Corum, Turkey – Alapala announced that it had successfully completed the erection, commissioning and hand over of a new 400 ton per 24 hour flour milling line for Grand Mills in Mina Port Zayed, Abu Dhabi.
Grand Mills which is a part of The Agthia Group PJSC, agri business division, put its confidence in Alapala by awarding it the contract for the new flour milling line. The contract involved the dismantling of the old flour milling line and the supply, erection and commissioning of a new state of the art automated milling line in the existing building with the minimum of civil works and damage to accommodate the new milling line. The new milling line was handed over running well within the stipulated time given by Grand Mills. This was carried out by a team of highly experienced supervisors and erectors from Alapala. Grand Mills has benefitted by reduction of the power consumption and less operating staff.
The new milling line has enabled Grand Mills to become a major milling company in the region well in line with its demand for high quality product standards.
Agthia Group PJSC is listed in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) with its symbol “Agthia”, which in Arabic means nourishment. The majority shareholding is held by SENAAT General Holding Corporation an Abu Dhabi Government entity and the rest being held by institutional and individual investors.
The group which has four divisions involved in the production of food, beverages and dairy products making it the largest in its sector in the UAE and one of the leading in the region. It also has assets in Egypt and Turkey and employs 2000 people overall.
The performance of Alapala in carrying out this project to the total satisfaction of Grand Mills has demonstrated its advanced technology and engineering capabilities acquired over the past 60 years.
