# Tesmic to build P500 million headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana

Khato Civils executive chairman Simbi Phiri announced the construction of a P500 million, six-storey regional head office for public works machinery manufacturer Tesmic in Gaborone North, Botswana. The facility will employ 2,000 permanent staff.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-04-03
- Where: Gaborone North, Botswana
- Value: $45.0M (500.0M BWP)
- Jobs: 2,000
- Status: announced
- Products: public works machinery
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Tesmic](https://endata.com/companies/23297.md)
- [Khato Civils](https://endata.com/companies/23298.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [mmegi.bw](https://www.mmegi.bw/news/phiri-sets-up-half-a-billion-pula-headquaters/news), 2017-04-03: "Tesmic headquarters, to be located in Gaborone North, will employ 2,000 permanent staff members to service the machinery across the SADC region."
- [mmegi.bw](https://www.mmegi.bw/news/phiri-sets-up-half-a-billion-pula-headquaters/news-88939), 2017-05-02: "Simbi Phiri, the executive chairman of Khato Civils has announced the construction of a P500 million, six-storey regional head office of public works machinery manufacturers, Tesmic in Gaborone."

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