Tata’s African subsidiary, Tata Africa Holding (TAH) has entered into a deed with Asian building equipment makers to dispense their machinery and equipment through out Africa.

The firm will be distributing construction and engineering gear across the continent, hoping to take benefit of the development and mining boom sweeping across most of the continent.

TAH has inked a pact with Hitachi developers of Japan, India’s Aquarius Engineering and Traxbuild of Singapore to start selling their products in the Dark Continent which includes after-sales services also.

The firm is also trying to boost its business by roping VT LeeBoy, a USA firm who is specialized in producing building tools.

Besides selling products, it will also offer after-sales service and support and sell parts using several workshops across Africa.

The Indian firm, whose headquarters are in South Africa, will dispense earth movers, road graders, batching plants concrete pumps and much more. The firm is planning to become of the biggest shop for the construction and building needs in the Africa.

The Tata subsidiary has 14 affiliates, who will use its vehicles, mining, engineering and business network to make available products in Africa, which is assuming a high growth in infra projects in the past three years.

The Indian company has various operations in Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique in the South African region, while in eastern region the company has operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The firm is looking to extend its business to other parts of the continent.