By Neo Kolane
Civil engineering graduate, Thulo Mosenoli opened a company called TM Stone Paving after researching and teaching himself on how concrete behaves under different what conditions.
TM Stone Paving is a business that started operating in August 2020. It has to do with landscape.
TM Stone Paving specializes in different paving bricks, from cobbler slates to cobbler stones and hexagon shaped stones that come in different colours like dark red, red and charcoal.
The 24-year old innovator told theReporter that he gets his raw materials from local companies – aggregate from Morali Crushers, cement from Maluti Mountain Cement and sand from a river in Korokoro.
“I did not study any stones, I gained my skill, perfected it from Google and YouTube and with the assistance of my suppliers.
“I took time to perfect it, but the plan of making paving stones had always been an idea I had toyed with, even when I was in school in 2017, because I realized such stones were not being manufactured in the country,” the Ha Matala resident said.
Mosenolithought he should take the opportunity to just try his luck and see how it turns out, but after his research he learnt that there is another company in Roma that made the same paving stones.
Mosenoli did not lose hope because he knows competition is something that will always be there, so he figured he should go ahead with his idea.
“Around March 2020, I received my first order and from them orders have been streaming in non-stop,” Mosenoli excitedly said.
He revealed that the design and colour combination is what makes TM Paving Stone stand out.
Working from the comfort of his home, Mosenoli mentioned that the colours used at TM Paving Stone are natural and earthy, and went on to advise people on the colour of the paving looking at the colour of their houses.
“This kind of paving does not wear off because it’s mixing is wet, although it is highly labour intensive,” he said.
Mosenoli manufactures the paving stones only on order because he does not have a spacious area to manufacture and stock pile at the same time.
