# GIL Automation opens cable tray and switchgear factory in Lagos, Nigeria

GIL Automation commissioned a new cable tray and switchgear manufacturing factory and opened a new building in Lagos, Nigeria. The company expanded from service provision to manufacturing of electrical and automation components.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-01-26
- Where: Lagos, Nigeria
- Starts operating: 26 Jan 2023
- Status: completed
- Products: cable trays, switchgear, low voltage electrical products
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [GIL Automation](https://endata.com/companies/68173.md)

## Sources

- [ncdmb.gov.ng](https://www.ncdmb.gov.ng/wabote-commissions-gil-automations-factory-charges-oil-firms-on-diversification-energy-transition/), 2023-01-28: "The business shift from service to manufacturing of electrical and automation components under your leadership is a very strategic move that we are very excited about."

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