Value Proposition

Gateman offers an end to end trade support solution informed by broad ranging expertise and comprehensive international trading experience.

Trading Activity

Gateman’s trading philosophy is a commitment to exceed the ordinary by; Thinking HIGHER, Searching DEEPER and Going FURTHER in our every pursuit. As an intermediary participant in global trade Gateman is engaged in the following core activities:

Sourcing
Gateman engages itself in the identification and selection of third party sources for a wide range of commodities, raw materials and products to fulfill emergent market demand signals and to eliminate market supply gaps. As a global sourcing agent Gateman strives to achieve an optimum balance between product quality and client budget to ensure the delivery of sustainable value to both its consuming and producing partners.

Marketing
Gateman develops marketing strategies to aggressively promote commodities, raw materials and products that show positive profit potential in territories where market opportunities for such goods may exist. As a marketer Gateman exerts itself to develop new market opportunities and enhance existing ones whilst ensuring stable profit flows for its producing partners.

Distribution
Gateman is a flexible, capable and efficient agent for the transfer of goods from producers to targeted markets. It engineers distribution vehicles to achieve a reduction in overall distribution costs whilst preserving and enhancing channel efficiency. Because of its flexibility, and leveraging its accumulated experience and partner network, Gateman can rapidly develop and deploy distribution structures shortening time to market periods for products and thus keeping associated costs to a minimum.

Financing
Conscious of the exhaustive resource demands of conducting international business Gateman further supports partner organizations by developing and availing trade and operating finance solutions that ensure the uninterrupted operation of the commercial activities of its partners at various points along their respective supply chains.

Products

Gateman offers a diversified portfolio of products, including but not limited to :

Timber, Cement, Agricultural Equipment, Olive Oil, Iron Ore, Non-Ferrous Metals & Minerals, Non-Ferrous Metal Products, Vehicles, Industrial Machinery, Construction Services, Petrochemical Products, Cotton, Fertilizer, Functional Chemicals, Food and Feed Additives, Advanced Materials, Foods (Commodity), Food (Products), Textiles, General Merchandise.


Venture Capital and Investment Activity

As a venture capitalist and investor organization Gateman exerts itself to:

Corporate Assets

Gateman controls assets in several African countries, namely Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa. These assets outline Gateman’s continental footprint and provide leverage for the exploitation of commercial opportunities in the same territories.