7 Best Paint Manufacturing Companies in Kenya

Over the years, these Kenyan manufacturing companies have been producing a wide range of paints and paints products such as decorative paints, automotive paints, thinners, adhesives, industrial paints, and wood varnishes.

7 Best Paint Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
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No home is ideal to look at with poor paint. Excellent painting has been a priority in homes as it complements the home’s interior design.

Kenya’s paint companies continue to grow rapidly. The companies with a great sense of painting “world” in Kenya include the following:

1. Crown Paints Kenya PLC

Crown Paint Kenya was established in 1958. It's footing in the East African Market includes Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. The company’s innovation as far as painting is concerned includes retail, building, construction, products, services, and after-sales services. The head offices of this company are in Nairobi.

2. Basco Paints

Established in 1976, this company has stretched its services to the Eastern African region. This company’s paint industry ranges from internal and external paints to specialized and texture paints.

Additionally, roof paints and floor paints are an essential part of their great services. The affordability range of this paint meets the consumer needs and answers “paint” questions asked by the industry market.

3. Galaxy Paints

This company was established in 1967. It is worth noting that in the international business market it collaborated with Marmoram in South Africa for customized wall coating systems.

This company’s depot for distribution of the paint in Kenya includes Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Central and the Western Kenya region. The color chart of Galaxy Paints Ltd makes choosing paint color an easy task. Galaxy Paints Ltd's sister company is known as Molecular Kenya Limited.

4. Kansai Plascon Kenya

Kansai Paint was founded in 1918. Kansai Paint company's country of origin is Japan. With a reputation as a top 10 global paint company, the paint company’s voice in the paint industry cannot go unnoticed.

The company employs a skilled workforce globally and not just in Kenya. With research and development forming the basis of its operations, Kansai paint continues to attract huge clientele locally and internationally.

In Africa, this company has development facilities in South Africa. Kansai Plascon Kenya ensured the East African Paint market isn’t left under the radar by acquiring Sadolin East African Limited in 2017.

5. Nasib Industrial Products Limited

This company was established in 1992. They manufacture the Glory brands of paints. Furthermore, they supply surface coatings. The company’s headquarters are located in Nairobi Industrial Area.

The company’s area of production in regard to paints includes decorative paints, automotive paints, wood and timber finishes, Primers Thinners and Adhesives. Glory Paints was listed as one of the top 5 best paint selling companies in Kenya in 2017 by the Construction Kenya magazine.

6. Royal Paints Kenya

Royal Paint is a homegrown paint company in Kenya. This company manufactures markets and distributes paints. In the same vein, this company is well known for its excellent decorative and architectural coatings in the paint industry.

Some of the royal paints products include the following; royal weather guard silicone, royal metallics, royal vinyl matt, and vinyl silk. Royal Paints offices are based in Thika, Nairobi County.  

7. Solai Paints

Solai is a Kenyan-owned paint company. Solai Paints is the home of smart colours and eco-friendly paint. Solai paints offer interior paints that seek to transform the living room into a beautiful piece of art. More so, with exterior paint, this company helps in the final “look of the house” from the “visitor’s perspective”. The varnishes protect and decorate your furniture. Finally, the oil painters used guarantees first class thinners to match the paints.

The paint world cannot be exhausted in its entirety. The companies offering paint solutions are just set for an upward trajectory of growth now that the election season in Kenya is over.

In choosing the best paint for your house, office, building, or apartment, talk to the best professional who will offer the best “paint solutions” that will be worth remembering down the road.

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