D&S History - Davis & Shirtliff (U) International Limited

1927

R. S. Paige & Company Start in Westlands (Mpaka Road)

1945

E.C. Davis Joins R.S. Paige Start Paige & Davis, Westlands

1946

F.R. Shirtliff Joins Start Davis & Shirtliff Limited, Westlands

1948

Davis & Shirtliff Limited Move to ‘Lyons’ Building (Caltex) Westlands

1949

Bought 1st Plot Industrial Area, Dundori Road from Government

1950

Nakuru Branch Started

1951

D.M. Shingadia Joins Office Staff

1953

Bought 2nd Plot, Bondo Road, from Government

1955

Workshops Moved from Westlands to Dundori Road

1958

Davis & Shirtliff Office Moved from Westlands to Dundori Road

1959

Nakuru Branch Closed

1960

Bought 3rd Plot, Bondo Road, at Auction Sale

1965

Grundfos Relationship Established

1970

F.R. Shirtliff Retired

1970

D.M. Shingadia joined as Partner

1973

Bought 4th and 5th Plot, Dundori Road from E.A. Engineering Works

1976

A.R. Davis Joins Business

1982

E.C. Davis Dies, Shares Passed to A.R. Davis

1986

D. Gatende Joins Company

1990

D.M. Shingadia Shares Bought by A.R. Davis

1992

D&S Purchases 20% of Butech

1993

D. Gatende, C. Fraser & H. Matharu appointed Directors

1993

Linz pumps Imported from Pedrollo

1994

Pool Shop Opens

1995

CTL Plot Occupied

1995

D&S Eldoret Branch Established

1996

50th Anniversary Celebrations

1997

D&S Uganda Established

1998

D&S Kisumu Branch Established

1998

D&S Tanzania Established

2000

Ramji Dies, D&S Takes Over Butech

2001

Pedrollo Distribution Agreed

2001

D&S Zambia Established

2002

Stuart Eastwood / Mike Eldon Appointed as Directors

2004

D&S Rwanda Established

2005

D&S Nakuru Branch Opens

2006

60th Anniversary Celebrations

2007

CTL Plot Purchased

2008

Giant Site Occupied

2008

Dayliff Pumps Introduced

2009

Dundori Rd Office Building Finished

2009

Edward Davis Joins, Philip Holi Joins

2010

Beta Premises Purchased

2012

T Mwangi Resigns as MD D&S Tanzania, Succeeded by B Munyao

2013

Neils Du Jensen, Chairman Grundfos Opens Beta Redevelopment

2014

D&S Mombasa Jomo Kenyatta Rd Building Purchased

2014

Henry Davis Joins

2016

D&S Mombasa Building Completed

2016

70th Anniversary Celebrations

2016

A R Davis Retires as CEO, succeeded by D Gatende

2016

Dayliff Building Completed

2016/7

D&S Zambia Luyansha Rd Plots Purchased

2018

Tatu City Site Purchased

2018

Stuart Eastwood Retires

2019

E Mbugua Retires as MD D&S Uganda. Succeeded by S Batte

2020

Tatu Distribution Centre Completed

2021

Tatu Distribution Centre is official opened

2022

D Gatende retires as Group CEO and is succeeded by G Mbugua

Details: 19th Sep 2020