Built by engineers, for the long term
HIRUT Engineering Construction and General Trading was founded in 2016 by engineers with long field experience. Ten years on, we are a multidisciplinary firm working across water and ground: we supply, we design, we build, and we stay.
Our story
From field experience to a full-service firm
Founded by engineers with many years of experience, our company has successfully completed major projects. We deliver quality work in piezometer installation, subsurface investigation and research, water well drilling, modern irrigation (drip and sprinkler) design and supply, and the importation and installation of building waterproofing materials.
We import quality construction and seepage-prevention materials, and we are the exclusive East Africa importer and installer of the globally sought-after Orica Digital Solutions geotechnical and subsurface instruments.
Why we exist
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to deliver reliable, innovative, and sustainable engineering and infrastructure solutions that create lasting value for our clients, communities, and partners.
We bring together professional expertise, multidisciplinary knowledge, modern technology, and responsible practices to transform complex challenges into practical solutions and contribute to sustainable development
Our Corporate Promise
Building Solutions. Connecting Expertise. Creating Sustainable Value.
We are committed to being more than a service provider. We strive to be a trusted technical partner, working alongside our clients from initial concept and investigation through design, construction, implementation, monitoring, and long-term project success.
Our Vision gives us direction.Our Mission defines what we do.Our Values define how we do it.
Why Hirut
What sets this firm apart
Exclusivity
Orica Digital Solutions, exclusively
The only importer and installer of Orica Digital Solutions geotechnical and subsurface instruments in East Africa.
People
50+ engineers
An in-house engineering team that designs, installs, and commissions what we sell.
Support
After-sales depth
A six-pillar after-sales program, from training to long-term monitoring and emergency response.
Track record
$100M+ portfolio
More than fifty projects across Ethiopia and consultancy work across Africa since 2016.
Our people
Leadership & management team
Our company is led by a multidisciplinary team of professionals with extensive expertise in engineering, construction, water infrastructure, geology, geotechnical engineering, finance, information technology, and business management. Our leadership team combines technical knowledge, professional experience, and strategic management to deliver reliable, innovative, and sustainable solutions to our clients.
Our strength is built on people. HIRUT Engineering Construction and General Trading is guided by a multidisciplinary leadership team bringing together expertise in engineering, construction, water infrastructure, geology, geotechnical engineering, project management, finance, information technology, and digital solutions.
Our promise
What Every Client Can Expect
At HIRUT Engineering Construction & General Trading, our clients can expect professional expertise, reliable solutions, clear communication, quality delivery, and strong project commitment. We take the time to understand each client’s needs and combine multidisciplinary experience, modern technology, and practical engineering solutions to deliver results that create lasting value. We build relationships based on trust, responsiveness, accountability, and long-term partnership.
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More about HIRUT
Our Expertise
The capability the products, services and departments add up to.
Open section →Mission, Vision & Values
Our vision, mission, purpose and the ten values behind them.
Open section →What Every Client Can Expect
The promise we make on every project.
Open section →The Standards We Hold Ourselves To
How we measure our own work.
Open section →Certifications & Licenses
Registrations, grades and licences.
Open section →On site
Our engineers in the field
