
Another year ends which has had its challenges due to the difficult general economic environment and like many businesses for D&S it has been flat, though in the circumstances not unacceptable. As usual there has been good qualitative progress in a number of areas, of particular note being the opening of D&S Tanzania's new distribution centre and offices, the ongoing construction of the game changing Tatu Engineering Centre and continued expansion of the branch network with 6 established bringing the total in Kenya to 65, over 100 in the region.

D&S Tanzania, founded in 1999, has just had a double celebration- its Silver Jubilee as well as the opening of a state of the art new Head Office and Distribution Centre in Mwenge, Dar es Salaam. Under Managing Director Ben Munyao, the business has grown impressively over the years and now comprises 11 branches including D&S Zanzibar and has become market leader in the water and energy sectors.

D&S Group associate company D&S Ethiopia recently celebrated its 15-year Anniversary and the opening of new premises in Megenagna, Bole Ring Road, the event being hosted by D&S Ethiopia Directors Dejene Woldemariam and Hailu Ephraim and attended by Group Chairman Alec Davis and International Business Executive Anthony Wangondu.

D&S HO have supplied and installed equipment for a half Olympic heated pool project for a leading school in Kenya. The installation features Dayliff high flow filters and industrial pool pumps coupled to a large inverter-driven heat pump system to keep the pool water warm and to competition standard of 25° -28° C.

As part of its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals, Davis & Shirtliff in 2024 set a target to plant 10,000 trees, a mission that united staff across the Group. This milestone was recently celebrated with the planting of the 10,000th tree at St. Catherine's Primary School in South B, Nairobi, marking a significant achievement in the company's sustainability efforts.

September is always a busy time for the D&S Group as we settle after the holiday period and prepare for the year-end and new year. The key event is the annual Company Conference, a tradition that was established over 30 years ago and is now largely a virtual event to include the widely dispersed managers. The key speaker was Carol Kariuki, the KEPSA CEO who was very inspiring talking about the regional business opportunities.