Associated Battery Manufacturers EA (ABM Group)

ABM was established in 1963 by the UK-based Chloride Group to produce batteries in Kenya for a number of British manufacturers including Chloride, Oldham, Lucas and Dunlop. Currently ABM has a combined workforce of over 700 staff, recovering over 12000 metric tonnes of lead metal, producing over 900,000 batteries and making solar panels with a capacity of over 8,400 kilowatts per year. The company is guided by the vision; ''Energy Solutions for All". The ABM Group is home to Chloride Exide Limited, Regional Recycling (EA) Limited (RREAL), Solinc EA Limited & Precision Plastics Ltd. Chloride Exide Ltd, which is ISO 9001:2008 certified, is the largest battery and renewable energy distributor in the East African region, with a region-wide network of over 20 branches and over 2,000 dealers. Formerly known as Chloride Metals Kenya, Regional Recycling EA Limited (RREAL) was established in 1979. Its core activities are collecting scrap batteries from customers, smelting, blending and refining lead for battery manufacture. RREAL follows world-class quality standards: 2000 - ISO 9001-2008 certification & 2009 - ISO 14001-2004 certification. RREAL produces lead at 99.99% purity. Solinc East Africa Limited is a solar company that provides high quality solar products and services. Formerly known as Ubbink East Africa Ltd, Solinc is a joint venture between Dutch-based Ubbink B.V. and Kenyan based ABM Ltd. In 2015, the company became majority Kenyan owned, and thus renamed to Solinc. Solinc's first solar module factory in East and Central Africa began production in 2011. The company follows world class quality standards: 2012 - KEBS Diamond mark & 2013 - ISO 9001-2008 certification. NAS Plastics is the leading plastics company molding plastic products in Kenya. They also manufacture cutlery, crates & containers & baskets.