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3 Melbourne Road, (off Simon Mazorodze Rd.) Southerton, Harare Zimbabwe

Telephone: +263 4 661641-3/ 661621/ 661650

Email: [email protected] Website: www.jamesnorthzim.com

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1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Company Establishment

James North Zimbabwe Limited was incorporated in 1957 as Mattinson Brothers Private Limited and changed its name to James North (Rhodesia) Private Limited in 1960 before changing to James North Zimbabwe in 1980. The company is located at 3 Melbourne Road , Southerton, Harare, Zimbabwe. James North has grown to become a giant manufacturer of PVC coated fabrics and all head-to-toe protective clothing (namely overalls, work suits, PVC & leather gloves, and mutton cloth just to mention a few products). . At James North there is something for everyone and we recommend a visit to our Sales where we have in stock quality clothing and accessories as well as protective clothing at very competitive wholesale prices.

2. JAMES NORTH ZIMBABWE VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES

VisionTo be Africa's preferred and most successful manufacturer and marketer of PVC coated fabrics, clothing and related protective covering products by innovation and market share leadership. MissionTo manufacture and market coated fabrics and related protective covering products of world class standards that delight our customers, creating and growing shareholders' wealth as well as beneting our employees and the communities we operate in

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OUR COMPANY VALUES

vIntegrityvExcellencevProfessionalismvFairnessvTeamworkvContinuous improvementvSocial responsibilityvGood corporate governance

O ur pay-off line “Protective covering solutions''

Our Vendor Number : 700493

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD SUB-COMMITTEES

AUDIT COMMITTEE

HUMAN RESOURCES & BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT COMMITEE

FINANCE & INVESTMENT

COMMITTEE

GENERAL MANAGER

SALES TEAM

BUS. DEV. EXECUTIVES

SALES

CO-ODINATOR

FINANCE

MANAGER

PRODUCTION

MANAGER

ADMIN

MANAGER

SALES MANAGER

BUS. DEV. & MARKETING

MANAGER

ORGANOGRAM (COMMUNICATION /

COMPLAINTS HIERARCHY)


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1. MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION

James North Zimbabwe has a retail /sales department, which markets and distributes its

clothing product range and the PVC coated fabrics.

James North has a strategic distribution partners such as Farm and City, Nyambuya Services,

Ok Zimbabwe, ENBEE Zimbabwe, ZFC and others only to mention a few. James North is

renowned global leader in head to toe protection and other related products. We are

represented across the country and beyond borders.

3.1 Customer Base

From inception, the company has grown to be the market leader due to our quality

products with the renowned “North” global label as well as massive production capacity.

With the “North” label our clients are guaranteed of quick delivery time, product

durability, economic prices, customer focus, customer delight and high safety

standards. Owing to a wide variety of products James North cuts across various

industries which include shoe manufacturing agriculture, mining, transport,

construction, furniture. Some of our major customers to mention a few are:


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CLIENTELE BASE

Bata

v ECONET WIRELESS ZIMBABWE

v NYARADZO GROUP

v SOTIK TEA UGANDA

v TTZ (Malawi)

v National Railways Of Zimbabwe

TANGANDA TEA COMPANY

v TONGAAT HULLETS ZIMBABWE

v GRAIN MARKETING BOARD ZIMBABWE

v BETA BRICKS

v FARM AND CITY

v Zimbabwe Republic Police

v Zimbabwe National Army.

JAMES FINLAY (KENYA)

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3.1 Our strengths

üQuality Products – “NORTH” brandüMassive Production Equipment/Capacity. In our line of production we are able to cater

for very large orders which fellow companies would nd difcult to meet aloneüForeign currency earnings through exports which helps us secure inputs and therefore

makes our prices very competitive üFlexible payment terms owing to our excellent banking relationshipsüExcellent raw material procurement due to our ability to generate foreign currency

from international markets which enables us to source only the best raw materials from around the world reaching as far as Germany

üVast experience and knowledge in our line of business since 1957üCountrywide distribution network üTechnical Partners - North Safety Products (RSA) helping the company to keep track

of international standards and trendsüExcellent manufacturing systems and quality control systems.üA passion to meet customer specications through aggressive market research and

continuous product improvement üCompetitive prices due to low overheads brought about by economies of scaleüDiversication in terms of the range of products we offer making us very nancially

stable regardless of environmental changesüContinuous innovation through a strong relationship between the marketing

department and Research and Development üFlexibility in delivery, product designs and management.


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4. HUMAN RESOURCES

James North employs an average of 300 highly skilled, motivated and experienced employees.

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

The company is expanding its market share and it has the capacity to comfortably service the whole of Zimbabwe and the region. We boast of a diverse range of capital intensive and top of the range equipment which includes dipping ovens for PVC gloves, injection moulds, PVC fabrics coating machines, knitting and sewing machines, leather nishing tannery and machines, as well as welding machines. A strategic linkage with North Safety Products (RSA) has beneted the company with raw materials, technical assistance and current global trends. We have therefore got unparalled competitive advantage to service most of the big customers in this sector especially those with specic product designs.

Product Range

PVC fabrics and productsvTarpaulinsvTents (Function tents and sleeping tents to any specication)vFumigation sheetsvNorthtact book-bindingvFumigation sheetsvPoultry curtains (fowl-run curtains)

vBoat-covers vMail bagsvRexine (upholstery material)vWall cladding and wall paper fabricsvNorth tact book binding fabrics vBakkie covers vPVC water tanksvPond-liners (for sh farming)


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Protective clothing and corporate wear

v Safety caps and Helmets

v Overalls

v Dust coats

v Trench coats

v Work suits

v PVC gloves

v Grinding goggles

v Cold room suits

v Chrome leather aprons

v Motorcycle suits

v Meat carrying cape

v Leather gloves

v Rainwear of all variety and purposes (farming, mining, schools, army, casual, all colours

available)

v Eye protection

v Respiratory Protection

v Hearing protection

v Head and face and protection

v Safety shops


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Knitted fabrics, clothing and accessories:

v T-Shirt fabric and T-shirtsv Mutton clothv Tracksuits of all varietiesv Shopping bags v Sleeping bagsv Shoe-liningv Floppy hatsv Jackets (Denim, Pongee, corduroy and taffeta) v Corporate wear as per order and specicationv Patrol sacks v Floppy hatsv Kitchen wear (Bakers uniforms, chef uniforms, maid uniforms and aprons)

Other products :

v Rucksack bagv Canvas tentsv 1 man and 2 men sheltersv Army rain coatv Nato Ponchov Sausage bag


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5. BANKERS

v Stanbic v NMB v FBC v Steward v CBZv NMB

INSURERS

v Altn Insurance

AUDITORS

v KPMG Chartered Accountants

6. ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS

3 MELBOUNE ROADSOUTHERTON Harare Zimbabwe

Telephone: 263-24-661641-3 / 661650 / 661621EMAIL: [email protected]

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ADDRESS

3 Melbourne Road, (off Simon Mazorodze Rd.)

Southerton,

Harare Zimbabwe

Telephone: +263 4 661641-3/ 661621/ 661650

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.jamesnorthzim.com

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