Cecypo

What Cecypo does

Cecypo is a Kenya-based building-materials distributor specializing in roofing products, operating as an authorized stockist for Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM). The company maintains two operational entities — Cecypo Limited (incorporated 1982) and the sister concern Cecypo International Limited — and runs branches in Nairobi and Kisumu that serve contractors, developers, hardware resellers, and walk-in retail buyers across Kenya's principal construction corridors. Customer testimonials on the company's website reference repeat engagement with builders and developers, indicating relationship-based selling at project scale.

The product offering consists of the full MRM roofing portfolio, including tile-profile sheets under the Lifestyle, Toptile, Roman Tile, and Orientile sub-brands; corrugated and box-profile sheets under Versatile and Covermax; Ultraspan purlins and structural profiles; and a range of roofing accessories. Distribution is conducted through the physical branches plus a digital storefront branded "Powered by Cecypo Tech," which catalogs the full range and provides inquiry channels. The business model is straightforward wholesale and retail resale of MRM-manufactured roofing products at margin; there is no proprietary manufacturing, no disclosed SaaS or subscription revenue, and the company functions as a route-to-market for MRM rather than a vertically integrated producer. Sources list a workforce of 11–50 employees, consistent with a regional distributor rather than a national-scale player.

Revenue model is volume-based: unit sales of roofing sheets, profiles, and accessories at margin prices that are not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition relies on branch foot traffic, contractor referrals, and the digital storefront. The principal external dependency is the MRM authorized-stockist relationship — loss of which would materially impair the business — while internal systems appear limited to standard e-commerce and inventory tooling with no disclosed advanced technology, automation, or data analytics layer.

Name

Cecypo

Legal name

Cecypo Limited & Cecypo International Limited

Website

https://cecypo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cecypo is a Kenya-based authorized stockist of Mabati Rolling Mills roofing products, distributing tile-profile sheets, box-profile and corrugated sheets, structural profiles, and roofing accessories through branches in Nairobi and Kisumu to contractors, developers, hardware resellers, and retail buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kisumu

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Roofing Products Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of Mabati Rolling Mills roofing products including box profile sheets, corrugated sheets, ridge caps, gutters, and accessories. Products are sold both wholesale (to contractors and hardware distributors) and retail (to homeowners and small builders). Sales are one-time transactional purchases rather than recurring revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Authorized stockist of Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM) steel roofing products, supplying box profile sheets, corrugated sheets, ridge caps, gutters, downpipes and other MRM-branded roofing materials through wholesale and retail channels. Serves building contractors, property developers, hardware distributors and individual homeowners from physical branches in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya.

Product overview

Cecypo is an authorized stockist of Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM) roofing products in Kenya, operating as a wholesale and retail supplier of steel roofing sheets and accessories. The product portfolio centers on four core roofing sheet categories (Box Profile Sheets, Corrugated Sheets, Ridge Caps, and Gutters & Downpipes) supplemented by numerous MRM sub-brands including DumuZAS, Resincot, Orientile, Elegantile, Lifestile, Zentile, Covermax 780, Covermax 975, IT5, Minicorr, Safdeck, Saflok 700, Trimflute, and Versatile. These products range from traditional corrugated sheets to tile-effect profiles (Orientile, Elegantile, Lifestile, Zentile) and wide-span industrial sheets (Covermax 780, Covermax 975). Cecypo serves contractors, developers, homeowners, churches, schools, and government projects across Kenya from their Nairobi and Kisumu locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Box Profile Sheets

Quantifiable outcome

• Quotations processed within 24 hours on business days
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCecypo is an authorized stockist of Mabati Rolling Mills, East Africa's leading manufacturer of steel roofing products. Products are sourced directly from MRM's factory, ensuring authenticity, full warranty coverage, and consistent availability. This partnership also provides customers access to MRM's technical support team for specifications, gauges, and load calculations. Cecypo serves as a key distribution partner within MRM's authorized distribution network, offering brands including DumuZAS, Resincot, Orientile, Elegantile, Lifestile, Zentile, Covermax, and others.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Devki Steel Mills: Large Kenyan steel manufacturer producing roofing sheets and related construction steel. Comparable to Cecypo as a competing channel for branded roofing products in the Kenyan market while operating at greater scale with manufacturing capability.
• Safal Group: East African building-materials holding group and parent/affiliate of Mabati Rolling Mills, with steel and roofing operations across multiple African countries. Comparable as a regional roofing and steel-products incumbent operating at greater scale and breadth than Cecypo's distributor model.
• Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM): Kenya's leading manufacturer of steel roofing products and Cecypo's principal supplier. As the authorized upstream partner, MRM is broadly comparable in customer-facing roofing-product sales while operating at much larger scale with its own brand portfolio (Resincot, DumuZAS, Covermax).

Direct peers

• Roofing Africa Limited: East African-focused roofing products and services company supplying roofing sheets, accessories, and related materials. Comparable to Cecypo on product breadth, target contractor/developer customer base, and operating geography.
• Kensai Steel Industries: Kenya-based steel products company supplying roofing sheets and structural steel to construction buyers. Comparable to Cecypo as a domestic supplier serving overlapping contractor and developer segments in the Kenyan roofing materials market.

Regional players

• Tononoka Steel Products: Kenya-based steel products manufacturer and supplier serving construction customers across East Africa. Comparable to Cecypo as a steel/building-products player in the same Kenyan market with overlapping roofing and structural steel product categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cecypo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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