Sameer Africa Limited is engaged in the manufacturing, importation and sale of tyres. It operates through four business segments: Manufacturing and distribution, Regional operations, Yana Tyre Centre and Rental business. The company’s product range includes passenger textile & steel belted radials, 4×4, light truck radials and bias truck and bus, Agricultural and Off-the-road tyres under the brand name Yana. The Manufacturing and distribution segment is engaged in the manufacturing, buying and distribution of tires, tubes and flaps. Its Regional operations segment is engaged in the buying and distribution of tires, tubes and flaps in the Eastern Africa Region. Its Yana Tyre Centre segment that is involved in the retailing of tires, tubes and flaps and provision of tire related services. The Company’s Rental business segment is engaged in the letting of investment properties. Sameer Africa Limited’s subsidiaries include Sameer Africa (Uganda) Limited, Sameer Africa (Tanzania) Limited, Yana Tyre Centre Limited, Sameer Africa (Burundi) Limited and Taqwa Trading Limited, among others.
Sameer Group
The Sameer Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Sameer Group, is a large conglomerate, based in Kenya, with operations and subsidiaries in neighboring African countries. The group is involved in industries including: agriculture, manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, construction, transport and finance.
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The company’s offices are located in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, and the largest metropolitan area in that country. The shares of stock of some of the group’s subsidiaries are listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
Subsidiary companies
As of May 2014, the Sameer Group subsidiaries include, but are not limited to the following companies:
- Sasini Tea & Coffee, Nairobi, Kenya
- Sameer Agriculture & Livestock Limited, Kampala, Uganda – Dairy Processing (Sold to Brookside Dairies in May 2015).
- Sameer Industrial Park Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Sameer Business Park Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Sameer Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya – Manufacture of tires. Formerly “Firestone East Africa Limited
- Ryce East Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Yansam Motors Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Swift Global Kenya Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Kenya Data Networks Limited, Nairobi, Kenya – Information Technology Company
- Infocom Limited, Kampala, Uganda – Internet Service Provider
- Eveready East Africa Limited, Nairobi, Kenya – Manufacture of batteries
- Ryce East Africa – Engineering Division, Nairobi, Kenya
- Equatorial Commercial Bank, Nairobi, Kenya
- Equatorial Investment Bank Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
- Savanna Coffee Lounge, Nairobi, Kenya
- VLCC East Africa, a joint venture with VLCC of India, specialized in healthcare, fitness and wellness.
