June 2013
14
News briefs
Design House Cocktail attracts young interior
designers
A convivial mood pervaded a cocktail that Crown Paints hosted for
interior designers in March 2013 at the Southern Sun Holiday Inn in
Westlands, Nairobi. The mostly young designers had a good time
engaging Crown Paints experts on interior finishes over a glass of
wine and tasty bitings.
The company’s Chief Marketing Officer, John Hadley gave an
illuminating presentation on recent developments in that space. He
dwelt on unfolding trends in the decorative paints category much
to the delight of the audience.
CEO Rakesh Rao promised that Crown Paints will continue to
engage interior designers on a regular basis. The work of an interior
designer is to help property owners and developers achieve an
environment that is suitable for users and meet the functions it is
intended for.
Regional mini plants on the way
Crown Paints plans to put up several mini factories to meet the
growing demand for its products in the region. The plants to be
initially built in the Tanzanian towns of Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and
Arusha will cost an estimated $3 million. Currently, the company
has a depot in Arusha. Similar plants are planned for other
countries in the region.
Crown Paints sells its products in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,
South Sudan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The
decision to open mini plants is meant to ensure customers can get
products quickly and at a reduced cost.
Crown sponsors national contractors’
conference
Contractors from all over the country converged at the Bomas of
Kenya in February for the inaugural Kenya National Contractors
Authority conference. Crown Paints sponsored the conference to
the tune of Ksh 1 million. Crown Paints, one of the sponsors of the
event, was ably represented by a high-powered team led by CEO
Rakesh Rao, who addressed the conference.
The government is seeking to register all contractors in the
country. This move is meant to address perennial malpractices
by rogue contractors who are paid money but fail to do the job.
Crown Paints launches new range of
automative paints to meet growing demand
Crown Paints CEO, Mr. Rakesh Rao and Free World Coatings
Global Group Managing Director Automotive Division, Mr. Neil
Davies, view the final work done by the new range of Automotive
Paints that Crown has introduced into the market; 2K Acryline
and Master Mix Paint.
The partnership is aimed at boosting the automotive division and
the two companies have invested Ksh 15 million to train about 1000
body shops and spray painters countrywide on the sophisticated
application technology.
The products’ key attributes include extreme durability, long
lasting gloss, resistance to numerous chemicals and an ultra
smooth finish.
