5th October 2005

This year's trade fair runs from the 4th of October to the 10th of October. The chief guest is his excellency, the Vice President of the Republic of Uganda, Professor Gilbert Bukenya.

This year the Vice President was given a tour of the Sembule Group booths by the Group Chairman, Mr. C. C. Sembuya. Two of the Group's members, Sembule Steel Mills Ltd and Sembule International Ltd are exhibiting their newest line of products - the new welding electrodes (stick welders) and the new television sets.

Sembule Steel Mills Ltd is a leader in the construction steel industry and manufactures and supplies wire and roofing products to customers in over 10 countries in East and Central Africa. After more than 30 years in the steel industry, Sembule continues to be the leader in providing high quality products and offering unparalleled customer service.

Sembule products - Barbed Wire, Chain-link Fencing, Roofing Sheets, Expanded Metal Lath, Hollow Sections, Mild Steel Plates, Mild Steel Welding Electrodes, Reinforcing Bars, Reinforcing Fabric (BRC), Round Iron Bars, Welded Wire Mesh, Wire Nails, Paper clips and Binding wire are widely known and widely used throughout the Great Lakes region of Africa.