President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Phase IV Ultra Modern Cold Rolling Mill Complex at Roofings Group’s factory in the Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Namanve. The $125 million facility, equipped with Level 2 automation technology supplied by Italian firm Danieli, is reported as the first of its kind in Africa. It…
Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Sanjay Tanna has challenged the Board of Directors of the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) to expand the institution’s reach, improve service delivery and ensure more innovations developed at the institute reach the market. Tanna made the remarks during a meeting at UIRI’s Machining, Manufacturing and Industrial Skills Development…
L-R Paul Muganwa Stanbic Bank ED, with Melissa Nyakwera, Allan Ssenyondwa, Eva Mpalampa, Tunde Thorpe, Agnes Mbabazi, Patrick Joram Mugisha, Ruth Sebatindira and Emmanuel Negombye after panel discussion. Courtesy photo Stakeholders in Uganda’s manufacturing sector have called for stronger collaboration, innovative financing solutions and increased investment in value addition to unlock growth and enhance the…
