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AMS Properties has extended its luxury real estate offering to the hospitality industry via a new partnership with Carlson Rezidor, which will see the development of the first Park Inn by Radisson in Westlands, Nairobi Writer: Emily Jarvis Project Manager: Arron Rampling

aving completed close-to two million square feet of residential, commercial and industrial development projects in the past couple of years, bringing the total completed to more than seven million square feet, AMS Properties has shown keen interest in further diversifying its revenue streams in the past two years, with a strategic move into Kenya’s hospitality industry at the epicentre of the Company’s medium-term growth plan.

Led by the wise leadership of brothers Ronal and Rupen Samani, AMS Properties is closely monitoring the ongoing infrastructural and property development trends in Kenya, placing concerted focus on how best to develop its luxury and mid-

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Fortis Office Park will be a state-of-the art commercial complex, comprising four blocks each of a lettable area of 25,000 square feet

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echno-Plast is a well-established Company with an excellent track-record for achieving best customer satisfaction for more than a decade, and still counting.

The Company deals with the best German brands namely: • Villeroy & Boch: Sanitaryware, faucets and tiles

• Poggen Pohl: Kitchens Using our knowledge and expertise, We thoroughly evaluate every property, discuss clients’ preferred design ideas then provide detailed design proposals and renders.

We are very competitive in the Kenyan market with our products par excellence.

Over the years Techno-Plast has been an award-winning Company for Excellence in different categories.

Once completed, Fortis Plaza will have office suites available from 500 square feet

market real estate offering with the help of new partners and investors, who can provide the equity needed to create a good quality pipeline.

“A mere 10 years ago, we were only active in the residential sector, where luxury developments were considered a niche. Since then, we have diversified our revenue streams and expanded our portfolio in line with industry trends and demands to stay ahead of the gradually increasing competition,” recalls Ronal Samani, Director of Corporate Development.

“There is only so much that one sector can offer and as the industry has become more saturated, diversification has been key for us to be able to continue operating in the same counties, but via new opportunities that can be explored across the commercial, industrial and hospitality sectors.”

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“Expertise, high quality, creativity and excellent customer service feature prominently in all our work. Thus, becomes the core secret of Techno-Plast Limited.”

MEHREEN BHATTI Sales & Marketing Manager Techno-Plast Limited

Address Mombasa Road, Kelico Complex, P.O Box 45424-00200 Nairobi, Kenya T +254 20 2044508/9/10 C +254 722 715 072/735 888 999 E info@techno-plast.com

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Villeroy & Boch - Timeless quality, modern design [ Tradition Since 1748 ] Villeroy & Boch stands for timeless elegance, innovative design & exceptional quality. This has held true since 1748. It is exactly this tradition of excellence that has allowed our designers to develop collections & concepts that have shaped table culture and sanitary environments for centuries.

Whether it be in the Bath & Wellness, Tableware, Tiles or Kitchen sector-our products excel through their classy appearances, intuitive manageability and long-lasting quality. Let Villeroy & Boch’s innovative designs surprise you, and bring our tradition of quality in your own home for all to enjoy.

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MFI GROUP When industry titans converge, nothing is impossible.

The new Park Inn Radisson Kenya is set to raise standards in guest experience using Alcatel-Lucent, the only supplier with full end-to-end consolidated solutions specific to the hospitality industry.

When global solutions and technology meet localised insights, businesses flourish. For more than three decades, with a combination of expert knowledge and investment in value-creating entities, MFI Group has been providing a connected experience, enabling organisations to take the lead.

AMS Properties is about to break ground on One Brookside Drive in Westlands, a luxury apartment block comprised of 60 executive apartments

Known as the first real estate Company to achieve Superbrand status in East Africa, Kenya’s local luxury housing pioneer, AMS Properties is now a dynamic and agile organisation with a good mix of respected local and international partners who each bring something different to any given project in its rapidly growing portfolio.

