Established in 1930, Doshi Group has diversified interests in manufacturing and trading which include Steel, PVC/PPR/HDPE pipes & fittings, Electrical products, Power/Telecommunication cables and General Hardware.
Doshi & Co(Hardware) Ltd is one of its kind manufacturing entities in Africa producing a comprehensive range of Steel, Electrical and Plastics based products for water systems, irrigation, building, mining, automotive, gas and plumbing industries.
Their core strength lies in their ability to foresee and identify evolving customer needs, build up competencies and match them with needs. They have successfully translated this expertise into providing value added products, with focus on customer relationship management and services.
True to their business philosophy, a couple of years ago they enhanced their manufacturing capacity by installing a state of the art, one of its kind, high precision European tube mill. The mill produces unmatched quality of steel tubes (Square, Rectangular, Circular) with exceptionally tight dimensional tolerances, perfect profile shape, exact length and a very strong weld.
Doshi is constantly looking for innovative solutions that can help improve their customers’ productivity and also reduce costs. One such product is Pre-Galvanized Steel Tubes in square, rectangle and circular shapes. These are sold under the Galtron brand. These are best suited for structural and general fabrication applications that are exposed to humidity and the elements. By using Pre-Galvanised Tubes, the recurring cost of paining every few years to avoid corrosion is totally eliminated. These tubes can last for over twenty years without requiring any maintenance or painting. This is a huge saving over the life of the product. Green-house manufacturers, now do not need to depend on imported tubes as Doshi can produce them locally, confirming to the highest international standards and deliver the required tubes in the required lengths, just-in-time, in both small as well as large quantities.
Another innovation from Doshi is their ability to produce High Tensile Tubes for structural and mechanical engineering applications including superframes for buses. They are the first company in East & Central Africa to manufacture High Tensile Tubes which are marketed under the HyTen 355 brand. These HyTen 355 tubes can be used in all structural and mechanical engineering applications. The biggest advantage of using these tubes is the high strength to weight ratio. Proper design and use of these sections can lead in savings of weight of up to 25% in the weight of the structure as compared to the normal tubes of commercial quality. Hence a very big saving on the ultimate cost of the structure or project.
Doshi also offers CNC cutting and drilling services. Key benefits are, enhanced productivity where fabrication time is reduced by as much as 50%, reduction in inventory cost by increasing the throughput in the fabricator’s workshop and saving in shop floor space, accuracy and precision, improved cash flow for the fabricator due to reduced fabrication time.
Doshi have embarked on a journey of consistently adding value to the customer’s business and this business model has propelled their growth.
