Bahrain-based BMMI, through its fully owned subsidiary Global Sourcing & Supply (GSS), has expanded its reach into the African market.

The group recently acquired land occupation rights and a logistics base in Port-Gentil, Gabon (Central Africa) for BD 2 million ($5.2 million), said a statement.

It also completed the acquisition of its joint venture companies’ partner shares in both Sudan and South Sudan, for a total of $747, 700, it said.

Since 2008, GSS, the integrated facilities management subsidiary of BMMI, a diversified retail and distribution contract services and supply group, has successfully provided a comprehensive range of contracted services to commercial, governmental and NGO clients in mature and developing markets.

The company currently operates in Mali, Gabon, Ghana, Sudan, South Sudan and Burkina Faso, and runs a new hub in Kenya, which provides access to the markets of Tanzania, Uganda and Somalia.

GSS offers services supplied to industries as diverse as NGOs, mining, infrastructure and oil and gas, with a focus on temporary structures, facility management and food and hospitality services in both onshore and offshore sectors. - TradeArabia News Service