SON seals aluminium factory producing below standard in Anambra

Abiodun Oba |

An aluminium roofing Sheets Company manufacturing below approved industrial standards in Awka, Anambra State has been sealed up by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

The SON Coordinator in Anambra Mrs Nwaoma Olujie,, said the action was due to complaints of poor quality aluminium products in the market.

Olujie said the firm would remain sealed to prevent further distribution of the products to customers until the owners submitted themselves to entire requirements of SON’s regulatory and approval processes.

According to the coordinator, the firm was producing and distributing products with thickness of between 0.24 millimetres and 0.28 millimetres as against acceptable minimum thickness of 0.40 millimetres and above.

Olujie said, the firm, which operates in the Onitsha Industrial Harbour, also made the sheets into various roofing designs.

The coordinator said the firm was misleading unsuspecting public into buying products that would not give them expected value for their money, stressing that such unwholesome practice would not be tolerated by SON.

She said that SON would continue to enforce standards in the interest of consumers as well as manufacturers by ensuring that they conformed to international standards and competitiveness.

The Coordinator said, “The Company has been producing and circulating aluminium roofing sheets which are substandard and not approved by SON.

“They are selling under-gauge products which cannot provide the superior quality service that aluminium has over other types of roofing sheets.

“That is why Nigerians who fell victims of these sharp practices have been complaining.

“The company will remain closed until all their products are inspected and approved by SON,” he said.