PHOTOS: UYK Nigeria Ltd places high premium on integrity, efficiency-Clients

UYK Nigeria Ltd is a Nigerian owned company legally registered with federal authorities to carry out a broad spectrum of activities amongst which include but are not limited to construction, procurement, imports, exports and information technology projects.

UYK Nigeria Limited, established in April 1995 as a business venture, became a going concern as a limited liability firm in the year 1998.

Since its inception the Company has been waxing from strength to strength and has culminated into one of the largest private limited liability companies operating in the building engineering, information technology and procurement sectors of the Nigerian economy.

The organization was established to conduct business in a professional, ethical and customer-focused manner.

Hence as part of its corporate brand strategy, the company implemented a rebranding exercise recently to position itself as a leader in the industry, part of which was the unveiling of the new corporate identity for the company.

UYK Nigeria Limited has hundreds of skilled professional in its employment and providing job opportunities indirectly to thousands of Nigerians.

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With the principle of according quality and timely hand over of projects to its numerous clients, this account for high patronage from federal, states , local governments, corporate organizations, international bodies and private individuals.

UYK Nig. Ltd has a well- diversified portfolio of Engineering projects that include building Construction: Such as the Bayero University Kano- Senate Building; Yusuf ,Maitama Sule University- Post Graduate School; University of Ibadan- Faculty of Arts; Rivers State University- Faculty of Arts & Humanities; Kogi State University  Anyigba- Faculty of Natural Sciences; College of Education, Ankpa, Kogi State School of Arts & Social Sciences, Nasarawa State University Senate building, Central laboratory and University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State.

Others are University of Abuja Construction and Furnishing of Faculty of Education, Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa,  TETFund project at Computing & Information Centre, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto Construction of Faculty Management Sciences , Kano State Polytechnic , Construction and Furnishing of Academic Building, Lecture Hall & Skill Acquisition Center, Federal Capital Territory  Administration, Abuja Construction & Equipping of a Material Testing Laboratory , Federal Ministry of Education Construction and Furnishing of Female Hostel Block at Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State and Enugu State Polytechnic, Construction and Furnishing of Academic Block for the school of Agriculture Technolgy Road Construction: Gezawa Commodity Market- Road network Project; Larabar  Kwagar to Laraba Road project in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria; Federal Ministry of Works- Repairs of Benin to Agbor Road.

UYK Nig. Ltd , has not restricted its success story to the construction sector alone but it is also excelling in the supply of firefighting equipment to both states and federal government and multinational companies.

 

With the federal government’s commitment to attending to humanitarian activities and disaster management led to creation of the ministry of humanitarian affairs during the second term of this administration and support to the Federal Fire Service which culminated to establishment of federal fire service across the 36 states of the federation.

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Thereby, with these , UYK Nig. Ltd keyed into supplying fire fighting equipment to the federal government thereby reducing the challenges of procuring sub standard equipment.

The firm is a leading supplier of fire-fighting equipment in the country.

Most firefighting equipment, such as fire tenders, fire proof jackets and chemicals for extinguishing fire among others were supplied to federal fire service by UYK Nigeria Limited.

Attesting to the company’s policy of prioritizing quality job over profit margin, a former Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan , Prof. Abel Idowu said UYK Nig. Ltd, is a company that does not compromise quality in whatever manner, timely delivery of projects and on many occasions move to sites to commence work without mobilization.

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‘’ To the best of my knowledge during my tenure as Vice Chancellor, I enjoyed the collaboration and support of the company with structural development in the university,’’ said Prof. Idowu.

‘’I never had course to complain or report the company while they work at university of Ibadan. Most of the building and construction works carried out in the institution can stand test of time.’’

‘’It is a company I can vouch for any where and any time considering their antecedent.’’

Also, the Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. Charles Arizechukwu Igwe, said UYK Nigeria Ltd, is a company with a difference such that, it  places high premium on quality work with international standard and mostly deliver even before the agreed completion date of projects.

‘’The company also carry along its host community wherever it work as we can testify to that in Nsukka by providing job opportunities to people in the area, ‘’ Prof. Charles said.

Similarly buttressing this testimony, a former Vice Chancellor, University of Nsukka, Prof. Ben Ozumba, said the company, UYK Nig. Ltd, is one in a million with respect to efficiency and integrity.

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He said most major construction works in the University of Nsukka was carried out by UYK and all to specification and international standard.

‘’I have known the construction company since I was the Provost of the university college of medicine and even by the time I became the Vice Chancellor, we still maintain very good relations with UYK handling most strategic construction work at the institution,’’ Prof. Ozumba said.

‘’The company built the largest building in the university college of medicine, that is the administrative block.’’

‘’To me the company has very high reputation of not disappointing even when all odds are circumstantially against the timely completion of construction works.’’

Meanwhile, as a responsible corporate organization, UYK Nig. Ltd and in line with company and allied matters act (CAMA) does not joke with its corporate social responsibilities, by giving back to the people as a way of support and development.

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The company has supported many communities with construction of medical facilities such as the VVF Centre at Kwalli in Kano State, the donation of equipment to various primary & tertiary health centres, provision of water supply to over 50 communities and construction of access roads to various communities.

Also, the company CSR include renovation of primary and secondary schools and universities across the country, such as Jakara Primary School (Kano); Construction of Primary Schools at Daurawa (Tarauni-Kano State), Masukwani (Kano Municipal- Kano State)

The organization has earmarked proceeds from an ongoing construction of private female hostels at Bayero University Kano valued at over N500m to be used to sponsor indigent students in the university

In supporting the building and construction sector for development of skilled labour, the company has sponsored conferences of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Institute of Architects and  Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

This is not limited to UYK Nig. Ltd, mentoring & sponsorship of students of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Institute of Architects, Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.