31 July 2016
DOHA: Al Nazha Gold Jewellery Factory, a division of Malabar Gold & Diamonds which started their operation in Qatar in 2013, is expanding the manufacturing facilities in the region by renovating and adding latest machineries to meet the gold jewellery requirement in Qatar. 

The renovated and expanded factory was inaugurated jointly by Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director International Operations - Malabar Gold & Diamonds and Abdul Salam KP - Group Executive Director, Malabar Group in the presence of Faizal A K, Corporate Executive Director - Malabar Group, Santhosh T V - Regional Director, other Directors, dignitaries, media and well-wishers.

Starting with a limited production of 360kg, Al Nazha Gold Jewellery Factory has today reached a production capacity of 960kg with about 40 employees running the factory. It was achieved through hard work and persistence on setting exceptionally high standards to meet the aspiration of customers. The dedicated and highly skilled employees invested their heart and soul in striving to achieve maximum perfection, Malabar Gold & Diamonds said yesterday.

Al Nazha Gold Jewellery Factory in Qatar is the fourth of its kind in GCC, already operates two factories in UAE and one factory in Saudi Arabia. Apart from these four units, seven more manufacturing units are operating in India.

In the initial days, the production was that of handmade bangles, handmade chains and casting products only. However, presently Al Nazha delivers production of jewellery that is handmade, casting products, machine chains, gold coins and Kolkata jewellery.

The different departments within the factory include casting, handmade jewellery, chain, bracelet and ring production, Kolkata jewellery, machine made chains, ball making, melting, diamond cutting, polishing and stone setting.

To meet the existing jewellery requirements, Al Nazha Gold Jewellery factory decided to expand its production to a variety of designs and styles by adding the latest technologies like Computerized Numeric Control (CNC).

The present area of the factory is 2,000sqft. An additional area of 1,100sqft will be acquired by the factory. As per the factory's expansion plan, the expected production capacity would be about 2,400kg of gold jewellery per year worth over AED 360 million, aiming to deliver good quality products on time to the customers in Qatar.

The staff strength in the factory will also increase as a part of the expansion plan. The factory strives to continue embarking on its journey by further expanding in the near future.

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