Our Story – GSM GROUP

Who we are today is because of the good foundation laid.OUR HISTORY
More Than 50 Years

1955

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

Mr. Mohamed Senior established our first business in 1955; he walked the streets of Tanga merchandising small goods. From this humble beginning, we shifted into selling clothes and moved to Songea, where we expanded into cashew nuts farming, which we still own and run today.

In 1996, Mohamed Senior retired and the next generation of the Mohamed brothers took over the daily running of the business and decided to relocate to Dar es Salaam, where we became the largest distributors of PVC carpets within Tanzania and our neighboring countries. Our products portfolio grew and added a wide range of home goods, into our channels and the business became the Home Shopping Centre (HSC) supported by our in house logistics and clearing companies to ensure efficiency and speedy delivery of goods.

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Now

THE PRESIDENT

GHALIB SAID MOHAMED

Steering GSM GROUP to new lands, while serving human needs Mr. Ghalib Said Mohamed was born into a successful family business empire that was started by their father some 50 years ago. Ghalib got exposed to business from a very tender age. His father managed a thriving cashew farming and general trading business. Ghalib and his brothers took over from their father and expanded the empire even further by crossing the borders of Tanzania and finally each deciding to pursue their respective lines of business. Currently, Ghalib’s business interests span several continents with operations in China, Dubai, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, Congo, Burundi and South Africa.

Ghalib has created a diverse conglomerate that deals with general trading, transportation, logistics, media, manufacturing, real estate, retailing, and financial services. His Group of Companies represents some of the internationally-famed brands from China, Dubai, and Spain thereby giving a unique chance to ordinary Tanzanians and citizens in other countries where GSM GROUP operates, to access affordable quality products. GSM GROUP currently employs over 2000 direct employees and in the process has created a multitude of other indirect jobs.

In 2014, Ghalib took a step further by transforming his group into a corporate structure by employing a team of dynamic and experienced Tanzanian professionals to assist him in running the business on a day to day basis at HQ whilst he focuses more on strategy and expansion. GSM GROUP is poised to becoming a formidable regional player by taking advantage of various economic opportunities unfolding in Tanzania and in the neighboring countries.

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MEET THE GM

SULTAN ABDALLAH

After attaining political stability, especially in East and Central Africa following various civil wars, the region is now focusing on the reconstruction of its infrastructure and investment in the mining sector for fostering development. Logistics plays a crucial role in connecting the region from Dar es Salaam, Beira, and Durban ports to across the world.

Our relevance and presence at the Dar es Salaam port grew so fast, that the brand GSM came to the surface and was soon spotted on the industry map,

With our extensive and diverse range of products, GSM initially outsourced logistical services. The Group was first alerted to the opportunities offered by the logistics industry when our trading unit began to import cement from Pakistan. We therefore decided to tap into this opportunity by investing in the logistics industry to firstly support the trading unit and ensure efficiency and the speedy delivery of goods. Secondly, we turned it into a logistics company where we could provide end-to-end integrated logistics services within the country and across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.

We therefore welcome you to our world of INFINITE LOGISTICS

POLYESTER/COMFORT DUVET

Is a synthetic fibre, it does not absorb water enabling it to trap moisture and heat in hot environment which can make for sweaty and uncomfortable.

COTTON/PRESTIGE DUVET

Is a type of bedding consisting of a soft flag bag filled with synthetic polyester fibre. It comes in King Size of 200cm wide by 230cm long, with the weight of 3.0 kg. The product has thermal overall grade (TOG) of 10.5 machine washable at 40 degree centigrade.

SAFARI DUVET/POLYESTER

Is a kind of bedding that consist of a single comforter filled with polyester fiber, packed in a plastic bag. The product is simple and lightweight of about 1500grams with thermal insulating property of TOG 4.0 made purposely easy to carry for safaris and adventures.

