Safal Group

The Safal Group is the leading manufacturer of flat and long steel products in Africa. Its origins began as early as 1960 with the founding of ALAF Ltd. in Tanzania. In subsequent years other operations were established throughout Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. The Safal Group manufactures a wide range of metal roofing and allied building products across East, Central and Southern Africa, and supplies these to over 40 countries worldwide. It currently has over 3,500 employees and will soon open its doors in Djibouti, Burundi and Madagascar. The Safal Group produces cold rolled, galvanized, aluminium-zinc coated and pre-painted steel coils conforming to international standards in its world class manufacturing facilities in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. The Group's roll forming operations manufacture profiled roofing sheets and accessories across East, Central and Southern Africa and offer complete solutions to the roofing industry through technical expertise available within the Group. Moreover, as a commitment to the stakeholders, The Safal Group companies have incorporated best business practices through Kaizen principles and innovative solutions to achieve world class manufacturing standards. As the Group has grown so too has its role in uplifting the living conditions of the communities within which the individual companies operate. Through its Corporate Social Responsibility policies, Safal has established health care centres, technical institutes as well as many awareness programmes for HIV/AIDS and the prevention of other chronic diseases. The Safal Group continues to provide leadership, resources and training necessary to create an environment in which every stakeholder can contribute to the growth and success of their community.