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Case Study: Côte d’Ivoire

Société des Caoutchoucs de Grand-Béréby (SOGB)

is engaged in the production of rubber and palm

oil in in the south-west region of Côte d’Ivoire. The

operation is of a significant size, spread out over an

area of 34 712ha (16 840ha for rubber, 6 041ha for

palm oil and 11 830 ha for the factories and villages

for workers).

Since workers living in villages typically have children,

SOGB decided that the right thing to do would be to build

a new school in the area. After some investigation, a

recommendation was made that the company consider

purchasing a Hydraform machine, thereby empowering

the community to build its own school using the Hydraform

Building System.

A key benefit of the Hydraform E380 interlocking block-

making machine that the organisation purchased was that

local people could save on the high cost of cement and

use soil from the surrounding area to make the blocks

with which to construct the school. The result is a stunning

12-classroom school for the local community.

Furthermore, the thermal properties of the Hydraform

soil cement blocks keep the classrooms cool in summer

and warm in winter, providing a comfortable learning

environment for the pupils.

Building a

school

Investing in the community that surrounds

any significant business operation is nothing

more than good sense.

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