ABOUT US
The history of Tube-O-flex dates back to 1979 when Ashraf Mohamed opens its doors in Cape Town South Africa. From humble beginnings the company very soon established itself as one of the largest distributors of flexible hoses, not only in South Africa, but in the rest of Southern Africa at large.
In 1989 the company decided to open up a subsidiary in Namibia and this saw the birth of Tube-O-Flex (Namibia) as we know it today.
In 2005 Tube-O-Flex (Namibia) open a new chapter in its history by selling a majority equity stake to a Black Economic Empowerment company, Onyewu Holdings.
Onyewu Holdings is a black-owned and managed group with a growing portfolio of investment in the resources, property, and financial services sector. The empowerment group was formed in 2003 by a group of emerging young entrepreneurs with the objective of pursuing strategic investments in various sectors of the Namibian company.
Tube-O-Flex celebrates a proud heritage of almost two decades of success which has been possible because of doing things differently with the prospects of even greater triumphs in the years ahead. We are able to adapt and change to meet the challenges of our changing environment.
Core Values & principles
Tube-O-Flex’s business activities are based on a set of values, objectives and principles that inform our strategy and the way we conduct our business and relate to various stakeholders. The value proposition we offer to our business partners is inspired by these objectives and principles. We are therefore guided by following values and principles.
- To develop and nurture a lasting partnership with our customers;
- To provide sustained growth and reasonable profits to our stakeholders;
- To create trust and work closely with our partners for our mutual benefit;
- To be an equal opportunity company playing an active and deliberate role in development of historically disadvantaged people;
- To be socially responsible and never compromise our integrity;
- To contribute through networking to the success of business where we will be involved;
- To be empowered through participation;
- Our culture is based on decisiveness, simplicity, cost consciousness and accountability;
- We expect ethical behaviour and high performance from every employee; and
- We encourage an open-minded and innovative spirit.
BEE philosophy
Tube-O-Flex is committed to the principles of black economic empowerment as a means to transform the economy and redress the economic imbalances prevalent in our economic and social structure today. We therefore believe that true empowerment should be broad-based and benefits should extend beyond only a few individuals. In this regard, Tube-O-Flex is proud to be one of the BEE empowered companies in Namibia.