Knowledge Transfer: LG to Equip Youths for Equipment Manufacturing, Repairs
L-R : Gouranga Mandala (Field Service Engineer), Vinoth Sankar (Sales Manager, Commercial Air Conditioner), Shared Adeyemi (Sales Manager, Commercial Air Conditioner), Hari Elluru (Head, Corporate Marketing), Favour Umanah (Marketing Manager Commercial Air Conditioner) at the 2024 Elan Expo in Lagos.
LG Electronics has announced plans to empower Nigerian youths with the requisite skills vital for installation, repairs and general maintenance/after sales services as the company is manufacturing of innovative equipment in cooling and other home and office appliances.
The Head of Marketing, West Africa Operations, LG, Hari Krishna Elluru, stated that presently, LG has a training Academy in the University of Lagos where students are being trained on new technologies, adding that plans are ongoing to open one more training centre for the general public next month.
He stated this on the sidelines of a 3 day exhibition organised by Elan Expo in Lagos.
In his words, “We have a training Academy in University of Lagos where students are trained on the new technologies and next month, we are planning to open one more training for the general public. We have already identified the space and by next month it will be open. We would be inviting students from the colleges to get trained and once they complete their courses they can pick up jobs while also having experience with LG.”
According to him, LG is a leading brand with a strong presence in Nigeria, pointing out that the expo is the best platform to showcase its innovative products.
“In terms of the commercial air conditioning business, Nigeria is growing fast and big. We also have new innovative products in the commercial air conditioning systems. We are 100 per cent confident that we have the products which can cater this market,” he affirmed.
“We have the largest market share for all our product categories and we have also have presence pan Nigeria and service centres.
Nigeria remains the best place to invest because of its huge population and also people like to buy new products that have new technologies. This market is very interesting. As of now, we are getting the required support from the government and we expect the same support in the coming years,” he averred.
He stated that despite the harsh operating environment, LG is performing well, as the business is growing year on year.
“Our business is expanding and at the same time we are also expanding our manpower resources. We also focus on youth empowerment and expose their talents to the world. This year, we also have a plan to construct 10 boreholes in different communities where they need water,” he said.
Also speaking, the Sales Manager Commercial Air Conditioning West Africa, LG, Saheed Adeyemi, said the Elan Expo is here to stay as LG has been associated with the expo for quite some time.
He added that each year, it uses the platform to showcase some of its new and existing products.
“We are also trying to introduce a new technology for the Nigerian market before the year runs out. LG is worth over a $100 billion company and we spend a percentage of this revenue on research and development to improve on the quality of our products.
Our products are very good for the Nigerian economy and our products are eco-friendly,” he stated.
