Alam Group
| Industry | Investments |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
Key people |
Abid Alam Group Managing Director |
| Products | Steel, Aluminum, Electricity Generation, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Sugar Manufacture & Agriculture |
| Website | Homepage |
The Alam Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Alam Group is a privately owned conglomerate in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Overview
The Alam Group is involved in steel manufacture, aluminum processing, agricultural implements, footwear, sugar manufacture, electricity generation, floriculture, real estate development and management, tourist lodges and motels and the manufacture of liquid petroleum gas, among other investments.[1]
History
The group's founder is Manzur Alam, after whom the Group is named. Its founding dates back to the 1960s, although it did not enter Uganda until 1980. Its headquarters and majority of companies are in Uganda, where it directly employs over 1,200 people. It also maintains subsidiary companies in the neighboring counties of Kenya and Rwanda.
Subsidiary Companies
The companies of Alam Group include but are not limited to the following:[2]
- Rolling Steel Mills - Jinja, Uganda[3][4]
- Saimmco Limited - Soroti, Uganda.
- Sugar & Allied Industries Limited - Kaliro, Uganda[5][6]
- Kaliro Power Station - Kaliro, Uganda[7]
- 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
References
- ↑ Khisa, Isaac (9 February 2013). "Alam Group To Start Sugar Production for Extra Electricity". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Alam Group, . "The Companies of Alam Group". Alam-Group.Com. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Khisa, Isaac (13 October 2012). "Alam Group’s $50 Million Steel Mill ‘Won’t Lower Prices’". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Tentena, Paul (8 October 2012). "East Africa: Kampala To Lead EA In Steel Production". East African Business Week (Kampala) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Sanya, Samuel (26 January 2013). "Kaliro Sugar Factory To Ease Sugar Deficit". New Vision. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ Biryabarema, Elias (29 January 2013). "Ugandan Group Building $52 Million Sugar Plant". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ ERA, . (30 May 2014). "Application for A License for The Establishment of A 11.9MW Bagasse Co-Generation Power Plant In Kaliro District". Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). Retrieved 26 July 2014.
