Kofi Ahovi

Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Dredge Masters Gh. Ltd and other partners on Wednesday, June 17, intensified its flood prevention and drainage desilting exercise across several vulnerable communities in the Greater Accra Region as the country enters the peak of the rainy season. The large-scale intervention, which forms part of a broader disaster preparedness strategy, is aimed at reducing the impact of seasonal flooding that continues to threaten lives, property and economic activity across the capital. The exercise has brought together sanitation personnel, engineers, heavy equipment operators, local authorities, security agencies and community members in a coordinated effort to improve stormwater flow and strengthen flood resilience. Early in the morning teams were deployed to critical flood hotspots including Teshie-Nungua, the Osu Castle beachfront area, Achimota and Abokobi for debris collection, Desilting and dre...

 The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned two ultra-modern IHC Beaver 50 dredgers and marine equipment of Dredge Masters Limited (DML), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC). Unveiling the dredging equipment at the parking yard of DML at Adjei Kojo in Ashaiman, Accra on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the President said this new fleet of DML will not only help curb the yearly flooding in Accra but also improve marine lives. He commended Dredge Masters for their continuous role in supporting his government's quest to find a permanent fix, especially to the perennial flooding in parts of Accra. He indicated that dredging companies have traditionally contributed to coastal protection. For us in Ghana, Dredge Masters has made significant contributions in this area, and the introduction today of the two ultra-modern IHC Beaver 50 dredgers means that Ghana, within the West African market, has her own indigenous company which can dredge to a depth of 16 metres,...

 ...As Minister Pays Working Visit To Korle Lagoon Dredging Site The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye, has undertaken an inspection tour of ongoing dredging works in the Korle Lagoon in Accra. For the past years, Dredge Masters Limited (DML), a Ghanaian-owned leading provider of dredging services, has been carrying out dredging works in the lagoon in an effort to prevent flooding in Accra. The tour which came off on Thursday, March 17, 2022, enabled the minister to assess the progress of work of dredging works in the lagoon. Speaking to journalists, Asenso Boakye bemoaned the habitual dumping of refuse into drains, especially by squatters, describing their attitudes as “inimical” to nation building. He said the government has invested so much into the construction of Integrated Recycling and Compost Plants (IRECOPs) across the country. He said these state-of-the-art waste management facilities were being constructed to help in the proper management of waste and ...

 The Managing Director (MD) of Dredge Masters Limited (DML), Captain Ansar Ahmed Khan, has been inducted into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame Awards 2022 at the plush Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra. He was presented with a plaque in recognition of his induction into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame. The induction of the MD of DML into the Hall Fame is in recognition of his significant contribution to especially Ghana’s environmental sanitation space. The awards which were organised by The Business Executive on Friday, March 4, 2022, and it was graced by top CEOs, chairmen and chairpersons. The Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame is a flagship forum of top-tier executives conceptualised as a grouping of selected current and former chairmen and chairpersons, and overall top CEOs in Ghana’s business sectors who individually and collectively contribute to the growth of corporate Ghana. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the ceremony, Captain Khan thanked the organisers for the hono...

 Dredge Masters Ghana Limited, a subsidary of the Jospong Group of Companies donated items worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to the general Children's ward, Emergency ward and the Daycare center of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for the upkeep of children at the centres. Speaking at a short ceremony, Deputy Managing Director of Dredge Masters, Samuel Borquaye said it was important for the company to spend the day of love with the children at the hospital since these children have become children of Dredge Masters. On this day of love, Dredge Masters again donated toiletries, chocolates and school stationaries to the children admitted at the children’s ward of the Hospital” he said. Read also: Handling of medical waste By Zoomlion has boosted our morale- Goaso Medical Superintendent The gesture, set in commemoration of Valentine's Day, forms part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). On the 25th of August, 2021, Dredge Masters handed over a fully renovated chi...