Predictors of Failure in Selected Roofing Sheets Product in Enugu and Delta States, Nigeria
Dr. Egboro Felix
Abstract
This study was prompted by the desire to investigate the predictors of failure in the roofing sheets product
industry in Enugu and Delta States, Nigeria. Enugu and Delta States, housed two indigenous roofing sheet
product manufacturing firms, Eternit Ltd and Enenite Ltd. Indigenous roofing sheet products of thatches, clay
tiles, fibre cement roofing products are gradually disappearing from the market due to low consumer’s
acceptance. In Nigeria, a man’s status in the society is widely determined by the type of house he occupies, which
is much more an expression of his quality, a symbol of his achievements and barometer that indicates how society
perceives him. Private home owners desire not just a roof over their head but aesthetic and secured roof. A
critical component of any building is the roof. A good roof is expected to comprise high performance and durable
materials to protect a building from nature’s harsh elements. Roofs are expected to provide water tightness and
near continuous protection from moisture and vapour, ultraviolet exposure, cold, noise, wind and fire. This is the
core value of a roofing sheet product, without which the house owner has no customer satisfaction. In recent
times there has been a high rate of product failure in the roofing sheets product. The objective of this study is to
ascertain the extent to which industry competitions in relation to price, product quality, product reliability,
channel of distribution conflict, predicts product failure in the roofing Sheet products.
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