Housing and public works state minister visits Walton Headquarters

State Minister for Housing and Public Works Md Sharif Ahmed visited the leading electronics and technology products manufacturing company Walton Headquarters in Gazipur on Tuesday.

The state minister visited Walton's several state-of-the art manufacturing plants, including lift, generator, air conditioner, refrigerator, compressor, metal casting and cable. He admired Walton's multidimensional advanced production systems, Walton said in a statement.

During his visit, the state minister also laid the foundation stone of the under-construction 15-storey 'Lift Testing Tower' at Walton’s Headquarters.

Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC's Vice-Chairman SM Shamsul Alam, Managing Director and CEO Golam Murshed welcomed the state minister with flower bouquet at the Headquarters upon his arrival.

Among others, Housing and Public Works Joint Secretary Md Shawkat Ali, Walton Hi-Tech's Deputy Managing Director Humayun Kabir, Senior Executive Directors Col (Retd) Shahadat Alam, Firoj Alam, Tanvir Rahman, Yusuf Ali, Sohel Rana and Easir Al Imran, Executive Directors Shahjalal Hossain Limon, Abdullah Al Mamun, Zahidul Islam, Mohsin Ali Mollah, Shahjada Salim and other senior officials of the company were also present.

After the visit, the state minister said, “Walton is producing daily essentials like fridge, TV and so many products in Bangladesh. It really deserves praise. We wish Walton continued success and prosperity.”

He said that the government is trying to ensure that the domestic entrepreneurs do not face any problem due to the price hike of industrial raw materials in the global market and also the devaluation of Bangladesh currency against the US dollar.

“The Prime Minister is monitoring the situation and we are doing everything possible to maintain normal course of production and export so that domestic industries can be able to contribute to the national economy by earning foreign currency,” he added.

Mentioning that the domestically produced electronics and other products are being given priority for use in government institutions, the state minister said, "Our government is giving priority to the domestically manufactured products, especially the electronic products, which are used in public and private institutions. This will speed up the development of domestic industry."

Mentionable, Walton has been much praised for manufacturing world-class electronics, electrical and technology products. Walton Headquarter was set up on a giant land area at Kaliakair in Gazipur where international standard energy saving products like fridge, TV, AC, washing machine, laptop, computer, mobile phone, home and electrical appliance, lift etc. have been manufactured.

Since 2019, Walton has been manufacturing and marketing international standard elevators or lift using European technology. Walton has the ability to meet the large portion of the domestic demand of elevators. Walton is marketing lift in the domestic market by ensuring all types of safety measures through international testing institutions.