Devki Group

Name

Devki Group

Legal name

Devki Group of Companies

Website

https://devkigroupke.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials Manufacturing

NAICS

Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (314910), Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (31491)

SIC

Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Sacks & Bags (Paper/Plastic/Woven) (IMALAGAD)

Keywords

• Building materials manufacturing
• Steel production
• Cement manufacturing
• Roofing sheets
• Fertilizer blending

Headquarters

HQ city

Ruiru

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Building Materials Manufacturing and Sales: Manufacturing and distribution of steel, cement, roofing sheets, fertilizers, and packaging materials. Products manufactured locally from raw material to finished product. Group turnover over USD 1 billion per annum.
2. Cement and Clinker Production: Manufacturing and distribution of cement and paving blocks under National Cement Company and Simba Cement brands. Also exports clinker to neighboring countries including Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
3. Fertilizer Blending and Sales: Production and distribution of Mavuno fertilizers for fruits, vegetables, coffee, tea, rice, sugarcane and tobacco. Production capacity of 300,000 metric tonnes annually after Sh1.8 billion upgrade.
4. Aviation Services: Helicopter charter hire and maintenance services through Northwood Aviation Agencies with fleet of 3 helicopters

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Devki Group manufactures and distributes building materials including steel products (bars, tubes, wires), cement and clinker (Simba Cement, National Cement brands), galvanized and colored roofing sheets (Maisha Mabati), blended fertilizers (Mavuno), and woven polypropylene packaging bags. The group operates 19 factories across 9 industries in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, producing products locally from raw materials to finished goods with over USD 1 billion annual turnover.

Product overview

Devki Group is a conglomerate with eight companies operating across nine different industries in Kenya and Uganda, manufacturing construction materials all under one roof. The product portfolio includes: steel products (Devki Steel Mills Limited producing Bars, Tubes, and Wires), cement and clinker (National Cement Company Limited with Simba Cement brand, plus Cimerwa PLC in Rwanda and Cemtech Limited), roofing sheets (Maisha Mabati Mills Limited producing galvanized and colored steel roofing), fertilizers (Maisha Minerals & Fertilizers Limited with Mavuno brand), packaging (Maisha Packaging Company Limited producing woven polypropylene bags), and aviation services (Northwood Aviation Agencies Limited offering helicopter charter and maintenance). The group operates 19 factories and employs over 14,000 people, with products manufactured locally from raw material to finished product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Diamond mark of quality: Quality certification mark used for Devki Steel Mills products including bars, tubes and wires
• Simba Cement
• Mavuno Fertilizers

Products and services

• Devki Steel Mills Limited

Quantifiable outcome

• Fertilizer production capacity increased to 300,000 metric tonnes annually (tripled)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• ARM CementmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Devki Group acquired ARM Cement assets including fertilizer plant for Sh5 billion. The acquisition included Athi River operations producing cement, chemicals, industrial minerals, and fertilizer. Fertilizer blending plant was renamed Maisha Mineral Fertiliser Limited (MMFL) on 11 acres in Athi River.
• Mepani Technical ServicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner that built Simba Cement factory in Tororo, Uganda over two and a half years at estimated cost of US$55 million
• Sanghi Group of IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCemtech Limited was a subsidiary of Sanghi Group of India (one of the world's largest cement manufacturers). Devki Group acquired 100% of Cemtech business and assets through Simba Cement including land, business intellectual property, equipment, goodwill, and licenses.
• Government of KenyacoreOthersPresident Uhuru Kenyatta commissioned Simba Cement plant in Salgaa, Nakuru. Government supported affordable housing agenda. Mining CS John Munyes supported West Pokot investment. President William Ruto commissioned Samburu steel plant and Cemtech clinker plant.
• Government of UgandacoreOthersPresident Yoweri Museveni commissioned Simba Cement factory in Tororo. Government provided support for industrial development in Tororo District.
• Kenya Power & Lighting CompanycoreOthersDevki Group pays approximately Ksh 100 million daily in taxes and electricity payments to Kenya Power. Described as Kenya Power's biggest customer.

Scale indicators25 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dangote Cement Plc: Africa's largest cement producer with pan-African operations; a broad incumbent whose scale and vertical integration set the benchmark Devki is trying to match in clinker capacity, cost position and regional reach.
• PPC Ltd: South African cement heavyweight with cross-border operations into Africa, comparable as a broad-incumbent regional cement producer whose product mix, cost structure and exports mirror what Devki is scaling in East Africa.
• Yara International (East Africa): Global fertilizer leader with East African blending and distribution; comparable to Maisha Minerals & Fertilizers / Mavuno as a broad-incumbent supplier of crop-specific fertilizer blends to Kenyan and regional smallholder farmers.
• Safal Group (MRM / Safrick): Africa's largest steel roofing and coated products group, parent of Mabati Rolling Mills; a broad incumbent with integrated coil-to-roofing operations against which Devki's Maisha Mabati and steel mills compete and benchmark.

Direct peers

• Mabati Rolling Mills (Safal Group): East Africa's largest producer of galvanized and colour-coated steel roofing sheets under the MRM brand; competes directly with Maisha Mabati Mills across Kenya and the wider East African roofing market.
• East African Portland Cement Company: Long-established Kenyan cement manufacturer listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, competing head-to-head with National Cement and Simba Cement on bagged cement and clinker supply.
• Hima Cement: Ugandan integrated cement producer (a subsidiary of Anjani Portland Cement / part of the wider Mepco group) that is both a customer of Devki clinker supply and a direct competitor of Simba Cement Uganda in Tororo and the wider Ugandan market.
• Savannah Cement: Privately held Kenyan cement producer operating clinker and grinding plants that competes directly with Devki's National Cement and Simba Cement brands for Kenyan infrastructure and housing demand.
• Bamburi Cement PLC: Kenya's largest integrated cement producer and a subsidiary of Lafarge / Holcim, with a national manufacturing footprint directly overlapping National Cement and Simba Cement in the Kenyan bagged-cement market.
• Apex Steel Mills Limited: Kenyan steel manufacturer producing bars, wire and related products, directly comparable to Devki Steel Mills in the bars/tubes/wires category serving the Kenyan construction sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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