Building Materials
& Lifestyle

From construction projects to everyday living.

We supply a range of products that help build spaces and support the way people live and work in them. Think of an item. There’s a good chance we supply it.

Our Building Materials range includes products used in residential, commercial and infrastructure projects,including planed timber, eucalyptus poles, composite flooring and decking, sectional steel, cement, fencing, sanitaryware, industrial chemicals, power tools and construction accessories.

Our Lifestyle range includes products for homes, offices and retail environments, including electronics, appliances, stationery, toys, garden equipment, plasticware, catering items and other household goods.

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Timber

Charcoal and Briquettes

Tools

Paint and Adhesives

Appliances

"I enjoy working with products that shape the spaces people live and work in. Building materials provide the foundation, while lifestyle products bring comfort and personality. It’s rewarding to connect the right products with the needs of our markets.”

Kevin Bonner

Category Manager: Building Materials and Lifestyle
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From our client and supplier community

“IOEC has made our Toilet Duck brand a flagship brand in Seychelles. Our product presence is massive in all STC stores - Raid, Baygon, Toilet Duck, Glade, Mr Muscle are always on the shelf."
SC Johnson
"IOEC have helped us bridge the gap between local and international markets since 2016. IOEC works tirelessly to ensure our products make a significant impact in global markets."
Sparta Beef
"IOEC have provided us with exceptional service for many years. They are knowledgeable, efficient, and professional."
Buy South Africa Ltd
“Great customer service takes your business to the next level and we feel valued as a customer to have an amazing relationship with IOEC."
Zedcore
"IOEC has been are liable partner in sourcing F&B and Industrial chemical products for the past 4 years. Working with IOEC, especially the Maldives region team, has made business both enjoyable and easy"
Happy Market
“We’ve dealt with IOEC for over 15 years. We started as a small supplier yet were treated with respect as a valuable trading partner. Our business has since grown by double digits"
Marina Sea Salt
“IOEC has been integral to the success of my business. The industry overall is a tough one, but the IOEC team is upfront, honest, and willing to do what it takes to help always."
Clarke’s Kitchen
"IOEC are true partners in every sense of the word, their communication and all round professionalism has been outstanding as we expand our footprint into new markets."
Future Life
“IOEC's online system works amazingly well. We now get enquiries on different products from our different brands using their online platform."
Rand Plastics
"Swartland Valley partners with IOEC since 2002. We are so grateful for the exceptional job they are doing for our business. They are highly professional, always friendly and accommodating, and always striving to source new business opportunities."
Swartland Winery
“IOEC has been instrumental in opening new markets and gaining market share. They are true business partners."
Chalmar Beef
“The IOEC team is passionate about building relationships with suppliers. They go the extra mile to understand our systems and work professionally to grow our export markets."
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