Barzem Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, as it is named now, was established over 70 years ago as the local Caterpillar Dealer. The company has gone through a number of name changes over the pastdecades with the most recent ones being Barlows Tractor lntemational and ZEMCO, (Zimbabwe Earthmoving Machinery Company) amongst several. The company is a joint venture business 51% owned by Zimplow Holdings Limited, a Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed company and 49% by Barloworld Equipment UK Ltd.

The company has a dealer representative agreement for Caterpillar and Hyster with Barloworld Equipment. who in turn represent Caterpillar, the USA based manufacturer of heavy earth moving equipment, and Hyster the USA manufacturer of fork lift products. Barzem is a major supplier of equipment into almost all strategic sectors and segments of the economy.

Their products made by Caterpillar are used mostly in mining operations where we supply bulldozers, wheel loaders, motor graders, excavators, dump trucks, compactors, backhoe loaders and electric power generators amongst a varied list of products. Theirr Hyster brand of materials handling equipment is comprised of forklifts ranging from l.S tonnes to forty eight tonnes. The Harare workshops are a modern facility that meets set Caterpillar workshop standards. Theworkshop has seven specialized bays where work is carried out to CAT standards.