Unveiling Innovation: Rakesh Rao Presents Latest Products by Crown Paints Kenya PLC

Rakesh Rao, Group CEO of Crown Paints Kenya PLC, the number one paint manufacturing company in the country, gives an overview of Crown Paints’ latest products.

“Recently we launched two major products which we are seeing huge growth with. The first is Wallplast Cement Putty which is doing extremely well. Earlier in Kenya, steaming and levelling out the wall defects and helping the quality of paint to get a smooth finish was not a very big concept. We have trained a lot of painters and we push how to do the job better and the quality of a job you can do. It has also enhanced their knowledge and they are very happy to adopt the new technique and we have been quite the leader. The second product we launched was our Granite Paint which looks exactly like granite but does cost as much as granite. Normal granite costs 15,000 shillings, or $120 per square meter. But now, for only $15 per square meter, you can get a similar finish on the exterior or interior. It is a new product and a new concept and we are pushing it. When we launched Ruff N Tuff initially 10 years ago, we were selling a very small quantity. But now, the product has picked up and now people are using both interior and exterior. We are one of the largest producers of textured finishes. As soon as we create the awareness, we get more painters, contractors, developers, and they see more projects and the confidence grows in the product each year”, says Rakesh Rao.

ABOUT CROWN PAINTS: Crown Paints Kenya PLC was established in 1958 and is the number one paint manufacturing company in Kenya. As the Kenyan decorative brand leader since 1986, Crown Paints has built a strong distribution network. Quality has been the key to the company’s consistent performance and growth, supported by its close to 700 loyal staff, as well as distribution dealers, some of whom have had 40 years trading or more as key distributors.

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