CIMBRIA EAST AFRICA LTD. INTRODUCTION CIMBRIA, Denmark commenced their long relationship with East Africa in 1972 for the then Wheat Board of Kenya in Nakuru with delivery and installation of wheat dryer, cleaner and conveyors. The following year other installations took off in Bungoma and Webuye, also in Kenya, and shortly after 3 installations followed in Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam, Iringa and Arusha. Other plants and equipment for crops such as Maize, Wheat, Coffee, Rice, Beans etc. have since been installed throughout East Africa. In the beginning the supplied plants were mainly foreign aid projects but in 1984 the Board of Directors of the Holding Company. A/S CIMBRIA, in Denmark, decided to enter the private market and CIMBRIA EAST AFRICA Ltd. was established. CEA is part of worldwide group specializing in post Harvest Technology. We have also recently entered the Oil Seed Extraction Technology market. At our premises at No. 10 Muiri Lane, Langata, next to BOMAS of Kenya, we have our own fabrication Workshop where all non production line equipment, metal structures, hoppers etc. are manufactured enabling us to be more competitive and reducing the cost for a complete plant to the customers. In our own Electrical Workshop we design and assemble all the Electrical Control Panels, PLC and Contactor types, for plants delivered in East Africa. Our large, well equipped Spare Part Store guarantees a quick supply of spares for machines supplied. We also carry a limited stock of complete transport units, moisture testers, small-scale mills, seed cleaners, graders, silos, etc. Our dedicated and well-trained mechanical and electrical/electronic staffs are happy to serve you quickly and to your satisfaction.
CIMBRIA EAST AFRICA LTD MACHINERY, PLANT and EQUIPMENT for: GRAIN HANDLING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT DUST COLLECTING AND ASPIRATION SYSTEMS SILOS (STORAGE) ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANELS OWN WORKSHOP SEED PROCESSING ELECTRONIC COLOR SORTING SPARE PART BACKUP ANIMAL FEED MILLS SPICES FACTORIES TECHNICAL DESIGN BACKUP COFFEE PROCESSING GRINDING & CRUSHING SERVICES RICE MILLING SEED GRAIN POLISHING DRYING OUTLOADING TRANSPORT ELEMENTS POULTRY FEEDING SYSTEMS
RANGE OF ACTIVITIES
As a long-time admirer of the outstanding work that the Government has done in the agricultural sector and plan to do to enhance and improve the supporting structures this sector of the Country economy. This correspondence outlines what Cimbria, a postharvest technology solution provider can do by helping to minimize postharvest losses and also help by strengthening the markets supporting the agricultural industry. What Cimbria has done in other parts of Africa: Cimbria has been working in other parts of Africa across the eastern, northern and southern part of the continent since 1970 with a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. It has built complete silo plants in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Angola, South Africa and a few more other countries in these parts of the continent. This has helped to minimize post-harvest losses, enable food processing and storage. This has also helped in supporting the logistics and marketing of seeds and grain and thereby improving Agribusiness of these products in the region. What Cimbria is looking to do in West Africa: Cimbria is looking to bring these same solutions and more to the western part of Africa. Cimbria’s solutions will help address food security by preserving, processing and providing long term storage solutions. Warehouse storage results in about 25% losses. Cimbria’s Silo plants will virtually eliminate these food losses to less than 3%. Whereas Silos require only 2 square foot to store a MT of grains, a warehouse will require at least a 10 square foot for the same MT of grain. Drying, Shelling and other parts of this total solution will also help in minimizes further losses after harvest. Why the need to build these plants in the rest of the Africa? It is estimated that Sub –Saharan Africa losses about 4 billion US dollars’ worth of grains annually due to Post Harvest Losses. This is because these nations do not have the technology for handling, preserving and storing food after harvest. Cimbria is an expert in this area and will be working with a few nations in the region to address these issues and more. The Cimbria system will help the nations preserve the quantity and quality of food their farmers produces as well us enable the development of the marketing structure that support the agricultural sector. This will go a long way to address Food Security issues which is a huge problem facing the region. What we need to come in: Cimbria will like the opportunity to team up and form a partnership with the Authorities of country. As a team we will work together to bring long term solutions to address food security and improve the markets supporting the agricultural sector.
CONTACTS Company Name: Cimbria East Africa Ltd Sector: Agriculture – Grain Care Handling Equipment Number Of employees: 36 UN GC signatory since: 2006/4/4 Contact Person : Jørgen T. Nielsen / Losey M. Wamutitu Address: P.O. Box 24580, 00502 – Nairobi, Kenya E-Mail: info@cimbria.co.ke Phone: +254 051 800 6354/5/7
Experiences from COP reporting • On engagement as a participant in April 2006, the following year 2007 we had to communicate (COP) with details on what we were doing to implement the 10 principles. • GC Local Network in Kenya were soo helpful in directing and guiding us with soft copy template, various network workshops and training put us where we are today. • The workshops and networking trainings, explored tough questions related to company motivations for enacting their commitment to the Global Compact; tensions between market forces, public policy and company values; stakeholder relations; and obstacles faced by stakeholders and staff. • CEA being a GC participants is expected to communicate with their stakeholders every year about progress in implementing the ten Global Compact principles: • A Communication of Progress becomes a behavior that reflects good management of performance. • It respects the integrity rules of the voluntary engagement in the Global Compact
10 principles Human rights- which carried support and respect and making sure we are not complicit to HR abuses. This principle commit CEA to give a commitment of support for HR. This principle demand CEA’s process and systems This principle need CEA to engage in activities during that year of reporting The principle also expect to report on measures and values adding to CEA The same Principle will also expect CEA to report on next years planned activities. All other principles will demand the same reporting following same toolkit.
Labour Rights Carries 4 principles, • upholding the freedom of association. • Elimination of all forms of forced & compulsory labour • Effective abolition of child labour • Elimination of discrimination
Environment Principle 7, 8, and 9 • Business should support all precautionary approaches to environment challenges • Undertake initiatives to promote environmental responsibilities. • Should encourage development of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-corruption Principle 10 • Business should work against all forms of corruption and extortion and bribery.
• Initial idea came from Mother Office in Denmark to join GC • Cimbria being one of the world’s leading producers of post-harvest technology solutions, and also being participants of Global compact, it was their feeling that all other companies in the group must join • To Meet its vision and mission which strongly emphasize on globalization to increase complex value chain across all stakeholders. • Business platform and networking. • To serve as a basis for learning and continuous performance improvement. • Competitive advantage in the global market. • Marketing strategy- “we support Logo”
STRATEGIC THINKING? Spearheading and promote good business practices by building awareness of good code of ethics,( see letter of commitment in our 2012 COP) integrity and being responsible in upholding the UNGC 10 principles that cover the Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-corruption
• GIVING the ability to balance a sense of realism and honesty about what is achievable in the longer term. • GIVEN a broad ability to all staff and stakeholders a non-judgmental thinking. Not allow them to be held back or restricted by judging their own thinking giving it a transforming exercise and a platform to giving and sharing ideals, initiating and development AND INSPIRATION • Most of people we are communiting to being our staff and stakeholders now have the ability to be patients not rushing to conclusions and judgments. Great ideas and thoughts require time to develop into great successes in the future to reach their defined vision FOR GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE • Mentorship ( Safaricom, Bidco, EABL) better practices.- want to do business with GC signed companies. • CEA have become fore accountable and transparency • Use of GC Logo in our adverts for better marketing.
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