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BSI STEEL
Kevin Van Boxtel
Manager Director
Lumumba Rd.
PO Box 38395 Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-222112 / 227425 / 227426
Fax: +260-211-227368
Kevin.vanboxtel@bsisteel.com
www.bsisteel.com
BSi Steel is an AltX listed South African based or-
ganization with strong ties to the Southern African
markets. Its primary product range is made up of
mild (carbon) steel in all its different forms. From
humble beginnings, BSi Steel, formally known as
Discount Steel, began trading as a small steel mer-
chant selling primarily to the farming community in
the KZN midlands of South Africa. The company
evolved into a multi-faceted organization now known
as BSi Steel. Together with its subsidiaries, BSi Steel
operates in the steel and associated industries with
operations in South Africa, the DRC, Zimbabwe and
Zambia and services the Southern African markets.
BSi has four main activities: Stocklists, which pro-
vides JIT service to localized clients; Processing,
providing primary processing service to the BSi
operational businesses; Bulk Sales, offering their
product line to larger end users and Exports. BSi’s
South African and Zimbabwean operations focus on
the manufacturing and construction industries while
the Zambian and DRC operations focus on mining.
BSi Steel Zambia is the largest steel merchant op-
eration in Zambia and stocks a large variety of Plate,
Structural, Angles, Round Bars, Deformed Bars, Flat
Bars, Window Section, Cold Rolled Sheet, Galva-
nized Sheet, Roofing Sheets, En8 & En19, Stainless
Steel, Piping, Tubing and a large variety of other
steel products
BSi Steel began operating in Zambia in 1997, when
they opened their Lusaka branch. One year later
they decided to expand and open a branch in Kitwe.
These two locations are perfectly positioned to ser-
vice all steel requirements whether large or small.
BSi’s range of steel stocks is the largest and most
diverse throughout Zambia and they carry stocks in
excess of 4,000 tones in Lusaka and 2,000 tones in
Kitwe, representing a total stock value of over US$1
million.
This buying power and their relationships with the
steel mills enables them to procure material consist-
ently and at competitive prices. The fleet of delivery
vehicles enables them to provide one of the best
services available in industry. Local and urban de-
liveries are made daily. Their fleet of delivery vehi-
cles is geared to handle bulk orders as well as all
JIT requirements and range from 30-ton Horse and
Trailers to 1-ton Bakkies.
BSi Steel Kitwe was opened to provide services
for the engineering and fabrication companies that
service the Mining Industry. As investment into this
industry increased a decision was made to invest
further by purchasing their existing premises and
developing the site to be more suitable for the steel
business.
BSi prides itself on having a knowledgeable and
professional staff on hand to assist with technical
support as and when required. To ensure that they
are able to handle all orders, they run sophisticated
order processing systems that are linked via VSAT
to all of BSi’s operations in the region. This ensures
that they are capable of offering the shortest pos-
sible lead times.
BSi Steel Zambia been exporting a wide range of
steel products into Southern Africa for a number of
years and are currently one of the biggest movers
of steel in the Zambian market. They are confident
that through their buying power as a group they can
continue to source steel both locally and internation-
ally at competitive prices.
GOOD TIME STEEL COMPANY ZAMBIA LTD.
Daniel Huang
General Manager
Plot No. 33811, Mungwi Rd.
Heavy Industry Area, Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-242021
Fax: +260-211-241438
daozhenghuang@yahoo.com.cn
Good Time Steel Company Ltd, located in the Heavy
Industry Area of Lusaka, was incorporated in April
2005 as a private limited company and represented
a Sino-African joint venture partnership. Good Time
is a modern steel making enterprise, which has three
main focuses: Steel Making, Steel Rolling, and Steel
Products Processing.
Good Time is the largest steel and iron company
presently operating in Zambia and represents a total
investment of US$50 million, with a first phase in-
vestment of US$5 million. Good Time represents a
strong partnership between Zambia and China and