About ZimBuild QS

A Senior Quantity Surveyor. A diaspora community. A problem worth solving.

Who we are

Professional cost advice for a market that needed it

ZimBuild QS was founded by Anele Dube, a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in Essex, UK, to address a gap that was costing the Zimbabwe diaspora community thousands of pounds every year.

Zimbabweans abroad, in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and South Africa, are building homes back home in significant numbers. But without access to professional cost advice, they are reliant on contractor quotes they cannot verify and budgets based on guesswork.


ZimBuild QS exists to put the client in control of the numbers. We produce professional Bills of Quantities, cost estimates and contractor quote audits, based on real Zimbabwe market rates, so that when you sit down with a contractor, you already know what it should cost.

Anele Dube, Senior Quantity Surveyor, reviewing construction drawings at desk with building site in background
The person behind the service

Anele Dube, Senior Quantity Surveyor

I'm a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in Essex, UK. I've worked in construction cost management for a number of years, and I understand the technical side of building, how to read drawings, measure works accurately, apply market rates, and spot when a contractor's quote doesn't stack up.

ZimBuild QS is built on understanding the Zimbabwe diaspora experience, because I live it too. Every client gets the same standard of work I would want for myself.

Senior Quantity Surveyor, extensive professional experience
Director of Apex QS Ltd, UK registered company
Based in Essex, UK, serving the global Zimbabwe diaspora
Live Zimbabwe rates database, updated quarterly
Fully confidential, your project details are never shared
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Our structure

ZimBuild QS & Apex QS Ltd

Parent company

Apex QS Ltd

UK registered company. The legal entity behind all contracts, invoices and professional engagements.

Trading brand

ZimBuild QS

The client-facing brand for Zimbabwe diaspora services.

"Every Zimbabwean building from abroad deserves to know what it should cost, before they commit a single dollar."

That's what drives everything we do.

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