What Ducorp Group does

Ducorp Group is an East African conglomerate headquartered in Mwanza, Tanzania, with additional offices in Dar es Salaam and Geita. Originally operating as Apex Group, the entity rebranded to Ducorp Group and now sits atop four constituent organizations: Apex Holdings (A) Ltd, which supplies mining products and distributes BMG industrial products to mining, oil and gas, construction, and agriculture buyers; Convoy Haulage Ltd, providing logistics and haulage services aligned with mining-sector freight; Palm Rivieraa Realty Ltd, developing luxury villas in Tanzania; and The Pattni Foundation, the group's philanthropic arm. The operating model is B2B, with industrial customers engaging via a "Request a Quote" workflow rather than fixed-price e-commerce.

The group employs 51-100 people across its three operating subsidiaries and has stated intent to expand into neighboring African countries beyond Tanzania. Apex Holdings functions as the legacy industrial procurement business and the apparent cash engine, while Convoy Haulage extends the offering into freight services that can be sold to mining customers internally or to third parties. Palm Rivieraa Realty represents a discretionary, asset-heavy push into Tanzanian luxury residential development that is structurally less correlated with the industrial procurement cycle. Underlying technology is conventional—procurement, haulage, and real estate development—with no proprietary software, platform architecture, or AI/ML components disclosed.

The business model combines industrial supply margins (Apex Holdings), freight revenue per ton-kilometer or per contract (Convoy Haulage), and real estate development margins on luxury villa projects (Palm Rivieraa). Pricing is quote-based for industrial and haulage customers, and unit-sale based for real estate. The company's revenue mechanics, contract values, customer counts, and backlog are not disclosed, limiting visibility into segment mix and capital intensity, particularly for the real estate vertical which carries inventory and development risk distinct from the trading-and-services core.

Name

Ducorp Group

Legal name

Ducorp Group

Website

https://ducorpgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

East African conglomerate headquartered in Mwanza, Tanzania, providing mining and industrial products, logistics and haulage, and luxury real estate development through its Apex Holdings, Convoy Haulage, and Palm Rivieraa Realty subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mwanza

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Mining Products & Industrial Procurement: Apex Holdings (A) Ltd. generates revenue through supplying mining products, industrial supplies, and general procurement services to mining, agriculture, industrial, and construction sectors. Revenue is likely derived from product sales with potential for recurring procurement contracts with mining and oil and gas companies.
2. Logistics & Haulage Services: Convoy Haulage Ltd. provides transportation and logistics solutions across the African continent. Revenue generated from transportation fees based on distance, cargo volume, and logistics complexity.
3. Real Estate Development: Palm Rivieraa Realty Ltd. is developing luxury villa projects in Tanzania, generating revenue through property sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ducorp Group is a Tanzanian conglomerate that supplies mining and oil-and-gas products, industrial and construction materials, and general procurement services to enterprise clients in mining, oil and gas, agriculture, industrial, and construction sectors. Through its Convoy Haulage subsidiary it also provides transportation and logistics solutions across the African continent, and through Palm Rivieraa Realty it develops luxury residential villas in Tanzania. Customers engage via a "Request a Quote" process and procure directly from the group's wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Product overview

Ducorp Group is an East African conglomerate formerly known as Apex Group, offering a diversified portfolio of products and services through its subsidiaries. The group operates through: Apex Holdings (A) Ltd. (mining products, industrial products, and general procurement), Convoy Haulage Ltd. (logistics and transportation), Palm Rivieraa Realty Ltd. (luxury real estate development), and BMG Tanzania (industrial products including hydraulics, motors, fasteners, and construction materials). The portfolio spans mining, agriculture, industrial, construction, logistics, and real estate sectors across Tanzania and the broader African continent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mining Products and General Procurement Services Specialized supplies and general procurement services for mining and exploration companies, including upstream and downstream oil and gas sector products such as accumulators, cylinders, filtration, heat exchangers, hydraulics, valves, pumps, motors, fasteners, workwear and safety gear. Offered to enterprise clients in Tanzania and neighboring countries.
• BMG Tanzania Industrial Products Industrial products line supplying accumulators, cylinders, filtration, heat exchangers, Enerpac hydraulics, hydraulic pumping, reservoir accessories, valves, pumps, anchors, bolts, nails, nuts, rivets, washers, screws, rods, geared and electric motors, workwear, safety wear, protective wear, business wear, cement products, tiles, electricals, bath and sanitary ware, and paints. Targeted at industrial, construction, and agricultural enterprises.
• Haulage and Logistics Services Transportation and haulage services providing efficient movement of goods of any quantity over any distance across the African continent, with a vast network and well-maintained fleet. Offered to professional companies across Tanzania and the pan-African region.
• Luxury Villa Development Development of world-class luxurious residential villas in Tanzania combining style and comfort. Marketed to affluent individual property buyers.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Epiroc: Epiroc is a leading global mining and infrastructure equipment manufacturer serving customers that Ducorp supplies. Comparable as a major incumbent in the same mining equipment ecosystem, though operating at the OEM level.
• Caterpillar: Caterpillar is the world's largest construction and mining equipment manufacturer. Ducorp's customers operate Caterpillar fleets, and Ducorp's procurement activity touches Caterpillar-compatible parts and consumables.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is a global industrial automation and electrical equipment provider. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose products overlap with Ducorp's industrial supply catalog (electricals, automation components).
• Sandvik: Sandvik is a global mining and rock processing equipment manufacturer serving the same mining and oil and gas customers as Ducorp, though at the equipment manufacturer level rather than as a procurement distributor.

Regional players

• Astral Aviation: Astral Aviation is a Kenyan-headquartered cargo airline with intra-African logistics network. Comparable regional peer for Ducorp's Convoy Haulage transportation and logistics operations serving East African supply chains.
• Tanga Cement: Tanga Cement is a Tanzania-based cement manufacturer listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. Comparable as a Tanzanian-headquartered industrial company serving construction and infrastructure customers, with similar regional exposure.

Direct peers

• Bidvest: Bidvest is a South African industrial services conglomerate whose BMG division distributes industrial equipment, fasteners, and mining consumables across Africa, directly comparable to Ducorp's BMG Tanzania Industrial Products line.
• Manuchar: Manuchar is an international distributor of chemicals, steel, and industrial commodities across emerging markets, including Africa. Comparable to Ducorp's industrial procurement and distribution business serving mining and construction sectors.
• Imperial Logistics: Imperial Logistics (now part of DP World) is a major African contract logistics and freight management provider. Comparable to Ducorp's Convoy Haulage Ltd. subsidiary for transportation and supply chain services across Africa.
• Barloworld: Barloworld is a Johannesburg-based industrial conglomerate distributing equipment (Caterpillar, Massey Ferguson) and providing logistics across Africa. Similar diversified industrial services model to Ducorp across mining, industrial supply, and logistics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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