By Alma L. Tingcang
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay - To provide technology
interventions including system and process improvement, and manpower
development to the metals and engineering industry, the Department of Science
and Technology IX, through the Small Enterprise Technology and Upgrading
Program (SETUP) has approved the project “Upgrading the Roll up Facility of the
Ruby Grills Shop and Glass Center" in this municipality.
With funding assistance
worth P440,000, Ruby Grills Shop and Glass Center is the first to offer
fabrication services of roll up doors/windows in Zamboanga Sibugay province
which will complement the firm’s current business.
The equipment to be
acquired is the same equipment adopted by another SETUP beneficiary in Dipolog
City which so far, has been working efficiently.
The said project aims to
provide additional income to the firm by enabling it to fabricate its own roll
up doors/windows instead of outsourcing the same technology from Dipolog or
Zamboanga City. Hence, it will provide additional employment opportunities for
locals in the area and strengthen the metal industry in the province which is
one of the priorities of SETUP.
At present, it is the only
business operating in terms of roll up installation in the province with
workforce of adequate training and experience gained from working with big
companies in similar line of business. The business focuses on roll up doors
installation, glass and aluminum installation, and iron works.
Due to outsourcing of
supplies (fabricated roll ups) from Dipolog and Zamboanga City, the firm cannot
compete with the market price. This prompted them to avail DOST’s SETUP program
to acquire roll up fabrication facility.
SETUP
is designed to boost productivity and competitiveness of micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs) and to encourage them in implementing technological
innovations and improvements in their operations.
Interested
parties may visit or call DOST-Regional Office IX, Pettit Barracks, Zamboanga
City with telephone numbers (062) 991-1024; the Provincial S&T Center
(PSTC) in Upper Turno, Dipolog City, telephone numbers (065) 212-2244;
Provincial S&T Center (PSTC) in Rizal Avenue, Pagadian City with telephone
number (062) 925-1152; and the Provincial S&T Center (PSTC) at 2/F Faundo
Bldg., National Highway, Poblacion, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay with telephone
numbers (062) 333-2793; or you may visit the DOST-IX website at www.region9.dost.gov.ph. (FPG/ALT/PIA9/DOST-IX)