Overview

Name: LESSO Africa Company Ltd (also styled “LESSO Africa Company Limited”)
Location / HQ: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; specifically, address listed as Mwai Kibaki Road, Dar es Salaam.
Contact Info:

Phone: +255 613 224 445

Email: info@lessoafrica.cn

Parent / Group

LESSO Africa is part of the broader China LESSO Group Holdings Ltd, which is a large global company in building materials, piping, home furnishings, etc.
China LESSO Group was established in 1986, is listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code 02128.HK), and has a large portfolio of products (pipes, sanitary ware, environmental protection, etc.).

Products & Operations

LESSO Africa supplies a variety of building materials, with emphasis on pipes and fittings:

PVC & UPVC pipes & fittings (for water supply, drainage)

PPR water supply pipes

PVC rain tanks

Sanitary ware (toilets, basins) etc.

Conduit pipes & fittings etc.

They are involved in importing products from suppliers abroad (notably China, Hong Kong, and Uganda) and exporting locally or regionally.

Trade / Import-Export Data

Some recent trade info:

Import turnover (recent 12 months) is about USD 2.03-2.07 million

Exports are much smaller / minimal in some periods (often near zero in certain reports)

Number of import shipments is large (hundreds to over a thousand) depending on the period.

Key Markets & Suppliers

Major import sources: China, Hong Kong, Uganda.

Key suppliers include Liansu Group Co. Ltd, Hua Hui International Group, Foshan Lehua Arrow Trading Co., etc.

Domestic buyers include construction companies and entities needing plumbing, sanitary ware, etc. Some named: Estim Enterprises Ltd, Til Construction Ltd.

Employment & Operations Activities

They have a warehouse and logistics operations (implied by job postings for warehouse assistant, warehouse supervisor).

They also hire for sales roles, translation roles (Chinese-English-Swahili), showing a multilingual and international supply chain / market engagement.

Strengths & Position

Being part of LESSO Group gives access to wide product lines, technical know-how, supply chain networks.

They serve key infrastructure and construction markets in Tanzania, which are growing.

Their product range addresses essential needs: water supply, drainage, sanitary ware, etc.

Points to Watch / Gaps

Export volume seems low compared with imports; they may be more of a distributor/importer than manufacturer locally, or manufacturing is limited.

Financial transparency is limited in public sources; not many recent profit or margin metrics are available.

Competition likely strong from other plumbing / building material firms locally and imported alternatives.