Groot Systems

Passion, determination, hard work and integrity. These are the key factors to Groot's fast success.Groot is one of Southern Africa's fastest growing and most respected conglomerate holding companies. Since 2010, Groot has been developing world-class solutions and large capital projects in different industries in Namibia.Groot was conceived to serve as a world-class infrastructure development company focusing on implementing applied neuroeconomics and systems dynamic to efficiently explore, develop, and manage self-sustained advanced industrial ecosystems for the slow-developing and stagnant economies in the world.Groot's subsidiaries are involved in manufacturing, trading, and investments with emphasis focus on industries such as steel, glass, real estate, chemicals, minerals, fertilizers, solar technology equipment, hospitality, finance, commodities trading, civil engineering, project management, construction, procurement, sourcing and contracting, logistics and transport, consumer products development and marketing, media, technology, communications, sports and entertainment, retail, and other ventures and investments.Founded by Simon Kapenda in Columbus, Ohio USA in January 2010 and based in Namibia, Groot Management Systems (Pty) Ltd (Co.Reg.No.: 2010/0669), is a Namibia VAT registered company (VAT Reg. #530-336-2015), incorporated and registered on October 29, 2010 under the laws of the Republic of Namibia Companies Act, 1973 (Act 61 of 1973).Groot has partnered with different local entrepreneurs and public institutions, as well as some of the world's largest international companies for the development of the Groot Industrial Ecosystem which is composed of different industrial projects currently under way which includes; a 10.3 million metric ton per year steel mill (Groot Steel in Oshikango, Namibia) and the world's largest vertically integrated dynamic glass manufacturing plant (Groot Glass in Tses, Namibia). The development of these industrial projects is creating thousands of new and indirect better paying job opportunities throughout Namibia.This paradigm is poised to help improve the well-being of people while generating values for our shareholders and partners, increasing profitability, and promoting rapid growth and development. Added to this is a more fundamental socio-economic impulse which will bring about the spread of integrated and balanced development across geographical spaces. This will be demonstrably expressed in the linkages of urban and rural economies with mutuality of benefits to be derived from equitable growth and development.Groot's Advanced Industrial Ecosystem is a focal point for its agglomeration and localization economies with a potential to create other infrastructure for the selfsame.At Groot, we approach every project the same - develop it to benefit the community, build it safely, deliver it on time, stay within the budget and with no surprises.