News and Press
This Newsletter edition marks one of the most significant events in the history of Davis and Shirtliff, inauguration of the new Distribution Centre at Tatu City. D&S faced the capacity dilemma of all growing companies as the Dundori Rd Head Office warehousing facility became increasingly unfit for purpose. This led to the birth of the Tatu project that since completion has lifted D&S to the next level providing much improved efficiencies and the capacity for considerable volume growth.
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Davis & Shirtliff is pleased to announce an agreement to establish a new partnership with Rovatti Pompe, a well-respected Italian manufacturer of large capacity pumps suitable for water supply, mining, commercial and agricultural applications. Founded in 1952 by Mr Rovatti, the company is based in the Reggio Emilia region of Italy where it has several factories. Like D&S it is still owned and managed by the second and third family generations and employing 240 people is a good fit with similar values and aspirations.
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We reach the end of another year and what a year it has been! Unprecedented is the word frequently used and certainly the D&S Group has been impacted, though I am pleased to report that our performance has been satisfactory in the circumstances and though like all organisations we have experienced some Covid cases they have been well managed and we've had no serious outcomes. There has also been good qualitative progress with various structural improvements made and I
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D&S Group CEO David Gatende and CFO George Mbugua, who leads the Group ICT Division, have successfully overseen the roll-out of an all new ERP system in Kenya, with other countries to follow. The new system, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, is entirely cloud based and features superior capabilities including Warehouse Management, Document Management, Stock forecasting
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The D&S Group has for many years prioritized participation in many community-based initiatives involving the donation of water and energy equipment for the benefit of the disadvantaged in society, particularly children. 2020, a difficult year for so many people across the region due to the debilitating effects of the global pandemic, presented an opportunity for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Team under Director Edward Davis and Co-prdinator Nur Riday
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The D&S Digital Business team under Manager Ken Muturi has recently been honoured with an accolade for innovation at the Kenyan Chief Information Officer (CIO) awards held in Naivasha. The winning digital product, Dayliff Pumpcalc, is a proprietary sizing and selection tool for the comprehensive range of Dayliff pumps and associated products and was developed
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D&S DRC Commended Manager of the Year Edward Mwakio has successfully executed an ambitious turnkey project in Tanganyika Province, Eastern DRC. The project scope involved the supply and installation of six 30m³/day solar pumping systems each with 50m pressed steel tanks elevated on 6m high towers.
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