Lafarge Africa recognises outstanding trade partners to propel 2026 success

Lafarge Africa Plc, an innovative building solutions company, has celebrated its 2025 outstanding trade partners, an event that also serves as encouragement to the partners for better performance in 2026.

The annual event held recently in Lagos, which brought together customers, transporters, government functionaries, and key stakeholders from across the country, recognised the contributions of the trade partners who ensure the company’s products reach every part of the country.

In his remarks, Gbenga Onimowo, commercial director of Lafarge Africa Plc, who described the customers and transporters as “trade champions,” hopes that the recognition will inspire even greater achievements in the year ahead.”

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Also speaking, Osaze Aghatise, logistics director, Lafarge Africa Plc, acknowledged the transporters as the critical bridge between the company and its customers. According to him, the awards serve as both recognition and motivation, encouraging partners to continue raising the bar.

Welcoming guests to the event, Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, group managing director/CEO, Lafarge Africa Plc, expressed deep appreciation to the partners for their loyalty and commitment to the business.

Lolu Alade-Akinyemi noted that Lafarge Africa’s growth story would be incomplete without its partners’ market insights, trust, and consistent support. He emphasised that the company would continue to push boundaries in quality, innovation, and high performance, inspired by the strength of its partnerships.

“We thank our customers for partnering with us in 2025. In 2025, we expanded our retail presence and focused on customer experience.

We strengthened our ready-mix business, launched new products including Ecoplanet Elephant and Ecocrete, our low-carbon cement and concrete solutions, and walked the talk on innovation, using technology as a competitive advantage. We could not have done this without our customers and partners,” he said.

At the event, Elder Ubong Bassey Obot of Ubotex Nigeria Limited emerged the National Volume Champion. Igwe Cosmas Ezeumeh Chizoba of C.C. Umeh and Sons Limited and Chief Etim Effiong Okon of Batoframoje Enterprises secured the titles of first and second runners-up, respectively. As the champion, Ubong Obot received a 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser. C.C. Umeh and Sons Limited and Batoframoje Enterprises were awarded a 2026 Toyota Prado and a 2026 Toyota Fortuner, respectively.

Additionally, B.I.G MultiQuest Nigeria Limited was recognized as the National Winner- Best Transporter category and was awarded a 2026 Toyota Hilux. Two customers who emerged as National Growth Champions received 15KVA Generating Sets, while 4 regional champions were rewarded with a Toyota RAV 4 car each.

Other winners received prizes including a Changan CS55, GAC S3, Hyundai Creta cars, 13KVA solar inverters, 80-inch Hisense TVs, and deep freezers, among others.