Who we are

Our Story

Rio Douro Construction (Pvt) LTD was formed in 1981 by Antonio Ribeiro & Gloria Patricia Pereira, with a couple of good artisans and a great deal of motivation. This company was soon to emerge as a leading construction company in Zimbabwe with abilities to construct building projects in the ‘Unlimited Category’ classified by the governing  construction body in Zimbabwe, namely, The Construction Industry
Federation of Zimbabwe (CIFOZ) Rio Douro is a family built business, with 2 Directors;
David Pereira who joined the team in 1989, and obtained many certificates in concrete technology and is now currently Our
Contracts Director.
Richard Pereira who joined the team in 1992, studied as a
Quantity surveyor, and is now currently Our Managing Director.

Due to the outstanding workmanship of the employees, the  company has earned a very good name for the high standard of work on projects. Safety is always of high priority and this  is demonstrated in our completed and ongoing projects.
The company has a large fleet of trucks, varying from small tippers, to 30 ton Cross-Border rigs. Included in the fleet is a wide range of well maintained plant, including excavators, loaders and a 25 ton Zoomlion Mobile Crane Rio Douro has completed a large quantity and wide variety of works from private residences to hospitals, schools, commercial properties and grain silos. These are further detailed on our Completed and Projects in Progress works.

In 2004, we were awarded the New Millennium International Construction Award, which was hosted in Madrid, Spain. We are very proud of this achievement, as at the time, we were the second company in Africa to achieve this goal. Along with the award, we also became members of the International Trade Leaders Club.

Our Mission

To provide a fully professional, first class service in the field of construction by our highly skilled and specialized staff.

To also maintain a high standard of work as has been achieved in our projects throughout Zimbabwe, where we have carried out all contracts timeously and satisfactorily over the past 40+ years. We will continue to maintain such high standards of work and achieve the same recognition, with safety as a high priority wherever we are awarded contracts in the Southern African Region.

Our Future Vision

  • Deliver a quality service that meets with our customers specifications and timeframe.
  • Provide information, education, training and supervision to staff in our workforce by hiring and providing professionals in the various fields. These professionals will be local where available but should the need arise for external people, we will ensure that training of local people will be of utmost importance.