Local company awarded contract to work on German embassy in Liberia

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Global Building Solutions has recently signed a contract with the German government to refurbish its embassy in Liberia. GBS has a permanent staff headquartered in Monrovia, Liberia and has previously worked on other projects there, including a recently-completed resort hotel.

Staff Report
Published Oct. 29, 2009

Charleston-based Global Building Solutions has been awarded a contract with the German government to refurbish its embassy in Liberia.

Global Building Solutions has previously worked on projects in Liberia through its Global Building Solutions Liberia Ltd. subsidiary, which is headquartered in Monrovia, the West African country’s capital. It recently built a villa-style resort hotel, which opened in June.

The company employs expatriates and local trade workers for its projects and has trained more than 300 workers in Liberia.

Global Building Solutions also works in Gabon, in west central Africa, and it has contracted with the government there to build housing.