Olympia Capital Holdings Limited is a holding company comprising several businesses in East and Southern

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. The company's headquarters are located in

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, with subsidiaries in Kenya,

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and

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. The company is listed on the

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(NSE) and trades as OCH. In addition to the NSE listing, its Botswana subsidiary ''Olympia Capital Corporation'' is listed on the

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History

Olympia Capital Holdings Limited. formerly Dunlop Kenya Limited (DKL) was initially established as a branch of Dunlop United Kingdom; in Kenya in 1968 then a British multinational to carry out the business of manufacture of vinyl floor tiles, adhesives and sports equipment. In 1970, the company was formally registered in Kenya and got listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange in 1976. In 1999, Dunlop Industries Limited (DIL) was registered as a fully owned subsidiary of DKL to continue with the business of the parent company and allow DKL to concentrate on investments. Olympia Capital Holdings Limited (OCCL), purchased Olympia Capital Corporation in Botswana in 2001, through the newly acquired entity, the group was able to acquire 100% shareholding of Kalahari Floor Tiles (KFT) in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. KFT is the largest Tile manufacturer in Southern Africa. In 2005 OCCL Botswana was successfully listed on the Botswana Stock exchange, as a subsidiary of OCHL Kenya. In 2006 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd acquires majority control of Avon Rubber Company, which dealt in the manufacturing and distribution of tyre products and successfully acquired majority control of Mather + Platt Kenya Ltd in 2008, which is now the leading fire and mechanical engineering contracting company in East Africa. In 2014, Olympia Capital Botswana successfully acquired 100% of real estate company called Gaborone Enterprises in Botswana, which have an array of commercial and residential properties in Botswana and South Africa.

Overview

OCHL oversees operations of its subsidiaries including Avon Rubber Company, Mather and Platt Limited and Olympia Capital Corporation Limited.

In Kenya, its subsidiaries are Mather+Platt (K) Ltd, the leading fire systems and water pumps provider in East Africa and Avon Centre, which is the real estate division of OCHL. Olympia Capital also has a major stake in Heri Limited, which has an array of real estate properties in Kenya. Owing to growing losses, the group divested from its fully owned floor tile and adhesives manufacturing company, Dunlop Industries Limited. The company, through Olympia Capital Corporation (Pty), a publicly listed company in the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), has interests in Kalahari Floor Tiles (Pty) Limited and Gaborone Enterprises (Pty) Limited, both in Botswana. Kalahari Floor Tiles is the leading tile manufacturer in Southern Africa and it is also involved in the manufacturing of industrial and commercial cleaning chemicals. Gaborone Enterprise is the real estate section of OCCL, with residential and commercial property. Prior to their closure, OCCL also owned two South African entities: Plush Products (Pty) in Johannesburg and Natural Wooden Products (NatWood) in Cape Town. In line with its listing in the investment segment of the exchange, the group looks to diversify its services and product offerings and to serve a broader geographical area. OCHL is keen to capitalize on the available investment opportunities beyond the building material and property sectors.

Member companies

Olympia has significant ownership stakes in various firms including: * Dunlop Kenya Limited –

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100% shareholding - The largest manufacturer of vinyl floor tiles and vinyl sheeting in East and Central Africa; its website states that it is the foremost

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floor tile manufacturer in

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. * Mather + Platt Kenya Limited – Nairobi, Kenya, 56.70% shareholding - Incorporated in 1972, the company is a leading fire and mechanical engineering contracting company as well as distributors of high quality pumps in

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. * Avon Rubber Company (K) Limited – Nairobi, Kenya, 47.50% shareholding - Manufacture and sale of industrial rubber. * Olympia Capital Corporation –

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, 50.50% shareholding - Holding company for the Southern Africa Operations. Listed on the

. * Kalahari Floor Tiles Pty – Gaborone, Botswana 100% Shareholding ''through Olympia Capital Corporation'' - The largest manufacturer of

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and vinyl sheeting in

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...

. It is also involved in home improvement goods such as aluminum window frames,

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and curtains. * Gaborone Enterprises (Pty) Limited – Gaborone, Botswana, 100% shareholding ''through Kalahari Floor Tiles Pty'' - Industrial Property holding company. * Tiespro (171) Trading Pty Ltd/a Natwood Africa –

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''Held through Olympia Capital Corporation''- Suppliers of home, bathroom and kitchen fittings and accessories.

Ownership

The Shares of Olympia Capital Holdings are listed on the

Nairobi Stock Exchange The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was established in 1954 as the Nairobi Stock Exchange, based in Nairobi the capital of Kenya. It was a voluntary association of stockbrokers in the European community registered under the Societies Act in ...

(NSE). The shareholding of OCH is as follows:Olympia Capital Holdings Annual Report, P. 10
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References

External links

Olympia Capital Holdings main site

Olympia Capital expects turnaround in 2010
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