Soilex Prosolve Ltd

What Soilex Prosolve Ltd does

Soilex Prosolve Limited is a privately held Kenyan manufacturing and distribution company founded in 1981 and headquartered at Ectovile Industrial Estate in Nairobi. The company manufactures, markets, and services cleaning chemicals, hygiene consumables, water filtration products, and cleaning equipment for the industrial and institutional (I&I) market, with a catalog of 333+ SKUs spanning detergents, disinfectants, laundry, floor care, kitchen hygiene, workshop, and dairy cleaning products, complemented by machinery (vacuum cleaners, floor cleaning machines, Truvox spares), water filters, dosing units, dispensers, and consumables. Its core technology is the formulation of cleaning chemistries combined with the distribution of complementary imported equipment; no proprietary software, AI, or digital platform is disclosed.

The business model is B2B direct sales to enterprise and institutional customers, executed through a quote-based ordering system, a multi-city sales presence in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and Nakuru, and a website (soilex.co.ke) that supports online catalog browsing and quote requests. Pricing is opaque and negotiated per order; the company does not publish list prices. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across hospitality, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and fitness, with named accounts including Carrefour, Hotpoint, Mater Hospital, Chandaria Industries, Simba, and Four Points. The company is ISO certified and was recognized in the Kenya Top 100 Club in 2019. Revenue, headcount, and ownership structure beyond locally owned private status are not disclosed.

Name

Soilex Prosolve Ltd

Legal name

Soilex Prosolve Limited

Website

https://www.soilex.co.ke

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Soilex Prosolve Limited is a Kenyan private manufacturer founded in 1981 that formulates and distributes 333+ cleaning chemicals, hygiene consumables, water filters, and cleaning equipment to industrial and institutional customers across Kenya. It serves enterprise accounts in hospitality, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and fitness via a direct, quote-based B2B sales model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning Chemicals

NAICS

Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256), Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (325611), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612), Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Hard Surface & Multi-Purpose Cleaners (All-purpose, Floor, Bathroom, Kitchen) (CRADAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cleaning Chemicals & Disinfectants Distribution (CRAOAGAB), Food & Beverage Process & CIP/Sanitation Chemicals (IMAEAJAK), Away-from-Home (AFH) Tissue & Wipers (Commercial/Institutional) (IMAMAGAB)

Keywords

• Industrial cleaning chemicals
• Institutional hygiene products
• Cleaning equipment supply
• Water filtration systems
• Detergent manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cleaning Products Sales: Manufactures and sells cleaning products including detergents, disinfectants, floor care products, and cleaning machinery to industrial and institutional customers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Soilex Prosolve Ltd manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range of professional cleaning chemicals (detergents, disinfectants, specialty chemicals), hygiene consumables, water filtration equipment, and cleaning machinery (vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, dosing units) to industrial and institutional customers in Kenya. The company operates as a manufacturer-marketer-servicer, combining chemical product supply with maintenance and servicing of cleaning equipment for sectors including hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail.

Product overview

Soilex Prosolve Ltd is a Total Cleaning Solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of over 333 cleaning products for the industrial and institutional market. The company's product ecosystem consists of: (1) Core Detergents and Chemicals including IDP, DIRTEX (LP series), SOL-branded disinfectants (Hypochlorite, Pine), Rust Off products, Alumex, and laundry products like Laundry Starch and Baklin; (2) Specialty cleaning including Kitchen Hygiene, Dairy products, Workshop cleaners, and Floor Care products like Wood Wax; (3) Cleaning Equipment and Machinery including Vacuum Cleaners, Floor Cleaning Machines, Truvox spares, Mops, Brooms, Scouring Pads, Floor Matts, Hand Dryers, Gloves, and Dispensers; (4) Water Treatment including Filters (Filter Accessories, Filter Vessels/bags) and Water Purifiers; (5) Hygiene Products including Tissues, Aerosols, Disinfectant Blocks, and Hotel Guest Products. The company operates as a manufacturer-marketer-servicer combining product supply with maintenance and servicing of cleaning equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Laundry Detergents Detergent products specifically formulated for industrial and commercial laundry operations, including the DIRTEX LP series (LP8O, LP20, LP21, LP22, LP50, LP55, LP70, LP100, LP110), SEF, SOILCLEAN 3000, DUTEX, BAKLIN, IDP 10KGS, and FLOCHOR.
• Disinfectants and Sanitizers Sodium hypochlorite-based and pine-scented disinfectants for industrial sanitization, including SOL HYPOCHLORITE DISINFECTANT, SOL DISINFECTANT PINE, SOILEX TERMINAL DISINFECTANT, ACYDEX, and 4D TOILET CLEANER AND DISINFECTANT, plus solid disinfectant blocks for continuous dosing.
• Floor Care Products Products for floor cleaning, polishing, and maintenance, including SOILEX WOOD WAX and FLOREX.
• Kitchen Hygiene Products Cleaning products formulated for commercial kitchen and food preparation area hygiene.
• Dairy Hygiene Products Specialized cleaning products for dairy farm and processing equipment hygiene.
• Workshop Cleaning Products Industrial cleaning products for workshop and garage environments.
• Housekeeping Products General housekeeping and facility cleaning products for commercial environments.
• Specialty Chemicals Specialty cleaning and chemical products for specific industrial applications, including SOL ALUMEX (aluminum-based chemical), SOL RUST OFF and SOL RUST OFF S (rust removal), SOL SOLVENT CLEANER, SILOFON, and SOL GEL.
• Cleaning Machinery and Equipment Commercial and industrial cleaning equipment including vacuum cleaners, floor cleaning and scrubbing machines, Truvox spare parts, and automated dosing units for chemical dispensing.
• Water Filters and Filtration Systems Water purification equipment and systems including filter accessories, filter vessels and filter bags for industrial water filtration applications.
• Hotel Guest Amenity Products Amenity and guest products specifically designed for the hospitality industry.
• Water Purifiers Water purification equipment and systems.
• Hygiene Consumables Hygiene consumables including paper tissues, towels, aerosol sprays, hand dryers, protective gloves, dispensers, mops, brooms and brushes, scouring and floor pads, floor matts, and cleaning cloths.

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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