company history
Founded in 2001 by former banker Simon Ssekankya, Hardware World (U) Ltd revolutionized Uganda’s construction industry by launching East Africa’s first hardware supermarket. Starting from a small shop in Kaleirwe, the company has grown into a major empire encompassing multiple retail branches, a quarry, and precast manufacturing plants.
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2001
start with a small service
This was the time when Hardware World was started. Hardware World in East Africa started as a small hardware shop in Kalerwe and has grown into the region's first hardware supermarket.
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2006
opening shop in Ntinda
While in a rentented premises, Ssekankya's business expanded with the support of key stakeholders like dfcu Bank, which financed the purchase, construction, and stocking of the main office in Ntinda.
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2008
New Hardware World home.
Hardware World was able to move into a two-story store that sells a variety of items, including nails, cement, bathroom fittings, and electrical fittings.
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2015
New home for Hardware World Ltd
By this time we were a well known name within the industry. We had been prominent members of the industry for a couple years and recognised as a landmark in East African retail industry; we weren’t dismissed by anyone because we could not be dismissed by anyone.