Namib Mills: Mega investment in factory

Julienne van Rooyen - The Namib Mills Investment Group’s has pumped N$135 million into a state-of-the- art bread factory that created 120 new jobs.The group invested in the greenfield project through its Bakpro brand. The minister of trade, industrialisation and SME development, Tjekero Tweya, on Thursday officially inaugurated the factory, next to the Namib Poultry Industries farm, at Okapuka outside Windhoek.According to the chief executive officer of the Namib Mills Investment (NMI) Group, Ian Collard, a total of N$500 million has been invested in Namibia in the past two and a half years. The latest greenfield investment is the second last big investment, he said.“All these investments along with this bakery are in line with our vision of ‘Feeding the Nation’, whereby we as a group accept responsibility to ensure food security for Namibia,” Collard said.He asked for government’s assistance in supporting private sector investments, saying: “We plead with the ministry and government to maintain a conductive environment for the private sector to attract ongoing investments. Such investments are essential for job creation, income growth for the country and import substitution,” Collard said.‘Feeds the nation’The first presentation regarding the bakery plant was made to NMI’s board of directors in 2009 with the project finally being approved in 2019. Construction began in September last year.The investment helped to create 120 new jobs in the Namibian market. As production increases, more jobs are expected to be created. Tweya commended Namib Mills on their Bakpro Vetkoek project which provides training to an average of 6 000 to 7 000 small entrepreneurs.He added that 60% of the world’s population eats bread on a daily basis. “The Namibian investment of the Namib Mills Investment Group feeds the nation with healthy food products that can grow the health and welfare of Namibians and visitors. I want to see the same facility in all of the 14 regions of Namibia,” Tweya said.He urged the private sector to join government at the 2020 Expo in Dubai, by ensuring that the Namibian pavilion is filled with products produced and manufactured in Namibia.

Namib Mills: Mega investment in factory

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