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PURE Expressions Subati Flowers adheres to the highest quality standards, providing seamless delivery of the freshest and most beautiful flowers to your doorstep Writer: Phoebe Calver | Project Manager: Joshua Mann upported by horticulture’s continuing status as one of the fastest growing industries in Kenya’s export sector, Subati Flowers Ltd has seen great success, marking its 10th anniversary this year.

In 2007 the land and assets of a rose farm named Subati Ltd were purchased by promoters, the land located on the equator, 35 kilometres North of Nakuru town - comprising an

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89 hectare farm with 12 hectares of roses under greenhouses, producing 750,000 stems a month of 12 different varieties.

Subati Flowers sits at the ideal altitude of 2,200 metres about sea level and continues to benefit from fertile red soil, a unique microclimate, all of which contributes to the production of Kenya’s finest T-hybrid and Spray roses.

Its production was quickly increased by 350,000 stems a month in February, 2008 - due in part to a new feeding regime - taking the total production up to 1.1 million stems a month.

“We have experienced vast levels of expansion during our 10 years in the industry, particularly in mid 2008 when the shareholders decided to increase the area of production by 12 hectares,” explains Ravi Patel, Managing Director at Subati Flowers Ltd. “This particular expansion was completed in January, 2009 and with it production gradually increased to approximately two million stems a month.”

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Hectare expansions have taken place on a continuous basis over the years

The Subati brand was firmly planted in the industry by that point as the demand for its roses began to grow at a rapid rate, faster in fact than the Company could supply initially. In response to this demand, 2001 saw the Company embark on a further 17 hectare expansion - after delays due to heavy rain - which was completed in December, 2013.

“In the following two years we saw the completion of the final expansion in our three and nine hectare projects respectively,” continues Patel. “Today we have a total of 91 hectares of greenhouses which produce more than 90 million stems of high quality T-hybrid roses per year.”

Last year saw Subati Flowers Ltd rebranding itself to the Subati Group Ltd, making way for the diversification of the Company’s agriculture portfolio from flowers to herbs, setting up a herb farm which is located in Kibwezi, 300 kilometres South of Nairobi.

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Today we have a total of 91 hectares of greenhouses which produce more than 90 million stems of high quality T-hybrid roses per year

“The project looks set to be one of a kind in Kenya, producing basil, chives and mint spread across 20 hectares of covered greenhouses,” adds Patel. “The greenhouses will have an automated fogging system in order to control the humidity and temperatures within; these herbs will be packed and exported using the highest quality standards and global certifications to Europe, the Middle East and Australia.

“This entire project will be solar powered using the panels installed on the roof of the grading hall and we hope to produce our first harvest of Mint and Basil in August, 2017.”

Niche varieties

The Company’s main strategy has always been to create a brand by producing an extremely high quality product with the service to match.

“We have always catered to the needs of the direct market and set trends consistently throughout

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REENSPAN AGRITECH PVT LTD, is a Joint Venture Company, founded in 2003. The synergy between Dutch technology and innovative, high quality low-cost manufacturing in India, leads to an end product unparalleled by others. At Greenspan, we build winning teams through people participation, mutual respect, professional integrity and honesty. We offer customer friendly solutions and strive hard to offer turnkey solutions tailor made to suit different crops and/or climates.

The head office and manufacturing facilities of Greenspan are located in Pune, India.

The Company also has its own subsidiaries in Kenya, Ethiopia, Thailand and Holland; besides distributors and agents in various other countries.

Our fully-owned subsidiary, Greenspan Africa serves our customers in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. We have sufficient stock of all greenhouse spares including greenhouse film of various types and various widths; lengths can be given as per the customer choice. Besides we also provide dam liners and water storage tanks from 10 m3 to 1,000 m3 capacity. We will also be stocking other items needed by the greenhouse industry in the years to come.

The Company’s journey with Subati Group Ltd started more than a decade ago, and from the initial start of building more than 15 hectares of greenhouse space, have built more than 80 hectares at their various locations in Kenya. Currently we are working closely with them to build state of the art greenhouses for growing herbs and other vegetables. Sprawling over 1,500 acres of land, this project should be one of its kind for many years to come.

Our desire is to work closely with our customers and offer turnkey solutions. In emerging markets, we propose to build technology excellence centres whereby we can showcase the benefits of growing various types of vegetables and herbs under controlled environments. Our first technology excellence centre has been successfully launched and operational in Thailand. Our next two technology excellence centers are being constructed in the North East states of India. In these projects we work closely with various seeds companies and ensure we give good trials for their seeds.

