Alam Group

ALAM GROUP
Company typePrivate conglomerate
IndustryInvestments
Founded1965
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
Key people
  • Manzur Alam (Chairman)
  • Abid Alam (Group Managing Director)
Products
Number of employees
3000+ (2013)
Websitealam-group.com

The Alam Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Alam Group, is a privately owned conglomerate in Uganda. The group has business interests in Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda.

History

The 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 the Buganda government 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

Management

The Alam Group is led by its founder and current chairman Manzur Alam.

Offices and employees

The 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 of Kenya and Rwanda.

Business areas

The Group is involved in steel manufacture, aluminium 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.[3]

Subsidiary companies

The 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

References

  1. ^ Nakaweesi, Dorothy (29 April 2009). "Alam has maintained a prosperous family business". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ^ Ssebwami, Javira (11 December 2019). "Abid Alam starts construction of $40m Kassanda Sugar Plant". PML Daily. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ Khisa, Isaac (9 February 2013). "Alam Group To Start Sugar Production for Extra Electricity". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ "The Companies of Alam Group". alam-group.com. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ^ Khisa, Isaac (13 October 2012). "Alam Group's $50 Million Steel Mill 'Won't Lower Prices'". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sanya, Samuel (26 January 2013). "Kaliro Sugar Factory To Ease Sugar Deficit". New Vision. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  8. ^ Biryabarema, Elias (29 January 2013). "Ugandan Group Building $52 Million Sugar Plant". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  9. ^ "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 from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.