Olympia Capital Holdings
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Olympia Capital Holdings Limited is a Holding company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The company was originally established in Kenya as Dunlop Kenya Limited, a branch of Dunlop United Kingdom; in 2004 the company group was established as Olympia Capital Holdings Limited. It is listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange
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Its corporate direction is toward increasingly diversified manufacture of building materials and home improvement goods
such as aluminum window frames, rubber products, curtains and food processing.
Olympia has significant ownership stakes in various firms including:
Dunlop Kenya Limited: The largest manufacturer of vinyl floor tiles and vinyl sheeting in East & Central Africa; its website states that it is the foremost vinyl
floor tile manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Olympia Capital Corporation: The holding subsidiary for businesses in southern Africa.
Kalahari Floor Tiles: The largest manufacturer of vinyl floor tiles and vinyl sheeting in Southern Africa and headquartered in Gaberone, Botswana. It is also listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange. It is also involved in home improvement goods
such as aluminum window frames, rubber
, curtains, et cetera.
Yokota SA:
Natural Wooden Products (NatWood):
Geographically, Olympia is expanding its distribution network, and is expanding its manufacturing to countries such as Botswana
and South Africa
.
During the 2009 AGM, the CEO indicated possible expansion/distribution into Zambia & Zimbabwe. Other lines of business/investment is in the food business.
Nairobi Stock Exchange
The Nairobi Securities Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Kenya. It began in 1954 as an overseas stock exchange while Kenya was still a British colony with permission of the London Stock Exchange. The NSE is a member of the African Stock Exchanges Association...
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Its corporate direction is toward increasingly diversified manufacture of building materials and home improvement goods
Home improvement
Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.-Types of home improvement:...
such as aluminum window frames, rubber products, curtains and food processing.
Olympia has significant ownership stakes in various firms including:
Dunlop Kenya Limited: The largest manufacturer of vinyl floor tiles and vinyl sheeting in East & Central Africa; its website states that it is the foremost vinyl
Vinyl
A vinyl compound is any organic compound that contains a vinyl group ,which are derivatives of ethene, CH2=CH2, with one hydrogen atom replaced with some other group...
floor tile manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...
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Olympia Capital Corporation: The holding subsidiary for businesses in southern Africa.
Kalahari Floor Tiles: The largest manufacturer of vinyl floor tiles and vinyl sheeting in Southern Africa and headquartered in Gaberone, Botswana. It is also listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange. It is also involved in home improvement goods
Home improvement
Home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home.-Types of home improvement:...
such as aluminum window frames, rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
, curtains, et cetera.
Yokota SA:
Natural Wooden Products (NatWood):
Geographically, Olympia is expanding its distribution network, and is expanding its manufacturing to countries such as Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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During the 2009 AGM, the CEO indicated possible expansion/distribution into Zambia & Zimbabwe. Other lines of business/investment is in the food business.