Factory History:

• The factory was commissioned in 2002/03 to manufacture Black C.T.C. tea with an annual installed processing capacity of 15,000,000 Kgs green leaf.
• Gachege catchments area has a total of 4,917 registered growers with a total of 1,028.9 Ha under tea

Factory Location:

• Gachege tea factory falls within KTDA administrative Region I and is located in Githobokoni Location of Kamwangi Division, Gatundu North Sub-County in Kiambu County. It is located 40 kms off Thika super highway towards Naivasha vie Mangu, Gakoe highway and is located about 77 Kms from Nairobi.

Altitude:

• The factory is on relatively high altitude of 1,750-2,150 M above the sea level.
• Latitude: -0.900000⁰         Longitude: 36.800000⁰ Elevations: 2,033M

Number of Growers in the Area:

• Currently, the factory serves 4,917 growers with 10,559,390 tea bushes with a potential area of 1028.8 Hectares of land.

Types of Teas grown:

Camellia Sinesis

Climate & Natural Features:

• The catchments comprise of mainly two agro-ecological Zones, namely Lower Highlands bordering the Aberdare forest on the upper side.
• And upper medium lands bordering with marginal areas on the lower side.
• Temperature ranges from 28^oCto 14^oC,Rainfall -1260MM/ annum ,Altitude 1750-2150 M above the sea level and  Soils are fairly deep and red-brown volcanic.
• The catchments comprise of mainly two agro-ecological Zones, namely Lower Highlands bordering the Aberdare forest on the upper side and the upper medium lands bordering with marginal areas on the lower side with the following rivers Ndarugu River, Kariminu River and Githobokoni River.

Certifications:

• Rainforest Alliance
• ISO 9001:2015
• ISO 22000:2018

Special Projects& Corporate Social Investment:

• The factory has established an environmental green program where indigenous tree seedlings are provided to the farmers in efforts to protect the Aberdare water towers and the surrounding environment.
• The factory has a an education sponsorship initiative that supports bright needy children within the catchment
• The factory provides treated water to the surrounding community.

Factory Directors