In April 2022, we applied and won funding for a competition looking for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovative ideas on: “Design and innovate with locally available materials for economic and environmental impact.” The Small Business Innovation Research Programme (SBIR) is funded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). There are (were!) exactly…

As we begin the construction of our latest project this September, we want to introduce some background on the mission behind our project. Why are we building a centre in Ahrtal? The inception of our construction system dates back to 10 years ago, when our CEO Dr. Gerd Dust questioned…

The building and construction sector is a key industry, generating wealth and income and contributing in major ways to global development. The industry is responsible for employing around 8.6% …

Company Update 2021 has been quite a ride for Polycare. We have set ourselves a lot of goals from financing our future growth to getting deals signed in new markets, as well as strengthening our own capabilities and delivery power. Early in the year we started to recruit a lot of new…

Although Namibia boasts several wins in their education sector and has many excellent facilities nation wide, the country also faces numerous stumbling blocks including a lack of teaching materials, skills and infrastructure development and general overcrowding of schools. The Oshinamumwe Combined School is a good example of a school working…

Polycare, as a partner of BOXA, supplies building technology for the construction of a self-sufficient toilet house in South Africa. “We face a major challenge in developing fast-growing communities while being aware of and minimizing the impact on our environment. Millions of people do not have access to decent and…

Back in 2016, Namibia and Germany launched programme to create affordable housing for residents of informal settlements. The model house, which was presented to the public for the first time at the international investment conference in Windhoek in November, became a very special Christmas present for a family in Namibia…

Access to decent housing is a critical challenge for many low- and middle-income countries most of which are undergoing tremendous demographic, economic and social change. Namibia is no exception. The small population of 2.5 …

Polycare at Climate Transformation Summit 2021 On June 10th & 11th, 2021, companies active in different categories of climate transformation will exchange ideas for two days at this summit and present their implementation of the Paris climate goals. …