Mechanical company in Holguín expands alternative productions

The Héroes del 26 de Julio Mechanical Company (HOLMECA) in Holguín, diversifies its production lines from the use of existing components in the internal inventories of the entity, a benchmark within the industry sector in eastern Cuba.

Along with contributions to prioritized programs for the development of Cuban agriculture and the sugar sector through the manufacture of spare parts, this business unit produces other implements for sales in freely convertible currency (MLC) and the expansion of electronic commerce.

Juan Carlos Ricardo, a specialist in commercial management, told the Cuban News Agency that this alternative line takes advantage of the use of existing inputs in inventories, such as production surpluses and other items used in the diversification of the contributions registered by the company in its different economic indicators.

Weights up to 20 kilograms for the practice of physical exercises, electric motors, lawn mowers, spare parts and implements, such screws for fastening the wheels of motor vehicles stand out among the main productions.

He added that a dumbbell adjustable to different weights and a bench for abdominal routines are also in the design phase, which will expand the offers and access markets to these types of assortments, one of the priorities of the Ordering Task.

These alternative products are manufactured in the factory 26 de Julio, belonging to the Grupo Empresarial de Base de la Industria Sideromecánica (GESIME - HOLMECA), located in facilities attached to this company, as part of the insertion of the iron and steel sector in the programs to increase national offerings.

For her part, Mercy Ochoa, coordinator of the Industry sector in Holguín, explained that the mechanical branch in Holguín also produces ampliroll containers, with designs adapted to nationally manufactured inputs, necessary for the evacuation of solid waste and whose importation is limited by high costs and the tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States.

In the eastern territory, the links between industries, entrepreneurs and self-employed workers are also strengthened, in order to expand the productive chain, national offers and the recovery of parts and equipment within the companies linked to these productions, in the midst of the global economic crisis generated by the COVID-19.

The Grupo Empresarial de la Industria Sideromecánica (GESIME), was created in 2012 and has among its missions to satisfy the needs of the national and international market with products and services of high quality and added value in support of industrial productions and engineering projects, according to its official website.