BUA Group, one of Africa’s largest infrastructure companies has announced its acquisition of majority shareholding in PW Nigeria Ltd – one of Nigeria’s largest construction, engineering and mining companies. According to BUA, this was necessary to further deepen its investments in the infrastructure business in sub-saharan Africa. PW Nigeria has been involved with both contract mining and infrastructure development in West Africa for over 45 years. Its services for miners include site clearance and topsoil stripping, overburden removal, drilling & blasting of hard rock, loading & hauling of ore to the ROM, crushing, washing and sorting of ore, tailings storage, facility construction & initial dam construction and mine site infrastructure development works.

Its list of clients has include the Obotan, Obuasi (Sibi Pit), Tarkwa (Tererebie pit) and Satellite gold mines in Ghana, the Youga mine in Burkina Faso, the Syama mine in Mali, the North Mara gold mine in Tanzania and the Koidu diamond mine in Sierra Leone.

Speaking on the acquisition, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Executive Chairman of BUA Group said: “This acquisition marks the beginning of the next phase of our medium term strategy for our infrastructure business following the completion of the consolidation of our cement arm, BUA Cement, in January 2020. BUA’s acquisition of majority holdings in PW Nigeria Ltd provides a prime opportunity to increase our investments in the entire value chain of the cement, mining and construction industry where we already have BUA Cement PLC, the second largest cement company in Nigeria, as well as investments in other areas including mining, quarrying, construction, power and logistics amongst others. We believe PW Nigeria Ltd with its solid experience in building dams, roads, airports, water projects and other infrastructure projects in Nigeria provided a strong value proposition too difficult to ignore.”

Rabiu further added that, as Nigeria and most of West Africa looks to improve infrastructural development in coming years, it became imperative for BUA to position itself strategically to support critical investments and government effort and unlock latent opportunities in the infrastructure development space. The acquisition of PW Nigeria extends BUA’s investments, leadership and capacity in the infrastructure space and projects are expected to benefit from a tight integration of BUA’s cement business and PW Nigeria’s construction business.

Originally founded in 1948 in Ireland, and later beginning operations in Nigeria in 1974, PW Nigeria Ltd. has now over 45 years of experience working in Nigeria, and throughout the West Africa region. “PW Nigeria Ltd. has an extensive modern fleet of construction equipment and a team of highly trained and professional staff. It is highly committed to the continued development of Nigeria. We boast a diverse portfolio comprising mining, earthmoving, roads and bridges, airport runways, infrastructure development, water supply & sewage. These projects have not only helped grow local economies, but also improved the quality of life for the communities and people in the region. We have an unmatched combination of knowledge, skill, experience and customer commitment coupled with sound financial backing which elevates us as your number one partner in Nigeria and West Africa.”

BUA Group was established in 1988 by founder and industrialist, Abdul Samad Rabiu and has grown over the years to entrench its place as a leading player in the foods, mining, manufacturing and infrastructure space in Africa with major investments in cement, mining, real estate, steel, port operations, sugar and agribusiness. “With key operations spread across Nigeria and an international presence in London, BUA Group has firmly established a reputation as one of the largest contributors to Nigeria’s GDP. It’s key cement holding, BUA Cement, is the second largest producer of cement in Nigeria and is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.”