About Kelani

Elevating African prosperity through indigenous production.

For more than two decades we have uplifted Africa by fostering local industries and bringing proven technology to the people who make things. Our aim has never changed: more productive businesses, and more prosperity from what Africa makes.

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What 23 years have built.

Since 2003, first as Kelani Engineering Services, we have put more than $500 million of machinery and parts to work for over 250 businesses in Nigeria and Cameroon.

Relationships

Factory owners who trust us

Two decades of delivery have built a network of manufacturers who call us first, from small workshops to large plants.

Know-how

How plants really run

We select, install, commission and maintain lines in water, food, packaging and plastics, and we know where they break.

Endurance

Built to last

A family business that has weathered every cycle Nigerian industry has seen, and learned what it takes to build something lasting.

2003Founded in Nigeria
250+Client businesses
$500m+In machinery and parts
2Countries served

An urgent need for African industrial solutions.

A widening gap between supply and demand

African manufacturing keeps growing, with new entrants every year in food and beverages, the circular economy, packaging and more. Currency swings make local production more valuable than ever.

Skills that have not kept pace

Modern manufacturing needs qualified operators, technicians and quality staff. Too often they are imported at great cost. We train them here, on real lines.

What drives us.

To contribute to the redemptive plan for African well-being and unlock its productivity through indigenous technology.

Inspiration

We break norms and leave a lasting impact.

Innovation

We find better, simpler ways to make.

Empowerment

We turn workers into owners.

Integrity

High standards that make us a partner you can rely on.

Growth

We grow with the businesses we serve.

People

Every machine is there for a person.

Power and capital, built in.

Our partner Confluence gives Kelani parks and customers fixed-price power and finance built on real sales, so makers can plan, borrow and grow.

  • Fixed-price powerEnergy far below diesel, at a price you can plan around.
  • Machines you come to ownLease a Kelani machine and own it, instalment by instalment.
  • Credit from your salesBorrow against stock and orders, repaid as you sell.

Talk to us

Build the next chapter with us.

Customers, partners, investors and people who want to make things: we would like to hear from you.

Block 6, Plot 1, Asaba Industrial Estate, Asaba–Ibusa Expressway, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

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