How Typotech Imaging Systems Evolved from Pre-Press Specialist to a Full-Service Printing and Packaging Solutions Provider in Kenya and Across East Africa

In this section of the interview, Alfred Kandara, CEO of Typotech Imaging Systems, delves into the company’s strategic evolution following its rebranding from Imaging Solutions in 2022. He outlines how the rebrand marked a significant shift in the company’s trajectory—from a specialized pre-press solutions provider to a full-spectrum, end-to-end printing and packaging solutions company now known as Typotech Kenya Limited. With a broader and more future-focused vision, Typotech has expanded its capabilities to encompass all three critical stages of the printing process: pre-press, press, and finishing. The company now offers a robust portfolio that includes cutting-edge printing equipment, workflow automation software, technical training, and a wide array of printing consumables such as inks, paper types, press chemicals, and metal substrates used especially in metal packaging applications.

Typotech’s services cater to multiple verticals, including commercial printing, newspaper production, book publishing, and most notably, the fast-growing and increasingly vital packaging printing industry, which spans paper, board, metal, and even textile printing. Kandara emphasises that this repositioning allows Typotech to serve both small-scale businesses and large industrial converters with customised, scalable solutions. He also reiterates the company’s mission to be recognised as the go-to printing and packaging partner in East Africa, delivering value through technology, sustainability, and comprehensive industry expertise.