Paints

Sadolin Paints (E.A.) Ltd is East Africa’s leading paint company and has been a proud partner of the Kenyan construction, design and automotive industries since its establishment in 1959.

Basco Paints has been manufacturing paint since 1976 and has grown into one of the leading paint manufacturers in the Eastern Africa region. The company has a wide range of paints and paint related products for customers including internal and external paints, specialised and textured paint finishes, roof paints, floor paints and wood varnishes. The products are aimed both at the consumer decorative paint market as well as the industrial market.

Established in 1958, Crown has grown to a company with an annual turnover of 5.2 Billion Kenya Shillings and now produces 2.3 Million Litres of paint per month.

Having established the Kenyan home market with depots and showrooms in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru, focus has spread to take on East Africa. This includes a factory in Uganda, branded Regal Paints and is currently the number two paint brand in Uganda. Two depots have been opened in Tanzania, namely Dar Esalaam, Arusha and Mwanza. Plans are in place for Ethiopia and Southern Sudan.

Crown is not only in Decorative Paints, Automotive Paints are in the portfolio under world & regional leading brands via PPG – Nexa Autocolour and Plascon South Africa. The Crown Automotive division also manufactures under the brand Duco.