The Alam Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Alam Group, is a privately owned conglomerate in

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. The group has business interests in

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, and

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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

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government and local governments. Mehbub Alam's projects included the construction of Kigo Prison and Nakivubo Channel. 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.

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

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and

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 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas) is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, specifically propane, propylene, butylene, isobutane and n-butane. LPG is used as a fuel gas in heating appliances, cooking equ ...

, among other investments.

Subsidiary companies

The companies of Alam Group include but are not limited to the following: * Rolling Steel Mills – Jinja,

* Saimmco Limited –

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, Uganda. * Sugar & Allied Industries Limited –

Kaliro Kaliro is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kaliro District and the site of the district headquarters. Location Kaliro is approximately north of Iganga, the nearest large ...

, Uganda * Kaliro Power Station – Kaliro, Uganda * Crocodile Tool Company Limited – Jinja, Uganda * Alam Property Limited –

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, Uganda * Rhino Footwear Limited –

, Uganda * Casements Africa Limited – Kampala, Uganda * Roofclad Limited – Kampala, Uganda * Oxygas Limited – Kampala, Uganda * Kenya United Steel Company Limited (KUSCO) –

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* Casements Africa Rwanda Limited –

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* Geo Lodges Limited – Kampala, Uganda * Ama Ply Limited – Kampala, Uganda * Ekono Homes Limited – Kampala, Uganda

References

External links

Alam Group Homepage
{{Kampala District Conglomerate companies of Uganda Companies based in Kampala

History

Corporate affairs

Management

Offices and employees

Business areas

Subsidiary companies

See also

References

External links