LOC-PRO Limited Incorporation in 1978Incorporated and developed as a tools manufacturing company to fill a demand caused by import restrictions. Loc-Pro was particularly involved in product design, development and production aspects. It promoted a nation-wide marketing plan by appointment of prominent retail companies as agents in all main towns in Zambia (Africa). Products manufactured and distributed included: forks, shovels, shears, vices, clamps, chisels, hydraulic presses, etc. |
DiversificationIt then initiated a diversification program from basic hand tools manufacturing to steel fabrication, structural steelwork and general engineering to offset unfair import competition resulting from an artificially strong Kwacha. Utilising production skills acquired and contacts cultivated it secured and successfully completed contracts with major Zambian Companies. Typical projects engaged in were: Fuel service station canopies (BP, TOTAL and AGIP), Water tanks and towers, Security gates and bars, Heat exchanger chimney stacks, Stainless steel ovens, Sheds, Workshops, Warehouses, Radio masts, Industrial shelving, Billboards for road sides and sport centres |