A Chinese firm based in Nairobi, Boleyn Magic Wall Panel Limited (BMWP), has Tuesday announced its readiness to introduce precast concrete building solutions in the country after the completion of its Sh3billion modern precast housing factory in Kitengela along Namanga Road.
Speaking during the signing of a sponsorship agreement for the incoming 21st Kenya Homes Expo, BMWP Managing Director, Mr. Jack Liu said, the precast concrete building solution is not only a precursor for lowering the cost of homes but also a step in the right direction in helping tame substandard constructions that lead to regular collapsing of buildings in the country.
The factory with a production capacity of 20, 000 units of houses annually will be start selling its products from May 2015 and provides part of the technology that the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development has approved to help bridge the current gap in the supply and demand of housing.
“Our factory will manufacture products like wall panels, half slab, hollow core slab for flooring and roofing, columns, pressurised beams, road barriers, railway sleeper, highway and bridge double T beams, staircases,” said Liu adding on that since precast concrete is manufactured in a controlled casting environment it is easier to control the mix, placement, and curing hence the quality of the construction can be controlled and monitored much more easily than on site cast concrete.
source:kbc
