PHOTOS: Tropical Cable & Conductor Ltd marks 25 years of innovation and excellence in electrical cable manufacturing

Ghana’s leading manufacturer of electrical cables and conductors, Tropical Cable & Conductor Ltd. (TCCL), has marked its silver jubilee with a launch of an industry-first product.

Themed, ‘25 Years of Impacting Ghana: New Ideas, New Products, New Markets’, the anniversary ceremony was graced with the presence of the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Alhaji. Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia; the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon Michael Okyere Baafi, Deputy Minister of Energy, William Owuraku Aidoo. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, some Deputy Ministers, and the Board and Management of TCCL, Traditional rulers, and various leaders of the industry.

The new product launched at the anniversary ceremony, “Coaxial TV Cable ” is a type of communication cable specially manufactured with a pure copper core, insulated, with a pure copper wire braid around it and sheathed with Flame Retardant Low Smoke PVC to guarantee excellent signal strength and safety. It is primarily used for connection of satellite antennas and TV antennas to television sets in various facilities, homes and businesses. As well as connection of CCTV Cameras.

Launching the product, the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia who was the Special Guest of Honour & Keynote Speaker for the 25th Anniversary launch, commended Tropical Cable for being the first-ever manufacturing company to locally make Coaxial TV Cables in Ghana.

“This is a very exciting move by Tropical Cable who has demonstrated to be the first and competitive in everything quality when it comes to manufacturing in Ghana and the Sub-region. And on its 25th Anniversary, it is the first to manufacture these Coaxial TV Cables in Ghana. It is indeed a great honour and privilege to formally launch the first ever locally made Coaxial TV Cables in Ghana by Tropical Cable.”

Speaking on the 25 years’ journey of Tropical Cable, the Founder and Executive Chairman of Tropical Cable & Conductor Limited, Dr. Tony Oteng-Gyasi, said the experience has been interesting and full of lessons.

“Looking back over the past 25 years, I can only describe the experience of Tropical Cable as interesting, revealing, and full of lessons. I started this company with the simple aim to create an African industrial giant and a company that will live beyond me. I want to acknowledge the many people who have assisted and worked with me to achieve this vision. Tropical Cable is here today because of discipline and integrity, strong and dedicated team, our customers, electrical companies, distributors, retailers and others”.

Watch highlights from the event below.

TCCL is a world-class Ghanaian company that has over the years grown its production capacity to handle over 8,000 tonnes of Aluminum, Copper, and PVC annually. Unique in its sector, they always ensure that their cables are FLAME RETARDANT, LOW SMOKE, LEAD-FREE, and support the maintenance of uninterrupted and reliable delivery of power to industry and the built environment.

It is also the only cable manufacturer that has invested in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounding plant which in addition to supplying its manufacturing process, also sells to other cable manufacturers in Ghana and the rest of Africa. In addition, it is West Africa’s only manufacturer of Aluminium rods which it also exports.

See photos from the event below.