| Mellech Engineering and Construction Ltd |
| By: Mellech Engineering and Construction Ltd | Date: 4 Mar 10 |
| Mr Gerald Wamalwa, 35, quit employment to go into business, a move that marked the beginning of consistent growth for Kenya’s top mid-sized enterprise of 2009. |
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| Linksoft Telecom Networks |
| By: Linksoft Telecom Networks | Date: 4 Mar 10 |
| The 2009 ICT Industry Champion is Linksoft Telecom Networks (LTN). LTN supports telecom operators in their infrastructure roll out activities, providing base station construction and equipment installation services. LTN is a member of the Linksoft Group of Companies. The Linksoft Group seeks to become an end-to-end outsourcing partner for the telecoms industry and has operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda and India. Its client base includes leading African Telco’s such as Safaricom, MTN (Uganda), Zain (Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda), Etisalat (Nigeria) and Tigo (Rwanda and Ghana). |
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| Gap Marketing |
| By: Gap Marketing | Date: 4 Mar 10 |
| When Phillip Gachago started Gap Promotions in 1993, the first company of its nature then, his main intention was to set up a dedicated and focused company to provide below-the-line services separately from advertising. |
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| Trufoods Limited |
| By: Trufoods Limited | Date: 4 Mar 10 |
| From Soil to the Dining Table – a fitting tag line for the 2009 Manufacturing Industry Champion. Trufoods is one of Kenya’s leading food processing companies, manufacturing and marketing “in the kitchen” and “on the table” products. The Trufoods range includes peanut butter, jams, canned vegetables, sauces, tomato paste and beverages (hot and cold). From the outset the company’s vision was to produce leading food brands that would make their mark in the international market. The vision is well on its way to being achieved - Trufoods is home of the Zesta and Kenylon brands, which recently achieved SuperBrand status. The brands are indeed household names – many homes use at least one Trufoods product everyday. |
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| “A thirty shilling investment that grew into the leader of the promotions Industry.” |
| By: Top Image | Date: 6 May 09 |
| Top Image was created in 1995 when its founder and CEO, Jennifer Barassa, found herself out of a job. Her friends encouraged her not to look for a job, but rather to start a business. She then realized that there were few professionally run promotional agencies and given her marketing skills and networks in the marketing profession, she saw sense in what her friends were saying. So she sat down in her sitting room to write her first business proposal. Her start up capital was a mere thirty shillings – to cover the cost of typing and printing the proposal. That proposal resulted in Top Image winning its first contract. “The rest, as they say, is history.” Jennifer says.
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