CRJE marks 50 years of excellence in Tanzania and East Africa

CRJE (East Africa) Ltd. has a history of working in Tanzania for 50 years. It was established in 1969 to undertake the Great Uhuru Railway-TAZARA, the largest ever complete project with China grants, and it’s a five-star quality contractor with international standard.

CRJE (East Africa) Ltd. emphasizes on localized development, and it has more than 5,000 local employees in East Africa. While constantly developing its business, it tries to benefit the local society and makes positive contributions to the friendship between China and Tanzania.

The company has built a total of 3 million square meters of all kinds of engineering construction in Tanzania within 50 years, including more than 30 landmark projects such as Nyerere Bridge, New Parliamentary Debating Chamber, Dodoma Convention Center, University of Dodoma campus, Rita Tower, Uhuru Heights and the Nyerere Foundation Square etc.

The company refreshes the construction speed record of East Africa by making a record of finishing one typical floor within six days. Another company record is the completion of the design and construction of Dodoma Convention Center within 7 months, creating the famous “Dodoma Speed” in Tanzania.

The company has also constructed most of international standard five-star hotels in  Tanzania. Represented by the Serengeti Four Seasons hotel and Zanzibar Park Hyatt hotel, the grand hotel projects by CRJE (East Africa) Ltd. have become the most vivid interpretation of excellent quality standard in East Africa, which also have become new national prides.

The Mwalimu Nyerere Bridge and a host of other grand projects have become the most beautiful business card of the company. With excellent style of work, good reputation and high-quality projects, whereby the company has been awarded three times the “Best Foreign Contractor” in Tanzania, and two times “Luban Award” -- the Chinese Oscar award for quality in construction.

CRJE (East Africa) Ltd. had already become a regional and comprehensive construction enterprise, whose market is positioning in Tanzania, growing in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan, and developing in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Malaysia, with its business scope covering building construction, road & bridge construction, municipal engineering, electro-mechanical installation, investment and other fields, all with the highest qualification classes in the host country.

The investment sector is becoming a new pillar for the company. The Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square, a Tanzania landmark, was developed by the company and co-financed by the International Finance Corporation of World Bank.

This project will be officially operating in August this year and it will surely become one of the best business hotels in East Africa. Also, the company has invested in the Industrial Park located in the prime area in Dar es Salaam concentrating on the agro-processing business to add value for the local agriculture products, and it is under preliminary development now.

By delivering high-quality services & projects, creating vast local employment opportunities, training technical personnel, participating in charitable activities, protecting the environment and promoting the sustainable development, the company has been implementing its corporate social responsibilities and established a harmonious relationship with the local community and the government.