Tilahun Abebe Grade 1 General Contractor has been ranked #3 out of the Top 10 Construction Businesses in Ethiopia, “… the largest companies considered the top in their field of Ethiopian construction that are making all these new projects happen.”

1. Sur Construction
2. MIDROC Ethiopia Construction
3. Tilahun Abebe General Contractor
4. Sunshine Construction
5. Saba Engineering
6. Rama Construction
7. Tesfaye Legesse Construction
8. Yirgalem Construction
9. Gutema Firisa Construction
10. Afro-Tsion Construction

Source: allaboutETHIO

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Thriving through challenges

Tilahun Abebe, an architect who graduated from Addis Ababa University in 1994 and was born in Bale, Oromia, is the founder and general manager of one of the country’s few grade-one general contractors.

His company, which bears his name, has survived despite many obstacles, including the upsurge in construction material prices, a problem that forced many contractors into bankruptcy because they were unable to complete projects on time, while many contractors have faced closure in recent years as a result of poor management.

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