Furniture Manufacturer and PG Bison Kenya has Expanded its Manufacturing factory in Nairobi 
Furniture manufacturer, PG Bison Kenya has expanded its manufacturing factory in Nairobi as part of the company’ s plans to grow its investment in the Kenyan market. “Our commitment over the last 20 years of growing our footprint in Kenya is evidenced by the up-scaling of our investments to include large-scale manufacturing of value-add furniture components,”…
Furniture manufacturer, PG Bison Kenya has expanded its manufacturing factory in Nairobi as part of the company’s plans to grow its investment in the Kenyan market.
The move is also part of the company’s plans to tap into the growing market for ready-to-assemble cabinet solutions.
The new factory features investments in technological advancements that will see it boost its production capacity for wood-based panels, individual cabinet parts, and flat pack cabinets while increasing employment opportunities by 20 per cent.
“Our commitment over the last 20 years of growing our footprint in Kenya is evidenced by the up-scaling of our investments to include large-scale manufacturing of value-add furniture components,” said Gerhard Victor CEO PG Bison SA.
As a supplier of wood-based panels, furniture components, and ready-to-assemble cabinetry, PG Bison has also committed to training local furniture artisans to empower them as partners in the value chain to provide customers with best-in-class product designs and finished products.
“Our industry sector has the potential to substitute the imports of finished furniture and have the same locally manufactured. In order for this to materialise, manufacturers need to attain global competitiveness,” said Hitesh Mediratta MD PG Bison Kenya.
Mediratta called on the government to address the high level of duties imposed on wood-based panels and other raw materials used in the manufacturing of furniture to enhance the sector’s competitiveness.
“Our ex-factory costs are far higher than that of factories in China and this is primarily due to the comparative cost of inputs into the plant. Kenya must aim to attain a vibrant export market. This can also be achieved through the negotiation of favourable terms under AfCFTA,” Mediratta said.
The company has helped create over 200 SMEs through the transfer of skills to over 1,000 individual installers and linking them with end users, developers and contractors. This is in line with the government’s focus on growing the SME sector.
SOURCE: Capital business
