About Simba Umeme
A furniture and interiors workshop in Dar es Salaam, building the things other people only draw.
We Build on Site, Not Just in the Workshop
Simba Umeme is a furniture and interior fit-out business based in Dar es Salaam. We make furniture, doors, wall panelling and fitted joinery to order, and we install what we make.
Most of our work begins with a room that is finished on paper but empty in reality: a new hall, a hotel floor, a house waiting on its doors. We measure it ourselves, set out the timber against the actual walls, and build the detail in place. That is why our patterns line up in corners where drawings usually do not.
- Own workshop, own transport, own installation crew
- Licensed by Kinondoni Municipal Council and TRA-registered
- VAT registered under VRN 40325947B
Six Things We Hold To
Not slogans. The things clients actually call us back for.
Real Craftsmanship
Solid hardwood, hand-finished joints and carving done by people who have cut this timber for years.
On-Time Delivery
We give a programme with the quote and we work to it. If something slips, you hear it from us first.
Built to Your Budget
Tell us the number. We will show you what is achievable at that level rather than quote and disappear.
Full Installation
Transport, fixing and finishing included. You are not left to find a fundi to fit what we delivered.
After-Sales Service
Timber moves in the first months. We come back and adjust hinges, catches and fixings when it does.
Honest Pricing
A written quote listing materials, finishes and labour, so you can see what you are paying for.
Who You Will Be Dealing With
Simba Umeme runs as a small, direct team. The person who quotes your job is the person who oversees it, and the crew who build it are the crew who install it.
Stephen Benedict Kessy
Stephen leads the business and the workshop. He is the engineer behind the furniture and joinery: he takes the site measurements, sets out the timber, and signs off every piece before it leaves for installation.
- Management: quoting, site visits, project oversight
- Design and setting out: shop drawings and on-site pattern work
- Carpentry and carving: fabrication, fretwork and finishing
- Installation and transport: delivery, fixing and hand-over
We Cut Our Own Timber
Most joinery businesses in Dar es Salaam buy timber already sawn and sized. We run our own saw benches, planers and thicknessers, which means we select the log, cut it to the section the job needs, and control the grain and colour from the start.
It also means we can hold stock. When a client needs two hundred matching door frames, the timber is already on the ground and seasoning.
- Own sawmill, planing and thicknessing machinery
- Timber selected and cut in-house, not bought pre-sized
- Stock held on site for volume and repeat orders
Some of the Clients We Work With
Institutions, consultants and manufacturers who have put their work in our hands.
Licensed, Registered and Tax Compliant
Trading as Simba Umeme Engineering, we hold a current business licence, we are VAT registered under VRN 40325947B, and we carry a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Tanzania Revenue Authority.
That matters if you are buying through a procurement department: it means we can invoice with VAT, we can be paid without a compliance hold, and certified copies of every document below are available on request.
Come and See the Work
The fastest way to judge a joinery company is to look at what it has already built. Then tell us what you need.