Ghana's Ambassador to China, Dr Winfred Nii Okai Hammond has commended Zonda Tec Ghana Limited and Shantui Construction Machinery Co. Ltd for establishing a training centre to provide hands-on training for young people in Ghana in the area of Heavy-duty vehicle assembling and maintenance.
Dr Hammond was speaking at a ceremony in Tema on Monday, April 15, 2024 to inaugurate a partnership between the Zonda Tec Ghana Limited and Shantui Construction Machinery Co. Ltd, a Chinese construction equipment maker, to distribute Shantui range of machinery in Ghana.
The move was expected to make Shantui Construction Machinery Co. Ltd
products and services available to key market players in Ghana.
The
new partnership includes a service centre and a trucks-assembling unit
for bulldozers, road rollers, loaders, and excavators as well as spare
parts.
Dr Hammond lauded the partnership between Zonda Tec Ghana Limited and Shantui, both of which were subsidiaries of Shandong Heavy Industry in China, for investing in Ghana and supporting the economy through job creation, capacity building, technology and knowledge transfer.
He also applauded Zonda Tec Ghana Limited and Shantui for offering opportunities to young people in the country adding that such private sector intervention would lead to reduction of unemployment.
The Chief Executive of Zonda Tec Ghana Limited Ms Yang Yang said the partnership would ensure comprehensive vehicle sales and after-sales services to prospective and existing Shantui vehicle owners in Ghana.
Ms Yang said Zonda Tec Ghana Limited has already established an assembly plant and a training an automobile technical institute to train artisans and mechanics in industrial best practices in line with the government’s plan to transform local industries and with the coming on board of Shantui another opportunity have been offered to train more people through technology transfer.
He said with the presence of Shantui machinery in Ghana, the company has dispatched engineers from China to offer Ghanaian youth practical’s skills in the maintenance of bulldozers, motor graders, road rollers and other heavy duty vehicles stressing that this knowledge transfer would complement government efforts at not only creating jobs but also promote industralisation.
via: https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/zonda-tec-shantui-construction-lauded-for-establishing-centre-for-knowledge-transfer.html
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