The Nigerian Breweries
Plc state of the art Ama brewery located in the Coal City of Enugu state has
continued to wax stronger as it celebrated the tenth anniversary recently, the
30MHL capacity Brewery which cost a whopping 220 million Euros (N30 billion) to build in 2003 has created employment for over 1,000 workers, both full time employees, contractors
and outsourced.
The occasion availed the company the
opportunity to showcase the facility to journalists with one remarkable feature
being its impeccable condition even after ten years of operation. Continue...
Speaking at the tour, Mr.
Kufre Ekanem, Corporate Affairs Adviser Nigerian Breweries Plc said: “At a time
like the 10th Anniversary of Ama Breweries, it is critical that we pull our
friends together for two reasons. First, that 10 years after commissioning, the
Ama brewery is still top-notch because of it is world-class facility.Also, the quality of staff here can match their contemporaries from any part of
the world. The heritage of forthrightness and forward thinking is a tradition
with Nigerian Breweries. This is why we have decided to celebrate the milestone
with our media partners and friends.”
In his own remarks, Mr.John
Richardson, Brewery Manager informed Journalists present that the milestone is
a direct result of Nigerian Breweries Plc’s relentless effort to consolidate
its leadership position in the beer market.
“For Ama Brewery, the past 10 years in the Nigerian market has been a
success story. The decision to establish the facility here in Enugu was a very
good business decision because it has resulted in 10 years of very strong
business and community relationships. This success story is made possible by
Heineken and the indigenous communities here in Enugu.”
He stressed that the company
has maintained its high standard by concentrating on the development of its workforce: “Nigerian
Breweries has been in the Nigerian market since 1946 and has trained and
retrained hundreds of thousands of workers in the process. For the last 10
years Ama has also created valuable employment for young and enterprising
youths in Nigeria. By our sheer size we are able to employ people full time and
have other adjuncts like contractors, loaders and others. We are here for the
long haul.”
Commissionedon October 24
2003 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the facility described by some as
“the jewel in the crown of Heineken
NV(Nigerian Breweries' parent company)” was until recently Africa’s biggest brewery and
is reputed to be one of the most modern breweries in the world and the first of
its kind in Africa. It is the Company’s sixth brewery and the second to be established in the eastern
heartland,following Aba brewery,also owned by Nigerian Breweries. The
Brewery boasts of the best cutting edge technology and world class standard
processes. With an installed capacity 30MHL or one million carton units per
week, it is also equipped with an ultra-modern waste water treatment plant in
line with safe manufacturing practices world-wide.
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