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Flo-tek readies for BSE listing

Eyeing growth: Flo-tek is one of the country’s recognisable trade names PIC: FLOTEKAFRICA.COM
Eyeing growth: Flo-tek is one of the country’s recognisable trade names PIC: FLOTEKAFRICA.COM

Leading PVC pipe and tank manufacturer, Flo-tek, aims to list on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)’s in the next two years, becoming one of the first homegrown SMEs to graduate to a listing on the local exchange’s main board.

The local bourse’s last Initial Public Offer (IPO), where shares are offered to the public before listing, was in 2017, although the Exchange has made various efforts to groom, develop and handhold various SMEs towards a listing.

Established in 1998, Flo-tek has grown from a small family-run business into a nationwide household name in the provision of pipes, tanks and associated materials. The company has operations in South Africa, Angola, Namibia, and Zambia, and has become the largest plastic pipe manufacturer in Southern Africa.

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