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.

Africa’s most extensive music streaming and download platform, Boomplay, has partnered with the leading telecommunications company, AirtelTigo, to see subscribers access affordable music streaming and download on Boomplay.

The partnership introduces the “Boomplay x AirtelTigo Subscription Plan” which offers AirtelTigo users and music lovers the option to purchase daily, weekly, and monthly subscriptions on Boomplay for GHs 2, 9 and 17, respectively, using their airtime.

In addition, AirtelTigo subscribers will stand a chance of winning amazing prizes, including merchandise, airtime and more, in a lucky draw when purchasing any of the daily, weekly, and monthly subscriptions. The subscription plan on Boomplay provides users with an ad-free listening experience and unlimited offline playback of downloaded songs.

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Regarding the partnership, General Manager for Boomplay Ghana, Elizabeth Ntiamoah-Quarshie, disclosed, “With over 80 million songs available on the Boomplay app, we couldn’t be more excited about this partnership with AirtelTigo to make music streaming and download more affordable for Ghanaians. As a company playing a pivotal role in Ghana’s music industry, we constantly seek ways to advance the streaming culture while boosting artists’ revenues on Boomplay. This partnership is another milestone chalked in our books and a win for the music industry.” 

Commenting on the partnership, Atul Narain Singh, Chief Marketing Officer at AirtelTigo noted,

“We at AirtelTigo actively work towards making life simple for our customers, and this is another step in that direction. We all know the important role the music plays in the life of an average Ghanaian and our partnership with Boomplay will only make them enjoy their favorite music even more. With access to millions of local, regional, and international songs, AirtelTigo customers will benefit from special goodies offered daily including, free airtime, bonus validity (or enhanced validity) and free Boomplay merchandise.”

He further said, “We all have access to various music sources, but only a paid subscription plan offers unlimited downloads of ad-free music in HD sound quality for enhanced music experience, all this in addition to the biggest advantage of listening offline and save big on data bills. AirtelTigo customers can send any of the keywords, BMPD/BMPW/BMPM to the SMS short code 4441.”

Boomplay is a key player in Africa’s music streaming revolution. The streamer has made significant investments in the development and growth of local music industries through strategic partnerships, stakeholder relations, artist support programs and music promotion initiatives.

Telecommunication partnerships across Africa play an essential role in Boomplay’s advancement strategy. Through this partnership with AirtelTigo, Boomplay makes its catalogue of over 80 million tracks available to Ghanaian music fans via affordable subscription plans.