Our Growth Story
Meet our Founder
Prof. Romeo Messan TOSSOU
GROUP FOUNDER GROUP AGECOSCO INTERNATIONAL
CEO: TOGO / BENIN / GHANA / NIGERIA / CAMEROUN / GABON / BURKINA FASO / NIGER / GUINEA CONAKRY
With over 18 years of corporate experience in the Testing, Inspection and Conformity industry, Mr. TOSSOU launched GROUP AGECOSCO as a specialised inspection firm in 1998.
The GROUP AGECOSCO Concept
Simple. Build a global brand that would bring together the most promising leaders in the inspection industry and empower them to perfect their service offering to their clients.
Our Responsibility?
Not so simple. Implement safeguards in terms of Standardised Operating
Procedures, adherence to compliance norms and maintaining accreditations for all of our sister firms across our participating offices.
Following our concept while enforcing accountability and integrity helped us expand rapidly over the last seven years around the globe. Prasanjit is now assisted by industry leaders across the GROUP AGECOSCO network.
GROUP AGECOSCO operate globally either through direct representation or by using our best-in-class agents who are experienced in their regions.
For more information, please call: (+228) 70-42-19-25 or 90-05-74-66 LOME – TOGO Cell. : (+228) 98-24-64-83 or send an email to
agecosco@yahoo.fr /
agecosco@gmail.coMM /
operationsagecosco@gmail.com ,
TESTING, INSPECTION &CERTIFICATION SERVICES
- Inspection Supervision Services,
- Documentation,
- Sampling & Analysis Services
WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
AGRI COMMODITIES SERVICES
- Grains, Pulses, Oil-seeds & Feed-stuff
- Sugar (Raw& Refined)
- Vegetable & Animal oils /fats
Pre-Shipment Discharge
Sampling as per Standard
Shipment Supervision
- Cargo space inspection for suitability
- Monitoring Load, Discharge & Delivery
- Sampling as per Standard /Guidelines
- Tally for bagged cargo
- Hold / Container sealing
- Coffee, cocoa Fruits & Vegetables
- Frozen products
Specialized Services
- Loss Prevention
- Full Out-turn Guarantee
- Fumigation
- Stock Audit
- Preparation of cargo compartment
Analysis& Sampling
- Standard test for Physical & Chemical Parameters
- Specialized tests
FERTILIZER COMMODITIES SERVICES
- Urea /TG Urea Sulphur
- DAP /MOP
- Ammonium Nitrate
Pre-Shipment Inspection
Bulk /Break Bulk Vessels Shipment
- Hold Inspection
- Draft Survey
- Monitoring Loading & Discharge
- Sampling as per Standard
- Tally
- Hold Sealing
- Liquid Ammonia
- Compound Fertilizers
- Rock Phosphate
- Phosphoric Acid
Container Shipment
- Container suitability to load cargo
- Stuffing / Destuffing
- Sampling
- Weight Monitoring
- Tally of Bags
Analysis& Sampling
STRUCTURED TRADE FINANCE SUPPORT SERVICES
- All Agricultural Commodities
- Minerals &Metals
- Equipment
- All liquid cargo incl. Chemicals
- Manufactured & Consumer Goods
- Crops
Stock Management Control (Warehousing& Collateral Management Audits& Surveillance Storage Solutions &Quality)
- Preliminary inspection of the storage facility to determine its suitability for storage of goods.
- Verification of quantity & condition of stored goods.
- Monitoring of quantity / condition verification of deliveries to or from the storage facilities.
- Management & Control of Documentation.
- Over-deliveries alerts.
- Verification of storage receipt & proper recording.
- Periodic quantity & conditions verification.
- Reporting
MINERAL ORE SERVICES
- Chrome, Manganese, Clinker
- Pig Iron, Limestone, Gypsum
- Bauxite, Fluorspar
- Koalin, Mica, Silica, etc.
Pre-Shipment Inspection
- Sampling as per Standard
- Inspection at mines, yards, warehouses, plants, ports, etc.
