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Jigna Patel, Director of Ozone Beverages, gives an overview of Ozone Beverages, a water purification company based in Kenya, and Ozone Overseas, a company specialized in providing investors with turnkey projects related to water packaging and machinery.
Founded in 1980, at a small workshop in Nairobi, Ashut has grown into a celebrated brand with clients and projects across Kenya and Africa at large, and currently occupies a 250,000 square metres space, located Along Nyahera Road off Lunga Lunga Road, with a modern showroom displaying a wide range of products every day of the week, including weekends and public holidays.
As part of corporate social responsibility of giving back to the society, Ashut has sponsored the Fruity Schools Africa project, an initiative to nourish, sweeten and brighten the future of the children of Kenya. Under the Fruity Schools project, different varieties of fruit trees were planted in 337 schools in Nairobi in 2021, each school having an orchard of 41 fruit trees.
With more than 40 years of experience in East Africa, Ashut employs over 1,300 people and offers a wide range of products and solutions made from plastic, steel, wood and aluminium, including: home furniture, warehouse racking and storage, supermarket shelving and convenience store fittings, office furniture, staff lockers and filing cabinets, school furniture, hospital furniture, agriculture equipment, as well as industrial drums.
In this exclusive interview, Hasit Patel gives an overview of RAMCO Group, a conglomerate of over 50 companies operating within East Africa with a focus on 6 sectors: print, hardware, manufacturing, office supplies, services and property. The Group started from humble beginnings as a hardware store in Nairobi (Kenya) in 1948 and has since expanded into Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Hasit Patel, COO at RAMCO Group, talks about the impacts of COVID on the printing and packaging side of the business.
Mehul Shah gives an overview of Ashut Engineers, a leading manufacturer of a wide range of products made from plastic, steel, wood and aluminium, which has been present in Kenya for over 40 years. He also discusses the impacts of COVID on the industry, talks about the new trends in the sector, mentions some CSR projects and shares his vision for Ashut for the medium term.
Mehul Shah, Director at Ashut Engineers Ltd, a leading manufacturer of plastic, steel, wood and aluminium products in Kenya, discusses recent trends in the sector, mentioning growth in terms of drums and furniture manufacturing.
Vimal Shah shares his assessment of the manufacturing sector in East Africa and discusses the recent changes and trends since COVID began. He also talks about his projects and vision for Bidco Africa, East Africa鈥檚 leading manufacturer of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). Started in 1985, Bidco has continuously grown over the years and his now present in many countries, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Dr Vimal Shah, Chairman of Bidco Africa, discusses recent joint ventures, such as the company鈥檚 expansion into the soft drinks and beverages space, as well as international presence; and talks about the huge benefits brought by digitization from a business standpoint.
