Deputy PM Visits Corporation’s Industry Zone
Date: Dec 14, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister of FDRE, Honorable Temesgen Tiruneh visited on 13 Dec. 2024 the industry zone of the Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECC), which is located at Akaki Kality Sub-city of the Addis Ababa City Administration.
After the visitation, Temesgen said he has witnessed the corporation is undertaking a wide-range of activities in a bid to become one of the three top most construction and manufacturing companies in Africa as per its vision and mission.
Temesgen, who is also the Board Chairman of the Ethiopian Investment Holdings, said the reform programs and the overall activities of the corporation indeed signaled Ethiopia’s prosperity. He also expressed his strong belief that the corporation will shortly begin manufacturing quality and immense construction inputs for local and international markets.
Attending the presentation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Engineer Yonas Ayalew, Deputy PM said the corporation can be a testimonial for ensuring better working environment, best project management system, improving human resource administration and enhancing profit, production and productivity.
Flexi Flume Factory
Date: Dec 5, 2024
Flexi Flume Factory was established in 2007 by the former Ethiopian Water Works Enterprise to meet the flexi flume needs of sugar factories. However, due to various reasons the factory stopped production and lost its focus in the years prior to 2016.
During the establishment of Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECC) in 2016 amalgamating three different government institutions and the start of implementing organizational reform in 2018, the revival of Flexi Flume Factory operations and production ignited.
Currently, the Factory is producing various sizes of soil and grain bags, canvases for protection of various construction sites, and pipes for irrigation. It is also working to produce and substitute imported soil fertilizer and grain bags domestically and save foreign exchange.
Currently, the Flexi Flume factory has six machines, and each machine produces 18,000 bags of soil fertilizers and 18,000 sheets per day. It also produces 255 KG of laminated PP per hour and 3,000 Flexi Flume pipes per hour.
Organization Leaders, Prominent Engineers Provide Lectures to CPDI Trainees
Date: Dec 2, 2024
President of the World Federation of Engineers Organizations (WFEO), Federation of African Engineers Organizations (FAEO) and other prominent engineers in the engineering fields of studies provided lectures to trainees of the Construction Professionals Development Institute (CPDI) of the Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECC).
WFEO President, Engineer Mustafa Balarabe Shehu and FAEO President, Kazawadi Papias Dedeki, Professor P.D. Rwalamila of the South Africa University (UNISA) and Engineer Yoftahe Yohannes provided lectures on several topics of the construction industry to future project managers of the corporation, who are currently enrolled in CPDI of the corporation.
Leaders and prominent engineers provided lectures on “Occupational Development in Engineering”, “Enterprise GPS and 6Ms for Enhanced Productivity”, “The GACI: Innovative Solutions for Brighter Future” and “Future Thinking Skills to Drive Project Value” respectively to more than 35 trainees via face-to-face while others took part in the lecture through zoom technology.
ECC Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Yonas Ayalew made a keynote address at the opening of the two-day lectures conducted through face-to-face and online at the paradise hall of the corporation.
Army commandants visit on-going project, corporation’s reform programs
Date: Dec 2, 2024
Military leaders of the Ethiopian Defense Forces including Chief and Deputy Chief of the Commando and Air Borne, Lieutenant General Shuma Abdeta and Brigadier General Kemal Abisso respectively visited on 22 Nov. 2024 the new headquarters of the Commando and Air borne, which is under construction to date.
The commandants also visited the construction input manufacturing industries, construction professionals’ development institute, and project management center of the Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation, which is the contractor of the on-going project.
After visiting the institutions, army commandants and other staff members witnessed that the corporation is playing its level best in the development of the construction sector of the nation.
ECC participates in BIG 5 Global construction Exhibition, Dubai.
Date: Nov 28, 2024
ECC participates in BIG 5 Global construction Exhibition, Dubai. ECC showcases various construction input products and its long years of expertise in the construction sectors together with its determined plan of excelling the construction industry in Ethiopia and Africa, fetching into the African market and becoming globally competent in the construction industry. The Exhibition stays up to November 29, 2024.
ECC-GIW PLC
Date: Nov 28, 2024
Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECC) is a state-owned enterprise established in 2015 G.C with a registered capital of over 20.3 Billion ETB. It is engaged in construction of transport infrastructure, water resource development, manufacturing of construction inputs, construction of buildings and real estate, assembly and maintenance of construction machineries and equipment as well as in construction project design, management and consultation works, among others.
The corporation has been improving its competitiveness, production and productivity through undertaking capacity building activities, installation of up-to-date construction technologies, development of new software, and establishment of state-of-the-art laboratories over the last few years. It is also manufacturing substitute construction inputs for itself and for local market by forming joint ventures with other companies.
One of the manufacturing industries created through joint venture is ECC-Geo-synthetic Industrial Works Plc (ECC-GIW), which is manufacturing straight and coiled HDPE pipes, PPR, Geo-membrane, PVC-U pipes and other related products.