JUNIOR DUVET/POLYESTER

Is made of polyester fabric and enclosed with polyester stable fiber as an insulating property. The unique feature of it. The product is simple and lightweight of about 1500grams with thermal insulating property of TOG 4.0 made purposely for kids

MATTRESS

PRESTIGE MATTTRESS

Close your eyes and submerge yourself in complete comfort. GSM Foam Spring prestige mattress provides you with the outer comfort layer Grand Pillow Top layer in combination with Outlast and Viscose layers. Contains Physical springs, Health Center Plus, CBS Edge Support, extra comfort padding made of 100% latex, 3D layer for expelling moisture, wild silk. Active Air system for ventilation and handles for easy carrying. It comes to market with standard sizes but again special sizes are made too.

GODORO MAISHA

This is a long-lasting mattress that gives you Comfort, relaxation making you feel easy when sleeping. When you sleep on comfortable mattress, you are more likely to fall asleep fast. But when it is uncomfortable, your body will not be able to relax, and your sleep quality will be decayed. It has different sizes and special sizes are made too.

SPECIALIZED MATTRESS

We have the ability and facilities to make specialized mattress of specific technical requirements.-One of the examples include hospital. We can manufacture mattress specific for hospitals as they require special treatment and formulations. We also have special requirements for hotels where they have specific on the type of mattress they want in term of density; fabric needs and many more

MEET THE CEOs

FATMA M. ABDALLAH

CEO- LOGISTICS, TRADING & MANUFACTURING

We invite you to take a broader look at our organization and a team that complements us a proven leader, by providing a wide range of core products and customized solutions to all our customers in the countries we operate in.

As the CEO of Trading, Manufacturing and Logistics it is my responsibility to ensure we fulfil our corporate vision and reward the trust and investment of our shareholders.

BASIL HOSKIN

CEO FOR RETAIL BUSINESS CLUSTER

“Everything we do must have the customer at the heart of our business, our role as retailers is to provide solutions to our customers, through creating a value proposition that includes great product at good prices, the right product at the right time, and to give customers a great shopping environment and great innovation to make customers lives easier across all our stores in the group”

GSM Coconut Cream

GSM Coconut Cream comes in a unique 200ml pack giving you 3X the value you get from other players giving you value for the money you spend.

GSM Coconut cream is ideal for deserts, curries and soup and adds that special touch and creamy richness to most African dishes. Rich in natural ingredients to make your meal taste even better.

The product is available i n all shops and supermarkets, for both home use and commercial.

Royale Tomato Paste

Royale Tomato Paste. Customize brand for the African market with ingredients to boost the flavours, aroma and the looks of your meal. A compliment to the naturally grown tomatoes. We have customized our recipe and GSM is the sole supplier of the brand in Tanzania.

Tomato paste an everyday ingredient to address cooking needs for those who are looking for convenience as well as to add more flavours in your cooking. Royale Tomato paste can be used on its own or mixed with real tomatoes. Made from real tomatoes with addition of flavours to make your food taste even better.

Royale Tomato paste is available in 70g sachets in 100 pc carton sold both at retail shops and supermarkets.

Pillow

To give you a complete package, GSM Foam offers you additional values delivered through, Fibre pillows and Duvets. Fibre pillows give you breathable space in it allowing more airflow and softness while keeping your head perfectly
positioned throughout the night.

THROW PILLOW

Is a small, decorative soft furnishing item made from polyester fabric together with polyester staple fibre. Within this there comes a big throw
pillow with the dimension of 66 by 66 cm long and wide respectively with a weight of 650grams and small throw pillow with dimension of 48 cm long by 48 cm weighing 300grams.

BOLSTER PILLOW

Is a long narrow pillow or cushion of about 100cm long with a circumference of 60cm filled with polyester staple fibre down with a white polyester fabric cover.

SLEEPING PILLOW

Is a support of the body at rest for comfort, therapy and decoration with highly insulated, virtually weightless, healthy and beautiful with dry and comfortable machine washable and dryable fibre technology friendly. It
comes into play with the standard dimension of 50 cm wide by 75 cm long weighing about 600 grams compressed in a plastic bag for easy handling.

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