Defining Issues: We work closely with our clients to identify and prioritize the key issues that require government attention. Whether it’s trade policies, regulatory changes, or infrastructure development, we ensure that the most pressing concerns are highlighted and addressed through the right channels.
Building Relationships: At AFTEL, we recognize the importance of strong, sustainable relationships with elected officials, policymakers, and government agencies. We facilitate direct engagement, ensuring that our clients’ voices are heard and their interests are represented at the highest levels of government. Our team works to build trust and establish long-term partnerships that benefit our clients in both the short and long term.
Advocacy: We actively promote policies that align with our clients’ goals by employing a range of advocacy tools. These include strategic lobbying, grassroots campaigns, public relations efforts, and coalition-building with industry leaders. Our experienced advocacy team works to influence key decisions, raise awareness, and push for legislative changes that create opportunities for our clients and support their objectives.
Monitoring: Our comprehensive monitoring efforts track legislative developments, government actions, and regulatory changes that may impact our clients’ operations. We ensure that our clients remain informed and can respond proactively to any changes in the political or regulatory environment. Through detailed tracking of bills, regulations, and other governmental decisions, AFTEL helps clients anticipate challenges and seize new opportunities.
We streamline the entire agricultural supply chain, from sourcing quality inputs to distributing finished products. By ensuring efficiency at every stage, we help reduce costs and maximize returns for farmers and agribusinesses.
We specialize in facilitating the export of high-quality African agricultural products such as coffee, honey, cocoa, pepper, snails, bitter kola, and plantains. Our expertise ensures seamless access to international markets while adhering to strict quality standards and trade regulations.
We provide end-to-end solutions for farm development, including land preparation, crop selection, irrigation planning, and soil management. Our management services ensure optimal farm operations with the latest agronomic practices.
Access to funding is critical for growth in agriculture. We assist farmers and agribusinesses in securing financing for equipment, expansion, and operational needs through tailored solutions and partnerships with financial institutions.
We conduct workshops and training programs to equip farmers with knowledge on sustainable farming practices, pest management, climate adaptation strategies, and more. Empowering farmers with skills is at the heart of our mission.
We advocate for sustainable agriculture by promoting eco-friendly practices such as organic farming, efficient water use, and renewable energy integration. Our innovative approach helps ensure long-term productivity while protecting the environment.
We connect farmers with local and global markets, ensuring fair pricing and consistent demand for their produce. Through strategic partnerships and trade networks, we open doors to new opportunities for agricultural stakeholders.
We provide a range of services to the refinery, petrochemical, process, mineral, and metals industries, all tailored to meet individual client requirements. Our clients vary from large multinationals to small-scale sector businesses. In Oil and Gas, we source financing for refineries, provide turnkey partners and technical experts, and source refined products and crude oil for refineries. We help companies in the energy sector address critical issues with our ample skills, capabilities, and experience.
AFTEL provides comprehensive financing, design, engineering, and sourcing solutions for Africa’s energy sector. Aware of evolving technologies, product specifications, and environmental concerns, AFTEL delivers innovative, tailored services for oil, gas, and electricity production, focusing on private and multinational entities in Western and Central Africa.
AFTEL fosters joint ventures and strategic alliances to achieve mutual success, focusing on development, design, and manufacturing. These partnerships help companies and refineries improve management, expand markets, enhance logistics, and optimise plant efficiency.
SIPs can be used in almost any construction setting, but are most common in residential construction. The greatest advantage of these panels is that they provide superior and uniform insulation in comparison to more common methods of house construction. When installed properly, SIPs also provide a more airtight dwelling. This makes the building more comfortable, energy-efficient, and quieter.
The speed of construction when using SIPs is much faster than other types of residential construction, especially if the builder is familiar with them. Shells can be erected quickly, saving time and money, without compromising quality. Testing has shown that a wall panel with two, half-inch (1.3 cm) thick OSB skins is nearly three times stronger than a conventional 2×4 inch (5.1×10.2 cm) stud wall, even though the SIPs were assembled many times faster than a “stick” framed wall of similar size.
Cost competitive. While most builders say they pay a little more for SIPs than for the comparable framing and insulation package in a stick-built home, as a group they believe the benefits are worth the costs. When taking into account time, effort, and efficiency, the most experienced SIP builders say that a house framed with SIPs should cost about the same as a house framed with comparably-sized dimensional lumber, and maybe even a little less.
Easier to hang drywall. There is solid backing for all drywall against exterior walls, which means there is less cutting, faster attachment and less waste material.
Fewer framing callbacks. Wall panels go in plumb, square and straight. Once in place, a SIP won’t warp, twist or check.
Fewer framers. crew can consist of one lead framer assisted by minimally-skilled helpers.
Increased referrals. fair number of builders report their marketing efforts have decreased ever since they started using SIP building systems.
Less theft. While 2x4s and 2x6s are prone to ” walking off” unsecured job sites, panels are too specific to the site’s building system to be worth hauling off somewhere else.
Less jobsite waste. If you’ve ordered a set of panels with all rough openings for windows and doors pre-cut at the factory, the only true waste you’ll have is taking a few cases of empty tubes of adhesive caulk containers to the landfill. And the factory can efficiently collect and recycle their cut-outs much more effectively than you can at the jobsite.
Rigid frame. It’s easy bracing SIP walls. In fact, once you have two corner panels up, you can lean a ladder against the panels when needed.
Green building product. On a life-cycle basis, a more energy-efficient house built with SIPs will be less damaging to the environment, in terms of overall resource consumption. Much less dimensional lumber is used in a SIP home than in a traditional framed structure.
Extremely strong structure. There is considerable evidence that homes with SIP wall and ceiling panels have survived natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, straight-line winds and earthquakes better than traditional stick-framed homes right next door.
Improved comfort. Thanks to extra R-values and tight construction, the wall and ceiling surfaces in a SIP home will control temperatures better than in stick-framed construction, resulting in a more comfortable home.
Indoor Air Quality. While there is no guarantee, most homes built with SIPs are tight enough that builders can’t ignore upgrading mechanical ventilation compared to that found in a standard home. In many studies in North American housing, the best indoor air quality is found in homes that are tight, and equipped with upgraded mechanical ventilation.
Interactive systems benefits. For example, a more energy-efficient home may cost slightly more to build, but in turn can be heated and cooled with smaller equipment that costs less to install.
Lower energy bills. Discounting the “human factor” – thermostat settings and so forth – a number of side-by-side tests show that between 15% and 40% less energy should be needed to heat and cool a home with SIP wall and ceiling panels. In tests by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, SIP walls outperform fiberglass walls by over 50%.
Speed of construction. With the flexibility and ease of cutting panels on site, or in the plant, the speed and efficiency of construction increases significantly. On most jobs you should be out of the weather and dried in sooner.
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