Manufacturing has always has been my dream venture since I have started doing business. I have always admired such business even though our first business initiatives were in transport, real estate and petroleum. December 1994 we started Nile coach under HASCAL which is the root business by transporting passengers from Kampala to west Nile region. With only 2 buses in the beginning the company successfully expended to over 40 buses and operated in a period of 23yrs up to date. At that time Nile coach enjoyed a monopoly as the only bus in the region up to the year 2000.
From 2001-2002 other companies got interested in the transport within the same routes and along with other factors considered, the transport business became less interesting to us even though alongside it we were dealing in petroleum business under Jaab Oils Company which had 3 petrol stations in the northern Uganda. I thereafter proposed my brothers about manufacturing and after research and consultation from friends we decided on wheat milling plant.
I travelled to turkey to meet with suppliers and agreed on terms. this how alfil millers begun .The choice of the name was in honor of our late brother in the names of Hussein ahmed salim commonly known as Alfil which means elephant in Arabic and Tembo in swahili.
The company is a partnership of 7 brothers who are the shareholders under the leadership of Mr Abdulrahman Ahmed Salim who is the elder brother and the chairman board of directors. With the blessing of Allah and the support from our customers and staff members The Company is growing steadily with expansion ongoing. Our machineries are of modern technology, this to ensure quality and safer product which is not only profitable to us but healthy and affordable to the consumers.
The future of Alfil millers is to be able to feed nutritious quality wheat flour products at affordable prize to all our consumers as we contribute in fighting against hunger in Uganda and Africa.
We are grateful for the support of the government through the stability and security in the country which offered a peacefully working environment. Alfil millers (U) Ltd is 100% Ugandan business which makes our customers proud supporter of buy Uganda build Uganda campaign. We comply to all government agencies and authorities in a bid to contribute in building a better Uganda through offering Job opportunity to primarily the locals , payment of taxes while being environmental conscientious for the future generation.
We are above all grateful to all the shareholders, stakeholders, staffs and the entire management; with your support we shall achieve greater height.
“ Eat healthy , live strong life “
Farid Ahmed
Managing Director