SON okays MRO firm, 7-Stars Global Hangar on production

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has given its nod for Nigeria’s leading Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) firm, 7-Stars Global Hangar to divest into the production of facemasks in the country following the firm’s recent investment of over N100 million on the purchase of machines for the company.

Speaking shortly after an inspection tour of its facility by a 3-man team of SON officials to the 7 Star hangar at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Ikeja, the Managing Director, Engr Isaac Balami said team was at the Hangar to ascertain the level of the company’s compliance to the approved guidelines in the production of nose masks.

Balami explained that the team was pleased with what they saw on the ground after the inspection and thereafter handed it the guidelines for the production of the nose masks.

According to him, as part of the criteria  7 Global Star Hangar will soon start printing instructions on the usage of masks and country of production as recommended by SON while it planned to commence the production of polo T-shirts and airline crew uniforms with its over 500 sewing machines.

He said they have met all standards in the production of nose masks especially with the production of 100,000 nose masks daily.

Balami said the company was fully prepared for the commencement of flight to meet airlines demand after the coronavirus pandemic shut down with the provisions of seat covers and aircraft maintenance.

The 3-man inspection team was led by Hajiya  Rabiu Kabir, senior technical officer at SON.

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