TheAlam Group of Companies,commonly referred to as theAlam Group,is a privately ownedconglomerateinUganda.The group has business interests inUganda,Kenya,andRwanda.
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| Company type | Private conglomerate |
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| Industry | Investments |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Headquarters | Kampala,Uganda |
Key people |
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| Products | |
Number of employees | 3000+ (2013) |
| Website | alam-group |
History
editThe Alam Group was founded by Manzur Alam in 1965. Alam built upon the foundations established by his father, Mehbub Alam, a civil engineer who worked closely with theBugandagovernment and local governments. Mehbub Alam's projects included the construction of Kigo Prison and Nakivubo Channel.[1]
In 2019, the Group announced the construction of a new sugar factory in Kassanda district, Uganda. The factory is expected to begin production in early 2021.[2][needs update]
Corporate affairs
editManagement
editThe Alam Group is led by its founder and current chairman Manzur Alam.
Offices and employees
editThe Alam Group is headquartered and runs the majority of companies in Uganda, where it directly employs over 3,000 people. It also maintains subsidiary companies in the neighboring countries ofKenyaandRwanda.
Business areas
editThe Group is involved in steel manufacture, aluminium processing, agricultural implements, footwear, sugar manufacture, electricity generation, floriculture,real estate development and management,tourist lodges and motelsand the manufacture ofliquid petroleum gas,among other investments.[3]
Subsidiary companies
editThe companies of Alam Group include but are not limited to the following:[4]
- Rolling Steel Mills –Jinja,Uganda[5][6]
- Saimmco Limited –Soroti,Uganda.
- Sugar & Allied Industries Limited–Kaliro,Uganda[7][8]
- Kaliro Power Station– Kaliro, Uganda[9]
- Crocodile Tool Company Limited – Jinja, Uganda
- Alam Property Limited –Kampala,Uganda
- Rhino Footwear Limited –Kampala,Uganda
- Casements Africa Limited – Kampala, Uganda
- Roofclad Limited – Kampala, Uganda
- Oxygas Limited – Kampala, Uganda
- Kenya United Steel Company Limited (KUSCO) –Mombasa,Kenya
- Casements Africa Rwanda Limited –Kigali,Rwanda
- Geo Lodges Limited – Kampala, Uganda
- Ama Ply Limited – Kampala, Uganda
- Ekono Homes Limited – Kampala, Uganda
See also
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References
edit- ^Nakaweesi, Dorothy (29 April 2009)."Alam has maintained a prosperous family business".Daily Monitor.Retrieved26 July2017.
- ^Ssebwami, Javira (11 December 2019)."Abid Alam starts construction of $40m Kassanda Sugar Plant".PML Daily.Retrieved15 August2020.
- ^Khisa, Isaac (9 February 2013)."Alam Group To Start Sugar Production for Extra Electricity".The EastAfrican.Retrieved26 July2014.
- ^"The Companies of Alam Group".alam-group.Retrieved26 July2014.
- ^Khisa, Isaac (13 October 2012)."Alam Group's $50 Million Steel Mill 'Won't Lower Prices'".The EastAfrican.Retrieved26 July2014.
- ^Tentena, Paul (8 October 2012)."East Africa: Kampala To Lead EA In Steel Production".East African Business Week(Kampala) viaAllAfrica.Retrieved26 July2014.
- ^Sanya, Samuel (26 January 2013)."Kaliro Sugar Factory To Ease Sugar Deficit".New Vision.Retrieved25 July2014.
- ^Biryabarema, Elias (29 January 2013)."Ugandan Group Building $52 Million Sugar Plant".Reuters.Retrieved26 June2014.
- ^"Application for A License for The Establishment of A 11.9MW Bagasse Co-Generation Power Plant In Kaliro District".Electricity Regulatory Authority(ERA). 30 May 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 11 August 2014.Retrieved26 July2014.