About us
Producing products that build brands
Hemco Designs was founded in June 2010. Our goal has always been producing products that build brands and improve visibility. We work from Coffee Plaza, Ground Floor, Exchange Lane, off Haile Selassie Ave, Nairobi, Kenya, with office and production space under one roof.
Our vision
To manufacture and supply products that feature a company logo, name or advertising message — promoting brands, corporate identity, events and organisations.
Our mission
To be a leading brand promotion manufacturing company in Kenya with regional presence.
- Founded
- June 2010
- Capacity
- 1,000+ items a day
- Ranges
- 10 uniform programmes
- Garment types
- 92 and counting
What we have built
Capacity
Grown to produce and supply over 1,000 items per day.
Quality
Our selling point has always been quality and consistency.
Product development
A diverse range built around client needs and business goals.
Team culture
Problem solving and efficiency are central to how the team works.
How we work
Local manufacturing
Cut and stitched in Nairobi. Supports local jobs, and it means you can walk the floor.
Customisation
Tailored sizes, precise fits and personalised designs — not catalogue-only.
Rapid prototyping
Fast turnaround on design iterations and samples before the full run.
Quality
Material selection matched to the job, so garments last rather than fade out in a season.
Timeliness
Reliable, on-time delivery against the date you gave us.
Effective communication
Clear updates through the process, and early warning when something slips.
Data protection
Your designs, artwork and brand concepts stay yours. No unauthorised disclosure.
Competitive pricing
Itemised quotes at volume pricing, so you can see what you are paying for.
How it runs
Brief to delivery, with a sample in between
The size set is the step most suppliers skip. It costs a little and it is the reason a rollout fits.
Brief
Tell us the garment, the fabric, the quantities and the branding. Online or over a call.
Quote
Itemised pricing and a lead time, usually within a working day.
Sample
A size set made and approved before we cut the full run.
Production
Cut, stitched and branded in our Nairobi factory, with updates as it moves.
Delivery
Quality checked, packed by size, delivered to your site.
Branding
3 ways to put your mark on it
Which one is right depends on the garment, the quantity and how the mark has to survive. We will tell you if you have picked the wrong one.
Embroidery
Stitched thread. Premium and hard-wearing — the default for uniforms.
Screen printing
Spot-colour ink. Cheapest at volume, flat matte finish.
Heat transfer
Cut vinyl pressed on. Crisp edges — names and numbers.
Why Hemco
Made here, and answerable for it
Local manufacturing
Cut and stitched in Nairobi. Supports local jobs, and it means you can walk the floor.
Customisation
Tailored sizes, precise fits and personalised designs — not catalogue-only.
Rapid prototyping
Fast turnaround on design iterations and samples before the full run.
Quality
Material selection matched to the job, so garments last rather than fade out in a season.
Timeliness
Reliable, on-time delivery against the date you gave us.
Effective communication
Clear updates through the process, and early warning when something slips.
Data protection
Your designs, artwork and brand concepts stay yours. No unauthorised disclosure.
Competitive pricing
Itemised quotes at volume pricing, so you can see what you are paying for.
Why branded apparel works
The numbers the industry runs on
- 9 in 10
- remember the brand on a promotional product they were given
- 90%
- keep promotional items because they find them useful
- 83%
- are more likely to do business with a company after receiving one
- 80%
- report a more positive perception of the brand
Our distinguished clients include
- Kenya Airports Authority
- Safaricom
- Equity
- KCB Bank
- NCBA
- Britam
- Isuzu
- CFAO Motors
- Kenya Power
- KeNHA
- Naivas
- Eastmatt
- Knight Frank
- Hyatt Regency
- SportPesa
- AFEX
- OLA Energy
- Astrol
- Fresha
- AAR Hospital
- Mater Misericordiae Hospital
- Gertrude's Children's Hospital
- LifeCare Hospitals
- Kenya Red Cross
- Action Against Hunger
- One Acre Fund
- Habitat for Humanity
- ADRA Kenya
- Gamewatchers Safaris
- Lavington Security
- Muthaiga Golf Club
- Daystar University
- Great Plains Foundation
- African Originals