By Ijendu Iheaka
January 31, 2017
Some small scale industrialists in Aba have called for closer relationship with the Standards Organistion of Nigeria (SON) to enable them improve the standard of their products.
The industrialists made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Tuesday.
They said that they had not been seeing SON staff in their factories for supervision and stressed that the small industries needed the assistance and directives of the agency more than the big and established industries.
Chief Justin Eke, a furniture manufacturer, said that the smaller industries were not feeling the presence of SON in Aba.
“We know that they visit the bigger and well established companies, but for us here, we do not know about them; they do not even ask about us and they do not make their presence felt among us.
“But we know if we are taught and given the opportunity to strive, our products will qualify for export and we will boost the nation’s income.
“The small players today can be the big players of tomorrow,’’ he said.
Mr Godwin Charles, a garment manufacturer, said that he rarely heard of SON since he entered the garment industry five years ago.
He urged SON to make itself accessible to small scale industrialists.
” If they are around, our work will be better. There should be a relationship between SON and clothes makers in Aba and other small scale industrialists to enable us grow,’’ he said.
Mrs Chioma Okeagu, the Chief Executive of Commy-Benroll Enterprises in Aba, said that SON had never visited her factory.
She said that she went to look for them, but was discouraged by the amount of money they demanded to evaluate her work for proper standardization.
“The bill they are giving small scale industrialists scared me and made me swear not to visit them again until I have prepared myself.
“They said that we are going to pass various stages of tests which will cost us much money.
“They do not come, they do not visit us, but they should be in the field to help the small scale industrialists grow the quality of their products,’’ she said.
January 31, 2017
Some small scale industrialists in Aba have called for closer relationship with the Standards Organistion of Nigeria (SON) to enable them improve the standard of their products.
The industrialists made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Tuesday.
They said that they had not been seeing SON staff in their factories for supervision and stressed that the small industries needed the assistance and directives of the agency more than the big and established industries.
Chief Justin Eke, a furniture manufacturer, said that the smaller industries were not feeling the presence of SON in Aba.
“We know that they visit the bigger and well established companies, but for us here, we do not know about them; they do not even ask about us and they do not make their presence felt among us.
“But we know if we are taught and given the opportunity to strive, our products will qualify for export and we will boost the nation’s income.
“The small players today can be the big players of tomorrow,’’ he said.
Mr Godwin Charles, a garment manufacturer, said that he rarely heard of SON since he entered the garment industry five years ago.
He urged SON to make itself accessible to small scale industrialists.
” If they are around, our work will be better. There should be a relationship between SON and clothes makers in Aba and other small scale industrialists to enable us grow,’’ he said.
Mrs Chioma Okeagu, the Chief Executive of Commy-Benroll Enterprises in Aba, said that SON had never visited her factory.
She said that she went to look for them, but was discouraged by the amount of money they demanded to evaluate her work for proper standardization.
“The bill they are giving small scale industrialists scared me and made me swear not to visit them again until I have prepared myself.
“They said that we are going to pass various stages of tests which will cost us much money.
“They do not come, they do not visit us, but they should be in the field to help the small scale industrialists grow the quality of their products,’’ she said.
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