Nearly forty years later rafik mohamed s entrepreneurial spirit realised at a tender age has blossomed into a business that truly helps to put a roof over the heads of people.
Rafik mohamed pro roof.
He cried says mohamed.
I ll never forget the day i gave my dad r1 100.
Rafik mohamed pro roof steel terwyl die meeste 11 jariges met maats gespeel en huiswerk soos die pes vermy het het een seuntjie sy heel eerste onderneming begin.
Hardware store rafik mohamed saw an opportunity in demand for roof sheeting.
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Pro roof steel and tube attributes its success to the fact that the top structure of the company is lean mean and hands on.
Productivity and expenses are closely monitored and staff are driven to achieve.
Pro roof steel tube the premier steel fabrication company has successfully serviced the south african steel industry for more than 30 years.
Mr rafik mohamed the founder and current chief executive officer of pro roof steel was a finalist in the best entrepreneur category of the south african leg of the 2009 ernst young world entrepreneur awards.
Staff writer andulela in vest ment hold ings is sell ing pro roof which it ac quired for what equates to 8 6 mil lion of its shares af ter a 50 to 1 con sol i da tion in april back to pro roof s sole di rec tor rafik mo hamed for 16 mil lion shares which he in tends can celling.
Now 35 years later rafik mohamed 46 runs a successful billion rand steel merchant and manufacturing company called pro roof steel and is one of this year s finalists in the category best entrepreneur in the sa chapter of ernst and young s world entrepreneur awards.
People are our most important asset says rafik mohamed ceo of the pro roof group.
From humble beginnings in 1988 rafik mohamed started pro roof steel merchants which has grown to become one of the largest and most prominent steel merchants in southern africa.
Headquartered in vereeniging our staff of over 1000 people supplies a wide range of quality steel products to meet the needs of the local economy and the export market.