About NDB — Est. 2013 · Gasabo, Kigali

A workshop thatlearned to thinklike a studio.

Est. 2013The showroom floor — Kimironko, Gasabo

Chapter 01 — The Story

Rwanda should not have to import its quality.

NDB Ltd was founded in Kigali in 2013 and registered with the Rwanda Development Board with a conviction that was unfashionable at the time: that Rwanda should not have to import its quality.

Founder Yves Nkubito Gashi had spent years in wood manufacturing, construction and interior fit-outs — long enough to know exactly where imported furniture fails in Rwandan rooms, and where local workmanship fails imported expectations. NDB was built to close both gaps at once: international-standard finishing, produced locally, by a team trained in-house.

What began as a carpentry workshop is now a full interior solutions atelier — a design studio and a factory sharing one roof in Gasabo — serving homes, offices, restaurants, clinics and institutions across Rwanda and the region.

Chapter 02 — Vision · Mission · Values

The ledger we keep ourselves to.

Vision

To be Rwanda’s first choice for high-quality, locally manufactured furniture and interior solutions.

Mission

Deliver durable, aesthetically refined products and services while scaling capacity and craftsmanship to meet domestic and regional demand.

01Quality craftsmanship: — the piece must outlive the trend.
02Customer-first service: — we design for your life, not our portfolio.
03Integrity: — the quote, the timeline and the warranty mean what they say.
04Sustainability: — material efficiency in the workshop; local sourcing where feasible.
05Continuous improvement: — training, apprenticeships and machine upgrades, every year.

Hand-carved abstract wooden sculpture on a tall wooden stand. — PL-017Carved form no.1 — a craft-object portrait

Chapter 03 — The Founder

Yves Nkubito Gashi

Founder & Managing Director

Eighteen-plus years in wood manufacturing, construction and interior fit-outs. Yves still leads design, production planning and quality personally — you will meet him, not a sales layer. He studied at École Privée de Gisenyi and ULK, and invests continuously in staff training and workshop modernization. His standard for the team is the one he holds himself to:

“Nothing comes easily — success requires hard work.”

Chapter 04 — The Team

Thirty-plus hands, one signature.

Thirty-plus people make NDB: production managers, senior carpenters, machine operators, welders, upholsterers, installation teams and quality assurance staff. Most were trained or upskilled inside the company — NDB runs ongoing in-house training and apprenticeships, building the next generation of Rwandan makers while it builds furniture.

Channel-tufted cream sofa suites lined up across the NDB showroom floor in Kigali. — 30+What thirty-plus pairs of hands make

Chapter 05 — Quality Assurance

Three gates. No exceptions.

NDB QA — Spec Sheet

Gate 1 — Pre-production inspection: materials, moisture, hardware
Gate 2 — In-process inspection: joinery, tolerances, upholstery
Gate 3 — Final inspection: finish, function, packing
Standard: Rwanda Standards Board practices
Warranty: 6 months, material & workmanship (typical items)

Chapter 06 — Track Record

The ledger, in client names.

Year	Client	Scope
2022	Karry Kingdom Restaurant	Construction, furniture & interior design
2021	One Acre Fund Headquarters	Office partitioning & furniture supply
2019	Rwanda Mountain Tea	Office partitioning
2017–2020	CHIK Ltd	Aluminium & office partitioning
2017	Beiza Clinic	Clinic construction & partitioning
—	Kigali Heat	Office partitioning & furniture supply
—	Rwanda Tea Packers	Office partitioning

Closing Statement — Made in Rwanda

“Made in Rwanda” is not a sticker we apply — it is the entire supply chain: local timber where feasible, local hands always, local warranty support forever.

When you commission NDB, the money, the skills and the pride stay in the country the furniture lives in.

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