He continues: “By the third quarter of 2016, we will have completed the first internationally-branded upper midscale market hotel, Park Inn by Radisson, located in Westlands; a development hot-spot in Nairobi where our latest commercial development, Fortis Office Park is to reach completion in the next month. This project has been all the more exciting for us as it has already won ‘Best New Hotel Construction & Design Kenya’ and ‘Best New Hotel Construction & Design Africa’, both of which are a welcome addition to our already extensive array of awards and accolades.”

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County expansion

With its three main brands – namely ‘One’ (luxury), ‘Five-Star’ (upper middle income) and ‘Fortis’ (commercial) – having already established a strong reputation for high quality and excellence in Nairobi, AMS Properties now strives to take full advantage of available funding by expanding its business interests outside the Greater Nairobi area and into the surrounding counties.

“In response to the Government’s decentralisation strategy – given the increased traffic and other elements that put pressure on the country’s infrastructure – and the devolution of the constitution in 2010, we have identified areas outside Greater Nairobi – such as Kisumu and Eldoret – where we are planning a number of projects; and we are exploring a commercial opportunity in Karen as well,” Ronal says.

Taking this strategy one step further,

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MFI Group is in the business of generating and adding value to companies. In collaboration with strategic global partners, it offers integrated solutions that enhance operations using business IT infrastructure and software solutions that focus on efficiency-optimisation in an increasingly competitive market.

MFI Group, with its solutions partner Alcatel-Lucent, came together for the development of an integrated communications service for Park Inn Radisson Kenya. This partnership led to the implementation of technology structuring across the project, gearing the Park Inn Radisson brand to obtaining first-level hospitality service.

Bringing skilled consultants, proven experience and technology accelerators, MFI Group and Alcatel-Lucent implement IT vision with deep domain expertise in various business verticals.

Our integrated solutions include: • Active data networking • IP/hybrid telephony • Wireless network solution with management • Computing for admin and guest network • High speed internet access • Digital signage • IP TV • TV screens With MFI Group, experience technology that makes sense.

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Five-Star Paradise, a follow-on from the successful Five-Star Meadows, will comprise 225 villas, and will be double the size of its predecessor

AMS Properties is keen to capitalise on the growing trend for mixed-use projects that cater for the full range of leisure and work needs in one, allinclusive development, as the trend towards working as close to home as possible continues to grow.

He further explains: “Mixed-use projects are one way of increasing our portfolio size substantially, while gaining valuable insight into the management of much larger projects that make use of all the skills we already have, and leveraging our extensive network of consultants and partners to fill any knowledge gaps that we may have on a case-by-case basis.

“The market is expecting more mixed-use projects and we want to be a big part of this; having already begun to make our mark in two new central business districts (CBDs) in Nairobi: Upper Hill and Westlands. Fortis Park in Upper Hill will be a unique mixed-use project incorporating architectural and design expertise from abroad and will

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The market is expecting more mixed-use projects and we want to be a big part of this; having already begun to make our mark in two new central business districts in Nairobi

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NG-CONS was founded by Mr George Kalfas and Mr Lazaros Theodoridis in 2014.

Our vision is to develop and expand in the region of East Africa, promoting KLEEMANN lifts.

With customer satisfaction being our first priority, our current focus is to position the Company among the top lift suppliers in the market.

Our services consist of: • Supplying lifts • Installation • After-sales service ENG-CONS partners with AMS PROPERTIES in order to build a better Kenyan lifestyle.

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he Kenya real estate market remains vibrant, having become the fourth biggest contributor to the country’s wealth. Nairobi remains the country’s central property market.

In fact, property prices in the capital rose five-fold from 2007 to 2014, and are expected to continue to yield high returns. Furthermore, devolution is promoting growth in Kenya’s other counties, where land prices have also risen sharply. Improvements to the road system are making satellite towns more accessible for commuters. Because of an undeveloped mortgage market, most purchases are cash-based.

