Sam-Woode Limited

Sam Woode Limited
Company typePublic
GSE: SWL
IndustryPublishing
Founded16 October 1984
FounderKwesi Sam-Woode
Headquarters
Sam Woode Ltd, House No. 1, Adole Abla Link, Dansoman, Greater Accra, Ghana
Key people
Kwesi Sam-Woode (Chairman)[1]
Richard K. Oguaa (CEO)[2]
ServicesPublishing, Printing, Stationery
Websitesamwoode.com

Sam Woode Limited is a Ghanaian publishing company.[2] The company is listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index.[3] Sam Woode Limited was founded on 16 October 1984 and was listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange in 2002, having converted into a public company in 1998.[4]

Operations

Sam Woode Limited publishes educational textbooks, story books, as well as non-book materials for different levels.[4] Sam Woode Limited's products portfolio includes pre-school and primary school levels, among others.[4]

The company produces books in categories including agency books,[4] agricultural science,[4] basic design and technology,[4] citizenship education,[4] handwriting,[4] information and communication technology,[4] integrated science,[4] social studies,[4] mathematics and religious and moral education,[4] among others. Products from the Sam Woode catalogue are also available for purchase online.[4]

Sam Woode Limited holds exclusive distribution rights for the territory of West Africa for titles by foreign publishers listed on the company's Agency Lists.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Sam Woode Ltd - Bloomberg. bloomberg.com (Bloomberg L.P.).
  2. ^ a b Company Overview of Sam-Woode Ltd. investing.businessweek.com.
  3. ^ a b Ghana: Sam Woode Ltd Donates Books to Mumford Library. allafrica.com (AllAfrica.com).
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n About Us - Sam Woode Limited Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine. samwoode.com.


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