats for building work.
A 100% local product. These bricks in pure clay obtained locally and containing no sand have durability, load-bearing strength and thermal insulation properties superior to pre-cast concrete blocks (‘cinder blocks’) at an equivalent cost price. No imported product is used in the brick material, unlike pre-cast concrete blocks (imported cement).
In addition, these qualities of durability and load-bearing strength allow less steel and cement to be used in the construction of buildings. Thus, the overall cost of buildings is noticeably reduced.
An environmentally friendly product. The energy needed to bake the bricks (800° C) is produced from cotton seeds, a by-product of the Tchad cotton harvest. No coal or wood is used. The project contributes to the struggle against deforestation.
The works employs 70 people and produces 10,000 bricks per day, which are sold to companies and private individuals at competitive prices.
"Our products are very much appreciated. We cannot manage to satisfy all the demand. The brickworks, whose furnaces are never out, will be there for many years to come". Saleh SITE – Production Manager
Compagnie Sucrière du Tchad (CST) Groupe J-L VILGRAIN
The Compagnie Sucrière du Tchad (CST) is the Tchad participant in the cane sugar industry. CST produces refined sugar, in lumps or loaves, and also sweets.
Compagnie Sucrière du Tchad is part of the J-L VILGRAIN group which operates in ASIA, France and Spain, the USA and Norway and has a turnover of 500 million euro and over 18,000 employees.
In Tchad, CST has had an average turnover over the last three financial years of 31,905 million CFAF. It employs more than 1,600 permanent and seasonal workers in the Banda and Sarh factories. This makes CST one of the largest private employers in Tchad.
Financial Bank Tchad helps CST with its day-to-day management and its agronomic and industrial investments for improving productivity and modernising production tools.
Moreover, the J-L VILGRAIN group is a shareholder of FINANCIAL Group in FINADEV TCHAD.
"Financial Bank Tchad is a historical partner of CST and has always been efficient and rigorous". Mahamat Adoum ISMAEL – Chairman and Managing Director.
Financial Bank Tchad is the partner of many other Professionals and Companies:
- Hôtel Méridien CHARI, Groupe Méridien SA, one of the main hotels in N’Djaména. Financial Bank Tchad financed its renovation, and works with it in day-to-day management.
- SATOM (Groupe VINCI), the French leader in public works in Tchad
- ABOULHASSANEINE (ABHS), a subsidiary of ALMAHRI GROUP, a Tchad company specialising in the production and export of gum Arabic
- SHO TRACTAFRIC, a subsidiary of Tractafric in Tchad, part of Groupe OPTORG, specialising in the importing of equipment and machinery (Caterpillar, Manitou, Mercedes Vehicles, Michelin etc.)
- SDV (Scac Delmas Vieljieux) and STAT (Société Tchadienne d’Affrètement et de Transit), subsidiaries of Groupe Bolloré for international transport
- CFAO MOTORS, a subsidiary of CFAO-Groupe PPR, for the import of vehicles and generating equipment, repair and hire
- ECRB, a Tchad company that has become a major participant in the construction industry
- SMC, Société Moderne de Construction, a major participant in the building and drilling sectors
- GEYSER, a Tchad company specialising in construction and civil engineering, an major sub-contractor of ESSO in drilling activity
- CELTEL is the Tchad leader in the operation and marketing of telecommunications networks (mobile telephony). It is a subsidiary of Celtel International, which is owned by the Kuwaiti Mobile Telephony Company KSC (MTC)
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Banks
- FINANCIAL BANK BENIN
- FINANCIAL BANK GABON
- FINANCIAL BANK TOGO