Our next goal moving into the future would be to enable small and medium sized farmers in various markets adapt the use of greenhouse technology coupled with growing technologies to grow various vegetables and fruits. Sustainable horticulture remains our vision and mission and this journey has just begun!

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Here you can find the wide range of products that we offer; suited to handle various climatic conditions and catering to the needs of growing various types of horticultural crops.

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Subati’s evolution,” affirms Patel. “To support this we have created extensive testing programmes, following the principal that if you don’t try you will never know; we particularly enjoy planting niche varieties and will always try to be the first to do so.”

In recent years the Company has introduced many new lines to its everevolving product range, including scented roses, garden roses and cluster roses. It has continued to work with the top breeders in the industry to improve the selection and quality of the new codes, ensuring that Subati is ahead of the curve and attracting new customers to the brand at all times.

“The Subati brand currently reaches more than 40 countries globally, with our main markets being located in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Australia,” continues Patel. “We promote the brand by exhibiting in various flower shows around the world, and in 10 short years we have

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ased in Kenya since 2011, Solar Resources Ltd specialises in solar power products and services.

The Company is involved in the distribution and installation of solar power systems for domestic and commercial clients all over Kenya.

All of the Company’s systems are German-made and come with a full manufacturer’s warranty for up to 30 years.

The Company provides a complete service to their clients from a full site survey to establish load and power requirements, to commissioning of the system, as well as relevant training if necessary to site individuals when required. We also provide an extensive after-sales service with maintenance, and client contact.

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rom its humble beginnings in 1985, PIL has grown to become a worldclass manufacturer of flexible packaging and is now one of the largest in the East and Central African region.

We are dedicated to introducing innovative packaging products to the floricultural, horticultural produce, herb, candy and snack food industries in addition to other specialty markets.

Our aim is to being the absolute best at providing personalized service to our Customers.

Some of the services we offer include: • Extrusion (up to seven-layer) • Printing (up to eight colour flexo) • In house reprographics with Computer to Plate technology • Lamination (solventless) • Laser, hot needle and macro perforation

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been to more than 35 exhibitions and have amassed 100 active customers.

“When it comes to identifying new regions to supply to, we carry out research on aspects such as the size of the market, growth potential, stability in the country and its currency, as well as the ease of logistics from Kenya.”

Hard working labour force

The level of farming required in the Company is particularly labour intensive, luckily in Kenya Subati is privy to a good and hard working labour force. With more than 2,000 employees - only six of which are not Kenyan - it places a big emphasis on local employment.

“At Subati we do understand the value in the need for constant training and innovation,” explains Patel. “Since the Company began we have always engaged our staff in training exercises and within those realms, encouraged them to attend external training

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Since the Company began we have always engaged our staff in training exercises and within those realms, encouraged them to attend external training seminars held by various supporting companies

We have a proven track record of on-time in-full delivery across a wide geographical area. We have our own delivery fleet and offer a stockholding service as required.

Our entire process is organised around ensuring absolute quality with a dedicated team responsible for systematic quality checks at every stage of the manufacturing process.

At PIL we offer floral sleeves that are tasteful, classically simple and uniquely designed. As per your specification we are able to customise the flower sleeves for you.

We are proud to be associated with Subati Flowers and would like to congratulate them on celebrating their10 year anniversary.

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seminars held by various supporting companies.”

Post and Pre harvest consultants tend to provide the main source of training for the Company, visiting Subati every month from Israel and France to train staff on new techniques and processes to improve quality and efficiency in produce.

“We have always considered our staff as our greatest asset at Subati, therefore we are particularly dedicated to bettering their lives and the lives

of those around them,” continues Patel. “Lunch is provided to all staff on our farms, with ingredients which are all sourced locally from small-scale farmers in the surrounding area.”

As well as its commitment to employees, Subati is also greatly involved in helping the community and environment around it, carrying out various community service projects which include providing clean water to Tetu town, carrying out road works and fixing broken bridges in the local area.

Subati’s staff are its greatest asset

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“The past six years has seen us help to build three schools in the area, providing them with labour and the materials required for the job,” Patel describes. “Our most recent project is helping to re-build and modernise Tetu Primary School, a school with more than 500 students, 200 of which have parents working at Subati Flowers.”

This year the Company has already dedicated four million shillings to building four new classrooms, six toilets and the levelling of the football

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pitch and supplying sports equipment to the school.

“Over the years Subati has become a brand that symbolises quality, consistency and service,” concludes Patel. “Our ability to innovate and adapt to changes in the needs of the market is what differentiates us from others in the industry. It is this factor that has driven us to become a onestop-shop for our customers, providing a very large product range of high quality produce.

A brand that symbolises quality

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