public company use ucl industry construction founded 1950 headquarters kajjansi uganda key people martin aliker chairman george inholo managing director and chief executive officer 1 services building materials revenue aftertax us 2.3 million 2015 2 total assets ugx 62.56 billion 2015 3 number of employees 652 2014 4 website homepage uganda clays limited ucl commonly referred to as uganda clays is a building materials manufacturer in uganda . the company manufactures baked clay building products using italian made heavy clay processing machinery . the clay is excavated using surface mining techniques . the company is listed on the uganda securities exchange use being the first equity to list on the exchange in 2000 . 5 contents 1 products 2 overview 3 history 4 ownership 5 governance and management 6 facilities 7 references 8 external links products edit ucl s products include roofing tiles bricks interlocking and corner blocks partitioning blocks decorative grilles ventilators floor tiles pipes and cable covers . of ucl s products roofing tiles and bricks account for the largest portion of revenues generated from sales contributing 53 percent and 11 percent respectively . 6 the company sells its products within the east african community and in the eastern democratic republic of the congo . the civil war in south sudan forced ucl to close operations in that country in 2014 . 2 overview edit as of december 2015 the total assets of the company were ugx 62.56 billion . 3 during the financial year ending 31 december 2015 the company had an after tax profit of us 2.3 million . 2 history edit ucl was started on 10 july 1950 by two private investors . in 1969 ownership of the company was turned over to westomat construction and engineering corporation wcec . in 1977 wcec sold 75 percent of ucl to the national housing and construction company a parastatal company of the government of uganda . shareholding in ucl has changed hands many times . over the years the following entities have held partial ownership in the company 7 government of uganda white tower corporation kenya clay products limited kcpl barclays bank of uganda uganda communications employees pension scheme national social security fund uganda national insurance corporation employees of uganda clays limited individual investors ownership edit as of december 2015 the shareholding in the stock of the company was as depicted in the table below 4 uganda clays limited stock ownership rank name of owner percentage ownership 1 national social security fund uganda 32.52 2 national insurance corporation 17.86 3 central bank of kenya employee pension fund 2.66 4 kenya power and lighting company 2.25 5 uganda communications employees contribution plan 2.19 6 bank of uganda staff retirement plan 2.09 7 kenya airways staff provident fund 1.67 8 joseph & ketrah tukuratiire 1.41 9 uganda development bank 1.13 10 national social security fund staff investment plan 1.06 11 2 617 other shareholders 35.17 total 100.00 governance and management edit ucl is governed by a nine person board of directors chaired by martin aliker an independent non executive director . the company is divided into five administrative departments under the overall supervision of the managing director george inholo . 4 facilities edit as of 31 december 2014 ucl operated two factories 4 the main factory located in kajjansi wakiso district near entebbe employed 512 people . the second factory located in kamonkoli budaka district near mbale employed 140 people . references edit otage stephen 19 october 2014 . nssf takes over shs19b uganda clays debt . daily monitor kampala . retrieved 19 october 2014 . a b c kabona esiara 20 august 2016 . uganda clays eyes regional markets first stop in rwanda . the eastafrican . nairobi . retrieved 22 august 2016 . a b crested capital 16 may 2016 . uganda clays limited audited accounts for the year ending 31 december 2015 . kampala crested capital limited . retrieved 22 august 2016 . a b c d uganda clays 24 april 2015 . uganda clays limited annual report for the period ending 31 december 2014 pdf . kajjansi uganda clays limited . retrieved 22 august 2016 . businge julius 14 february 2014 . uganda clays turnaround . the independent uganda . retrieved 19 october 2014 . dead link uganda securities exchange company details uganda clays limited . uganda securities exchange use . retrieved 19 october 2014 . dead link uganda clays 22 august 2016 . about uganda clays limited . kajjansi uganda clays limited . retrieved 22 august 2016 . external links edit uganda clays how it fell into debts uganda clays limited homepage one stock analyst s report in february 2011 v t e wakiso district capital wakiso counties and sub counties kyaddondo county busiro county parishes busukuma entebbe gombe kakiri katabi kasanje kira masulita mutundwe nabweru namayumba nangabo nansana nsangi ssabagabo ssisa wakiso towns and villages akright city abayita ababiri banda buddo bulindo buloba entebbe kabojja kira bweyogerere kireka kirinnya namugongo kasangati katalemwa kigulu kyaliwajjala gayaza gombe nakweero matugga wakiso kakiri nansana kajjansi sentema lubowa lweeza namulonge naalya najjera namanve nsangi nsasa kyengera nabbingo kawanda kisubi kitikifumba kijabijo kimwanyi kitukutwe masulita ssabagabo wampeewo magere economy akright projects limited kingstone enterprises limited kampala industrial and business park chrysanthemums uganda limited roofings group ugachick limited uganda clays limited banking bank of africa uganda limited barclays bank of uganda centenary bank crane bank ecobank equity bank uganda limited fina bank orient bank postbank uganda finance trust bank stanbic bank uganda limited efc uganda limited finca uganda limited hotels & resorts imperial botanical beach hotel imperial resort beach hotel imperial golf view hotel lake victoria serena resort notable landmarks old entebbe town entebbe botanical gardens state house entebbe lake victoria lubigi wetland kasubi tombs mandela national stadium kireka kabaka s palace bulago resort island ngamba island basilica of the uganda martyrs transport bukasa inland port uganda civil aviation authority entebbe international airport kajjansi airport namulonge airport entebbe kampala expressway kampala entebbe road kampala northern bypass highway kampala southern bypass highway kampala jinja highway kampala jinja expressway kampala southern bypass highway gayaza ziroobwe road matugga kapeeka road namugongo ring road kampala gayaza road kampala outer beltway kampala bombo expressway kampala busunju expressway kampala mityana road kampala mpigi expressway kampala masaka road kampala hoima road energy namugoga solar power station hoima kampala petroleum products pipeline kenya uganda rwanda petroleum products pipeline uetcl kawanda substation umeme namugongo substation education uganda martyrs high school namugongo gayaza high school king s college budo st. mary s college kisubi trinity college nabbingo african bible college uganda nkumba university university of kisubi health entebbe general hospital entebbe military hospital kisubi hospital mpererwe hospital kasangati health centre iv katabi updaf health centre iii notable people arthur sserwanga gilbert bukenya nelson sewankambo herman kasekende louis kasekende julia sebutinde israel kibirige ssebunya samson kisekka kiiza besigye christophr evans kaweesi luwagga kizito glaydah namukasa martin ondeko hakim sendagire rosemary seninde arthur sserwanga dennis galabuzi ssozi retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title uganda clays limited & oldid 735912016 categories companies listed on the uganda securities exchangecompanies of uganda1950 establishments in ugandacompanies established in 1950brick manufacturerswakiso districthidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from august 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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