Supervision on arrivals/ Dispatch &Rake/Truck Loading /Discharge
Collateral & Stock Monitoring (CMA &SMA)
Stock determination at yards using Total Stations
Full Out-turn Guarantee (FOG)
Shipment Control
Bulk Shipment
- Hold Inspection, Draft survey, Warehouse Inspection, Tally (bag cargo), Weight, Sampling & Condition, Hold Sealing.
- DRI grade B Bulk loading superintendence complying with IMSBC code and P&I guideline.
Container Shipment
- Suitability of container to load cargo
- Stuffing / Destuffing - Tally (bag cargo), Weight, Sampling & Condition
- Container Sealing
METAL SERVICES
- Steel Profiles
- Steel Coils - HRC, CRC
- Special Fabricated Sections Steel Pipes - Coated, Uncoated
- Specialized Services
Pre-Shipment Inspection
Sampling as per Standard for Physical & Chemical test parameters
Loading /Discharge Supervision
- Cargo space inspection for suitability
- Monitoring Load & Discharge
- Sampling as per Standard / Guidelines
- Tally for bagged cargo
- Hold / Container sealing
Specialized services
- Pre-production Inspection
- Factory evaluation
- Random sampling of the raw materials, scrap & components used in production
- Inspection during production to check & confirm with TDC.
Analysis& Sampling
- Standard test for Physical & Chemical Parameters
- Specialized tests
CONSUMER PRODUCT SERVICES
- Hardline Merchandise
- Imitation Jewelry
- Crockeries, Toys
- Electronics FMCG Products
Pre-Shipment Inspection
Sampling as per Standard
Loading /Discharge Supervision
- Cargo space inspection for suitability
- Monitoring Load, Discharge & Delivery
- Sampling as per Standard /Guidelines
- Tally for bagged cargo
- Hold / Container sealing
Specialized Services
- Components & Raw Material - Initial Production Inspection (IPI)
- Material in progress - During Production Inspection (DPI / DUPRO)
- Finished Products - Final Random Inspection (FRI)
Analysis& Sampling
- Standard test for Physical & Chemical Parameters
- Specialized tests
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS & DERIVATIVES SERVICES
- Crude Oils, Fuel Oils &Gas Oils
- Kerosene &Jet Fuels
- Gasoline's & Naphtha
- Liquid Gases
- Lubricants/Base Oil
- Bitumen /Asphalt
Shipment Inspection
- Tank Gauging
- Product sampling as per Industry Stds.
- Tank Cleanliness Inspection
- Tank Wall Wash
- Tanker Lightering
- Auto-Sampling
- Investigation of Cargo Discrepancies
- Sampling & Sample Transport
Specialized Services
- Bulk Terminal Audits
- Blending Programme
- Blending Control
- Pipeline Transfer Control
- Loss Control Investigation
Analysis& Sampling
- Standard test for Physical & Chemical Parameters
- Specialized tests
MARINE SURVEY SERVICES
Our specialization includes but not limited to :
- Pre-risk / Condition surveys for P&I Clubs and H&M Insurers.
- Damage Survey's for Cargo, Loss Adjustment & Prevention.
- Tanker - STS, Contamination Survey.
- Charter party non-conformance dispute survey.
- Cargo holds cleanliness surveys.
- Vessel condition on hire / off hire surveys.
- Bunker surveys – ROB, During bunker operation – Supply by vessel/trucks, pipeline & On/Off hire surveys.
- Ultrasonic test for watertight compartments.
- Yacht surveys – Loading, Unloading, Stowage, Condition, Pre-risk.
- Stock verification- Open / Closed using Laser, Total Solution, Physical means.
- Valuation surveys- Cargo, vessel, Equipment, Industry.
- Marine warranty surveys.
- Calibration surveys – Vessel tanks, Shore tanks, weighbridges, weighing equipment.
- Repair, Refurbishment, renovation surveys for Vessel / Yacht – Hull & Machinery & Industrial Equipment.
- Project cargo – loading/Unloading including heavy lifts, out of Gauge and of Critical nature.
- Port Captain - Superintendence.
- Refrigerated cargo surveys – PTI verification, Loading/Unloading.
- Scrap surveys – Wastes Paper/Plastic/HMS/Others, Checking for radioactive elements.
- Vehicle Surveys- Old/Used & New cars.
- Measurement /Tally Surveys.
- Cargo Fumigation surveys / supervision.
