‘Oppein here to stay’
BUSINESS REPORTER
Oppein Group, the world’s number one cabinetry manufacturer, which officially opened its first shop in Sam Levy, Borrowdale in Harare, says the company is here to stay following expensive assemblies and top-notch expertise in its products which confirm a long-term commitment to the local market.
The group operates under the local group Kavod Sati on a franchise basis, with the customised home décor shop being the first in Southern Africa. The group has a presence in 188 countries in the world and 7200 franchise showrooms across the globe.
The company which manufactures and sells prime kitchen custom cabinets, countertops, appliances, and accessories wants to leverage on its huge world presence to grow the Zimbabwean business.
Oppein told Business Times that the launch of the world’s leading cabinetry manufacturer provides the local people with the best customised wide range of kitchen and bathroom assemblies.
“We are here to stay and we have long-term plans with the Zimbabwean market as the setting up of the franchise with the world’s best is quite expensive and the assembling of state-of-the-art equipment bear testimony that the company is not a fly-by-night entity but here to make its presence felt,” Oppein said
Oppein has five manufacturing plants in Guangzhou, Qingyuan, Tianjin, Wuxi and Chengdu which have a total area of over 2.3m square meters, giving it the edge of being the world’s largest furniture output.
The group plans to set up shops in the major cities in Zimbabwe with merchandise supply that will be imported into the country from China with an available lead time of two to three months.
At the launch, the company’s representative Justin Machibaya said the setting up of the shop in Zimbabwe was meant to complement the construction of high-end individual properties that have been on the growth trajectory in the country lately.
Oppein, which was founded in China in 1994, is currently the largest bath and kitchen manufacturing company in the world, and in 2021 the company had a turnover of US$3.14bn coming from the production and sale of approximately 6m various products worldwide.