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The rise in incomes and consumer demand has fuelled the construction of retail space, and in particular of large-scale, mixed-use developments and shopping centres. In 2015 alone, around 1.8 million square feet of retail space opened up in Nairobi. Anjarwalla & Khanna, which is Kenya’s largest law firm and has a dedicated real estate team, has provided legal support on some of the largest real estate and construction projects in the country, including in the residential, hospitality, low-cost housing, office-space and retail sectors. Most notably, Anjarwalla & Khanna is involved in the Garden City and Two Rivers mixedused developments.

In the short and medium-term, real estate investors will continue to focus on Nairobi and its surroundings.

However, it is expected that in the longer term other parts of the country will benefit from growth in the real estate sector, as the devolution process reallocates funds to more remote areas of the country.

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comprise a hotel, residential, offices and retail element. The significant number of commercial projects currently underway in the area means there is ample opportunity to capitalise on in terms of retail, restaurant and hospitality enhancements.”

Newfound professionalism

In line with the Company’s rapid growth plan, AMS has been working hard to further refine and enhance internal procedures by re-evaluating the knowledge imparted on each head of department to create a better environment for knowledge transfer to its ever-increasing workforce throughout the value chain.

“Given the nature of our business, it is vitally important that there are interactions between staff throughout a project’s development. Essentially, leveraging the synergies and creative ideas from all departments means that all staff are ‘on the same page’ so to speak, and can therefore foster a more professional approach to project management. This will improve client satisfaction throughout any given project’s lifespan, right through to after-sales services,” Ronal highlights.

The next few years mark a crucial turning point for AMS, as it looks to explore opportunities in the hospitality industry and large mixed-use projects, while seeking discussions with its international partners on how best to achieve growth outside Kenya, having previously expressed a strong interest in eventually becoming Pan-East African.

“Our ultimate medium-term goal is to be listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange and this is an achievement that looks very realistic within the next few years. We are confident that our current plans will lead us towards this goal,” he details.

Backed by the significant number of awards and accolades achieved in recent years – as well as its extensive long-term relationships with financial

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Fortis Industrial Park will appeal to a diverse range of industrial-related businesses

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AMS Properties has a good mix of respected local and international partners who each bring something different to any given project in its rapidly growing portfolio.

One such partner is local landscaping and garden maintenance SME, Simki Homes & Garden Services, who work hand-in-hand with AMS to deliver high quality projects on-time and on-budget.

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Park Inn by Radisson is AMS Properties’ first foray into hospitality real estate and is the first internationally-branded upper midscale hotel in Westlands

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Backed by a long history of working alongside international companies has given the AMS name the edge and we will look to grow in tandem with these new investors alongside regional advances

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YMR Partnership provides construction consultancy services in the fields of urban and rural development, building construction and civil engineering projects with core services comprising project cost estimating and cost planning, specification writing, quantity surveying and building economics, construction cost management and administration, construction claims management and services in connection with arbitration or litigation and dispute management/ resolution services to a wide range of public and private sector clients.

Integrated YMR Partnership are proud to be associated with AMS Properties.

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institutions, investors, consultants, architects, engineers and more – AMS Properties has adopted an innovative and effective strategy to differentiate its luxury and mid-market brands from the competition. Between now and 2017, the Company is taking on projects amounting to more than US$200 million in value.

Ronal concludes: “Since devolution, Kenya is steadily overcoming its prior infrastructural challenges and the real estate market is reacting to this with newfound confidence, resulting in exceptional interest from multinational investors. Furthermore, the prospect of PPPs in Kenya is attracting interest from international investors from places such as the Middle East, Mauritius and Asia.

Backed by a long history of working alongside international companies has given the AMS name the edge and we will look to grow in tandem with these new investors alongside regional advances.�

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AMS PROPERTIES LTD Eden Square, 6th Floor, Block 1, Westlands Road, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 366 0000 Fax: +254 20 366 0300 Email: info@amsproperties.com

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