Tata Africa Holdings (TAH) has entered into franchise agreements with Asian building equipment makers to distribute their machinery and equipment throughout Africa.TAH has signed agreements with Hitachi Construction of Japan, India's Aquarius Engineering and Traxbuild of Singapore to start selling their products in Africa in an arrangement that will also see Tata provide after-sales service and parts to customers. The company hopes to take advantage of the construction and mining boom sweeping across the continent.