Highland Estates Limited started as family business in 1930s when the founder member of the company Mr. Abdulrahim Mulla introduced subsistence rice irrigation farming in Usangu Southern highland region by constructing an 11 kilometres canal from Igawa to Rujewa.

The family business developed into a Sole proprietorship under Pirmohamed Mulla in 1960s trading in retail and whole sale business, agent for industrial processed products, agent for cereals and distribution in the southern regions.

 

In the 1970s developed into transport business dealing with transportation of liquid and dry cargo within the East and Central Africa. Transportation business along with the farming activities carried out till todate.

In 1990s the company entered into construction business, and the company was incorporated under CAP 212 on 1st July 1991 in the name Southern Highland Estates Limited bearing the certificate number 19602. The company changed name to Highland Estates Limited on 2nd September 1997 under the same certificate number.

Currently the company is a class one civil contractor and class four civil contractor.

 

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