Business News of Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Source: GNA

Anator Holding Company outdoors new Corporate Head office

Accra, May 18, GNA - Anator Holding Company Limited has commissioned a new head office building in Accra, with the pledge to expand its strategic business units to create job opportunities for 100,000 professionals and contribute to the development of the country's economy. The company, which was incorporated in 2006, has since been operating businesses in several sectors such as construction and transportation, giving employment to over 200 Ghanaians.

The CEO of Anator Holding Company Ltd, Mr Kojo Mattah, said the new office facility underscored the company's vision to become a market leader in its areas of operations, impact positively on the lives of people while achieving a return on investment higher than the market rate. Mr Mattah said the company had plans to expand its business units to include operations in finance, water and beverage, media, and real estates, among others in order to create job opportunities for growing number of professionals. He said Anator Holding was set to revolutionise the country's transportation system through huge investment in intra and intercity mass transportation and by making available about 7000 buses over the next 10 years. There are also plans to venture into the operation of an airline in the future.

Mr Mattah said the company had initiated the Green Housing and Urban Renewal Project" to construct affordable housing in very serene environments throughout the country. This, he said, would help to cut down the over one billion housing deficit and address the housing challenges faced by Ghanaians. Other projects being undertaken by the company include a bottling company to process good drinking water and beverages for the Ghanaian and the West African market, while Anator Financial Services would offer micro finance facilities to Ghanaian owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and individuals, who have a vision to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country. Mr Mattah said when all these projects come on stream, the company, in the short term, would create job opportunities across the supply and distribution chain of its operative sectors.