…Sanwo-Olu hails firm’s ‘Made in Nigeria’ milestone
Arridex, a Nigerian multi-sector industrial technology group, has unveiled West Africa’s first additive manufacturing factory in Lagos, marking a significant milestone in the region’s efforts to reduce reliance on imported spare parts and critical components.
The Phase 2 facility will produce critical components and spare parts for industries such as oil and gas, aerospace, and defence, utilizing cutting-edge 3D manufacturing technology. The factory is expected to boost local production, create jobs, and enhance the region’s supply chain resilience.
Kayode Adeleke, group CEO of Arridex, expressed confidence in Nigeria’s potential as a hub for industrial production in West Africa and his organisation’s role in driving this growth.
“We are gathered here today to open a door. A door to a different idea of what is possible on this continent,” Adeleke said at the unveiling. “The idea that the things that the world needs can be designed in Africa, made in Africa, and trusted everywhere in the world,” he noted.
