Gone are the days when only the older generation are praised for making swift innovations either in politics or in other facet of life.
Even as the world continue to celebrate innovative personalities, a certain young man known as Akomolafe Henrich Bankole is redefining the real estate business using advance means of technology and he’s one of the most successful under-30 entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
He is the managing director of Akotex Group, a conglomerate of four businesses across several industries, including real estate/construction, technology, escalator, elevator fitness and wellness.
He’s one of the best elevator and escalator designers and producers in the world and his good works are yearned for all over the world.
For those who don’t know what it means, escalator does not require a specific machine room to control the system of escalator. But elevator require a specific machine room to control the elevator.
An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building. It consists of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep them horizontal.
Escalators are used around the world in places where lifts would be impractical. Principal areas of usage include department stores, shopping malls, airports, transit systems (railway/railroad stations), convention centers, hotels, arenas, stadiums and public buildings.
Escalators have the capacity to move large numbers of people. They can be placed in the same physical space as a staircase. They have no waiting interval (except during very heavy traffic). They can be used to guide people toward main exits or special exhibits. They may be weatherproofed for outdoor use.
That is what Akomolafe Bankole professionalise in and has improved this sector with new innovations the world could boast of. Like Car Elevator, Dumbwaiter Elevator,Freight Elevator , Goods Lift, Home Elevator, Hospital Elevator, Hydraulic Elevator
Hydraulic Lift For Home, Machine Room Less Elevator, Passenger Lift, Hydraulic Lifts, Hydraulic Wall Mounted Lift Platform, Indoor Wall Mounted Lifts, Wall Mounted Hydraulic Lifts, Passenger Hydraulic Lifts, Bungalow Lifts, Handicap Lifts, Wheel Chair Lift, industrial Lift, Commercial Passenger Lifts, Traditional Hydraulic Elevators, Elevator With Sliding Door, Vertical Wheel Chair Lift, Vertical Wheel Chair Lift With Enclosure,
Hydraulic Cantilever Lifts, Small Goods Lift, Scissor Type Motorcycle Lift and various types of escalators.
These elevators and escalator have been improved on by Akomolafe making him one of the most sort after reel estate and technical provider and contractor of this technology.
Due to this achievements, he was listed as one of the Forbes Africa 120 game changers in 2019. At 26, Bankole has made a considerable impact on the Nigerian business space as he constantly seeks to disrupt industries with technology through Akotex Group.
Given his meteoric rise over the past years, there is a chance that the business could become a top brand in the country and Africa at large within the shortest possible time.
“As an entrepreneur with a drive for continuous improvement and innovation, I am keen on developing myself and remaining focused in order to leave an indelible footprint on the global business world,” he says.
His determination to succeed in life and be innovative inspired the establishment of Akotex Nigeria Limited – his first arm of business— in 2016.
The engineer-turned-entrepreneur had very little to start with, but the fusion of skills and ideas was able to generate the needed capital for him to kick-start the business.
His firm has earned the trust of customers and also delivers critical services.
The entrepreneur says he plans to establish an elevator factory in the country in the long run and expands the real estate arm through provision of affordable housing for younger Nigerians.
Similarly, he has designed his fitness and wellness business to disrupt the industry using technology.
“The fitness and wellness industry is growing and to disrupt that space using information technology, we have created fit and curves which should be launched soon into the Nigerian market as we are still in the test phase to find a scalable business model that will suit the Nigerian market,” he adds.
He urges the Federal Government to enact economic policies that will drive growth and development, while calling for the provision of vital infrastructure to enable young entrepreneurs to succeed.