As part of its public enlightenment programme, Dangote Cement has demonstrated the appropriate use its variants of cement to achieve best results.
At the on-going Trade Fair at Enugu, the company gathered stakeholders in the built industry and demonstrated the use of its Falcon Cement brand, saying when used appropriately, the consumer is guaranteed solid structure that can withstand any weather.
The demonstration in the presence of block moulders and other construction experts involved building, plastering, tiling and band screeding four dwarf walls with the product.
Dangote Cement Coordinator, Artisans Training, Mr. Johnson Olaniyi, who conducted the demonstration, said the product comes with many benefits.
He explained Falcon Cement produces a smooth surface that would require less quantity of paint, adding that the smoothness of the wall after the screeding should be the desire of prospective house owners.
Olaniyi argued that if people understand the role of Dangote Cement’s Falcon brand in having an attractive screeding, they would insist on the use of the product.
He pointed out that the binding power of Dangote Falcon Cement enables tiles to stick easily to walls and surfaces.
He advised the artisans to “recommend Dangote Falcon Cement to their clients for setting and plastering of walls as its binding power helps to hold sandcrete blocks used in walls and partitioning”.
Regional Director, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Fred Akingbesote, an engineer, said the initiative by Dangote Cement to conduct a practical demonstration was commendable and should be emulated by other cement producers.
The SON director said the demonstration had enlightened end-users of cement on the importance of using grades of cement for specific jobs.
He urged the management of Dangote Cement to educate users more on the strengths of each grade of cement, adding that SON was ready to collaborate with the cement giant.
Earlier, President, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines & Agriculture (ECCIMA), Mr. Jasper Nduagwuike, noted that Dangote Industries Limited has added a lot of value to the growth of the economy as it is operating in almost every sector.
According to him, the exploits of Dangote Group shows high degree of vision, creativity, thinking, research, innovation, doggedness, hard work and industry.
Regional Sales Director, Southeast, Dangote Cement Plc, Dr Abayomi Shittu noted that Chambers occupies a unique position in driving development.
“There is no gainsaying that ECCIMA is unique. This is because Enugu State has one of the largest concentration of industries in the Southeast/Southsouth geo-political region and serves as a corridor for transportation of goods, services, and people between the two regions and the rest of Nigeria,” he added.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
