SpenoMatic Group: A Leading Player in the Industrial Sector in Kenya

Berjeesh Surty, Chairman and Managing Director of SpenoMatic Group, shares his views on the industrial sector in Kenya and mentions some of the group’s activities.

“Our sector is the whole industrial sector. Whatever industry produces requires utilities. They need boilers, heaters, water treatment plants, effluent treatment plants. As the industry grows, we grow. We are not in a specific sector. We could be in edible oil, tea, soap, chemicals, hotels, hospitals, virtually all of these require our products. There is continuous expansion taking place and new companies are coming in. Also, we provide cutting edge technology. Much more energy efficient technologies are being introduced by us which people are embracing so their costs come down and they become lowest cost producers. We bring down the environmental footprint for our clients. Our specialized effluent treatment plants not only meet NEMA but could be zero liquid discharge or could be producing gas which can be used as an energy source. We see the industry doing well. We are leaders by far in most of our lines”, says Berjeesh Surty.

“We provide the technologies in the utilities of factories. Suppose you had an edible oil plant, you would require a lot of steam. So, we will study it and tell you the steam you require, the best steam distribution system, what kind of boilers you would require, what kind of biomass-fired boilers to bring your cost down. We are in several segments where we help our customers bring their cost down. The whole biomass revolution in East Africa was started by us many years ago. About 20 to 22 years ago, we introduced the first biomass boilers to Africa. Now, it is the norm. That has brought down the oil usage footprint of the country drastically. It also made them more competitive. When industry here becomes competitive, then a Chinese product, a European product, or an Indian product is not imported and a local product is used”, he adds.

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