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Kinyara Sugar Works Limited is one of Uganda’s leading sugar manufacturers and a major contributor to the country’s sugarcane-growing and agro-industrial sectors. Recognised for its significant role in domestic sugar production, the company operates an established manufacturing facility that processes locally cultivated sugarcane into high-quality sugar for the Ugandan market. Its integrated operations support agricultural development, industrial activity and employment, while contributing to the wider East African sugar industry.Located in Bujenje, Masindi District, in Uganda’s Western Region, Kinyara Sugar Works is situated approximately 17 kilometres west of Masindi town and 227 kilometres north-west of Kampala. The location places the factory within an important agricultural area, where sugarcane cultivation forms a vital part of the local economy. Through its processing operations and relationships with the surrounding agricultural community, the company plays an important role in connecting sugarcane production with large-scale industrial manufacturing.The Kinyara Sugar Works factory has historically reported an annual production capacity of more than 64,000 tonnes of sugar, processed from approximately 670,000 tonnes of sugarcane. Its principal product is known as Plantation White or Mill White sugar, a type of sugar produced through the milling process and suitable for direct consumption without additional treatment or refining, in accordance with applicable Ugandan quality standards. This product serves a variety of everyday needs, including household consumption, food preparation and applications within the food-processing and related industries.The factory operates an intensive production schedule, running continuously for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for more than ten months of the year during the main operating season. To maintain consistent output and reliable plant performance, operations are organised around a rotating three-shift system. Production teams work alongside day-shift personnel, technical specialists and senior management to coordinate manufacturing activities, monitor equipment performance and maintain operational efficiency. The facility employs approximately 560 permanent workers, reflecting the importance of skilled personnel in sustaining its industrial operations.The factory’s activities are organised into two principal functional areas: Production and Engineering. The Production section oversees the processing of sugarcane and the manufacture of finished sugar, while the Engineering section is responsible for maintaining machinery, equipment and supporting systems essential to the plant’s operation. These departments work together to minimise interruptions, maintain production standards and ensure that equipment remains suitable for demanding, continuous industrial use. Planned maintenance shutdowns are also scheduled during the operating season to facilitate essential servicing, routine inspections and the replacement of worn components.Leading Sugar Producer in UgandaIn addition to routine maintenance, Kinyara Sugar Works undertakes a major annual out-of-crop maintenance programme, traditionally scheduled over approximately six to eight weeks during October and November. This period allows engineering teams to carry out more extensive repairs, equipment overhauls and preventive maintenance activities that would be difficult to complete while the factory is operating at full capacity. By combining continuous production during the crushing season with structured maintenance planning, the company works to improve equipment reliability and prepare the facility for the next production cycle.Through its sugar manufacturing activities, established workforce and links to Uganda’s agricultural sector, Kinyara Sugar Works Limited remains an important name in the country’s agro-processing industry. Its operations demonstrate the role that large-scale sugar manufacturing can play in supporting agricultural value chains, creating employment and supplying an essential commodity to domestic consumers and commercial users.Kinyara Sugar Works Limited – Transforming Uganda’s Sugarcane Harvest into Quality Sugar for Everyday Life.

Megapix was the first digital photography studio in Uganda and continues to be one to the most experienced studios in East Africa. Equipped with state of the art digital photo and video equipment Megapix is able to take high quality detailed digital photography and video in our studio or on location. We do video and design studio specializing in digital professional photography and video for all you commercial, family, wedding requirements and all other types of photo or video needs such as corporate advertising With the obvious advantages of digital revolution, Megapix offers as part and parcel of its photography, digital photo manipulation and enhancement to attain the precise look that our clients require. With the addition of a professional team of skilled photographers and videographers, Megapix delivers a product of significantly higher standard to our clients.

Thunderbolt Technical Services was formed as a Company in 1997 in Kampala, Uganda and has since grown and expanded beyond bounderies, we have branches in Southern Sudan and Rwanda Since its inception the Company has successfully executed a number of Projects in the Fields of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Communications Engineering and the most recent is the ICT Department . We boast of a team of highly experienced and competent staff. The Company is committed to Total Quality Management and Professionalism. Thunderbolt has made significant contribution to projects that benefit the Community as a whole, with the sole purpose of raising the living standards and quality of life of these Communities. As well, Thunderbolt supports recreation and sporting activities including indoor and out door games. We are also committed to the principle of integrated Environmental management. Preservation of Cultural and historical heritage.

With a portfolio of about 120 apartments and houses around Ikoyi and Victoria Island, as well as several more in other Lagos areas, Abuja and around the country, the company is run by well-qualified professionals, and supported by competent administrative, customer relations and field officers, headed by Mrs. Fatima Edu. A graduate of both Architecture and Urban Studies from the University of Minnesota, U. S. A., Mrs. Edu also holds a M. Sc. (Arch.) in Economics and Management of Construction from the UCL, University of London.The Abuja office is managed by Hadiza el-Rufai, who holds an M.Sc. in Architecture and an Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She has had a lot of experience, lecturing, as well as practicing, Architecture, and has held several management positions, one of which was at the National Electric Power Authourity (NEPA, where she left as a Principal Manager. She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), International Facilities Management Association of Nigeria (IFMA) and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). She joined Participant Properties as Executive Director in June. Mrs' el-Rufai supervises all the Northern Nigerian operations.The day-to-day operations in Lagos are run by the General Manager, Lauretta Izevbigie-Langley, who has had more than 15 years experience in the United States. Having worked with several Property Management companies with huge portfolios, her last job was the Property Director of Walden Residential Properties Inc. Dallas, Texas, where she managed 800 & 1500 unit apartment/town houses. She has a Marketing degree from Cleveland State University, Ohio and got her Real Estate License from the Texas Real Estate College. Lauretta also has her CPM (Certified Property Manager) from the Institute of Real Estate Management, USA.Participant Properties (PPL) prides itself in providing the most totally managed apartments available in the market today. In offering this service, PPL lays emphasis on managing, both the facilities and the tenants, with the highest quality and standards.

Cornerstone Construction (Nigeria) Limited was incorporated in 1987 as a limited liability company to engage in Building and Civil Engineering contracting, Estate Development and Project Management. Since inception, we have handled several construction works for private and corporate clientele across the country. These include Federal and State Governments and some clients resident within and outside the Country.It is on record that we are the first privately owned construction company to embark on an affordable Housing Delivery Scheme, which culminated into the construction of mini-condominium Flats for outright sale to the general public in 1991. To date, we have developed five (5) Housing Estates successfully within the Lagos metropolis and its environs.This level of enviable performance resulted in numerous awards being bestowed upon the Organisation among which are:The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) Annual Best Construction Company Award (2005).Honours Award for Valuable Contribution to the Building Industry in Nigeria by Lagos State Branch of The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors & Valuers (NIESV) (2003)Nigeria-British Chamber of Commerce Award presented at the Business Forum Seminar (2002)Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Corporate Body in Urban Project Execution presented by Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Physical Planning on World Habitat Day 2001.Winner of the Most Admired Estate Developers of the Year Award 2000 presented by the Chartered Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (CIMN)Our success thus far has been largely due to the efficient and prudent management of materials and manpower by the professionals within the Organisation and the provision of quality products at competitive prices.Our products and services have been packaged in such a way as to meet the ever-growing needs of the construction industry, assist citizens in the private and public sectors of the economy to fulfil their dreams of owning their homes, and compliment the efforts of the various levels of government in providing good shelter for the people.