Material Categories

Building Materials in Zanzibar

Build Hub manufactures concrete masonry products in Zanzibar and supplies the wider material basket around them — sand, aggregate, crusher dust, cement, reinforcement steel and fencing materials — so a project can source from one coordinated supplier instead of chasing separate traders.

One supplier across the material basket

Most construction delays in Zanzibar are not caused by a single missing product. They are caused by materials arriving out of sequence — blocks on site before the sand, or steel arriving after the slab was ready to tie. Build Hub is structured around that problem: manufacturing our own masonry units and coordinating the surrounding materials against the same programme.

Every category below has its own page with specifications, applications and ordering detail. If your requirement spans several of them, send the BOQ or material schedule once and we will price the whole package.

What we supply in Zanzibar

  • Concrete blocks — 4 inch, 6 inch and 8 inch, hydraulically moulded and cured under controlled conditions
  • Interlocking pavers for driveways, walkways and external hardstanding
  • Construction sand for blockwork, plaster, screeds and concrete
  • Graded aggregate for structural concrete and civil works
  • Crusher dust for bedding, screeds and paving works
  • Cement, coordinated against pour schedules and site storage
  • Reinforcement steel — bar, mesh and binding wire
  • Barbed wire and general fencing materials for site perimeters and boundaries
  • Delivery across Unguja, scheduled against the construction programme

Who we supply

Contractors and subcontractors working to a fixed programme, developers building residential and mixed-use schemes, hospitality and resort projects, government and institutional works, and homeowners building or extending a single property.

Order size does not change how the material is produced. It changes the delivery plan — a single house is usually scheduled as discrete loads, while a phased development is planned as a call-off against the programme.

Material Categories

Browse materials by category

Each category has its own page with specifications, applications and delivery detail.

Concrete Blocks Manufactured in Zanzibar

Hydraulically moulded 4, 6 and 8 inch cement blocks made in Zanzibar, cured under controlled conditions and delivered across Unguja.

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Construction Sand Supplier in Zanzibar

Construction, plaster, mortar and concrete sand supplied across Zanzibar, with an indicative material rate of TZS 51,000/m³ before delivery.

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Construction Aggregate & Kokoto Supplier in Zanzibar

Construction aggregate, crushed stone and kokoto supplied across Zanzibar, with an indicative material rate of TZS 80,000/m³ before delivery.

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Cement Supplier in Zanzibar

Bagged cement (Dangote CEM II 42.5N, 50 kg) supplied in Zanzibar and staged against pour schedules and site storage.

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Steel Supplier in Zanzibar

Reinforcement bar, mesh and binding wire procured against the bar bending schedule or BOQ and delivered in phases.

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Rebar & Reinforcement Steel in Zanzibar

Y bar and reinforcing steel by diameter, supplied with binding wire and mesh for slabs, columns, beams and foundations.

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Paving Blocks & Pavers in Zanzibar

60 mm interlocking pavers for driveways, paths, resort landscaping and hardstanding, with bedding material on the same order.

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Crusher Dust Supplier in Zanzibar

Crusher dust and aggregate bypass for paving, levelling, blinding and fill, from an indicative TZS 40,000/m³ before delivery.

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Hardcore Supplier in Zanzibar

Hardcore and crushed stone sub-base for slabs, paving, driveways and site access, quoted by project with delivery across Unguja.

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Barbed Wire & Fencing Materials in Zanzibar

Barbed wire and fencing materials for plot security, site perimeters and wall-top protection, quoted against perimeter length.

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Construction Material Delivery in Zanzibar

Scheduled site delivery of blocks, sand, aggregate, cement, steel and pavers across Unguja, planned around your programme.

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Guides

Before you order, read these

Short, practical guides written for Zanzibar sites — selection, quantities and what to send with an enquiry.

How to order building materials for a Zanzibar construction site

From material list to truck at the gate: what to send, how to phase it, what to prepare on site and what a written quotation should include.

Read the guide

Concrete blocks vs bricks in Zanzibar: terminology, selection and ordering

Bricks, cement bricks, blocks and concrete blocks are the same product on the island. What to specify instead of arguing over the word.

Read the guide

Building Materials delivered across Unguja

Stone Town, Nungwi, Kiwengwa, Paje, Fumba, Wider Unguja and the wider island. Delivery feasibility and cost depend on quantity, access, route and schedule — confirmed in writing per order.

Areas we serve
Questions

Frequently asked

Does Build Hub supply the whole material list for a project?

We manufacture concrete blocks and pavers ourselves and supply the surrounding materials — sand, aggregate, crusher dust, cement, reinforcement steel and fencing materials. Anything outside that range can be quoted through our trading and procurement service against your BOQ.

Where in Zanzibar do you deliver?

We deliver across Unguja. Delivery is scheduled with you at order stage so material lands in the right sequence for the works, and access constraints at the site are confirmed before dispatch.

How do I get a price?

Send a quote request with the materials, quantities, delivery location and required dates. Where you have a BOQ or material schedule, attach it and we will price line by line.

Can I order a small quantity as a homeowner?

Yes. Homeowners and small builders are supplied alongside contract projects; the difference is scheduling rather than product.

Need more than one material?

Send us your full requirement.

Upload your BOQ or send us your full material requirement and Build Hub will prepare a consolidated quotation.

Request a Quote

Get pricing for building materials in Zanzibar

Send your quantities, site location and required dates — or attach a BOQ or material schedule — and our team will come back with a written quotation and a delivery plan.

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