Alam Group Explained

ALAM GROUP
Type:	Private conglomerate
Foundation:	1965
Location:	Kampala, Uganda
Key People:	Manzur Alam (Chairman) Abid Alam (Group Managing Director)
Num Employees:	3000+ (2013)
Industry:	Investments

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]

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

• Uganda Conglomerates
• Africa Conglomerates
• UG Sugar Factories
• UG Power Stations
• Wealthy Ugandans

External links

• Alam Group Homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nakaweesi . Dorothy . 29 April 2009 . Alam has maintained a prosperous family business . 26 July 2017 . Daily Monitor.
2. Web site: Ssebwami . Javira . 11 December 2019 . Abid Alam starts construction of $40m Kassanda Sugar Plant . 15 August 2020 . PML Daily.
3. Web site: Khisa . Isaac . 9 February 2013 . Alam Group To Start Sugar Production for Extra Electricity . 26 July 2014 . The EastAfrican.
4. Web site: The Companies of Alam Group. alam-group.com. 26 July 2014.
5. Web site: Alam Group's $50 Million Steel Mill 'Won't Lower Prices'. 13 October 2012. Isaac. Khisa. The EastAfrican. 26 July 2014.
6. Web site: East Africa: Kampala To Lead EA In Steel Production. 8 October 2012. Paul. Tentena. 26 July 2014. East African Business Week (Kampala) via AllAfrica.com.
7. Web site: Kaliro Sugar Factory To Ease Sugar Deficit. New Vision. 26 January 2013. 25 July 2014. Samuel. Sanya.
8. Web site: Ugandan Group Building $52 Million Sugar Plant. 29 January 2013. 26 June 2014. Biryabarema. Elias. Reuters.
9. Web site: Application for A License for The Establishment of A 11.9MW Bagasse Co-Generation Power Plant In Kaliro District . 30 May 2014 . 26 July 2014 . Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811121527/http://www.era.or.ug/index.php/2013-10-23-18-03-21/2013-10-23-18-12-48/notices/324-application-for-a-license-for-the-establishment-of-a-11-9mw-bagasse-co-generation-power-plant-in-kaliro-district . 11 August 2014.