Japanese electronics maker Epson has opened a significantly expanded regional office in Nairobi, growing its Kenyan office footprint by 50 percent as it deepens investment in East Africa.
The company has put Sh19,417,500 into the expansion, part of a wider push into the Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Central & West Asia (META-CWA) region, where it says demand for business printing and visual solutions is rising alongside growing interest from firms in local support.
The new facility includes a dedicated showroom and demonstration area, alongside added capacity for training, partner enablement and in-market service.
“Our new office here in Nairobi is a good example of what our commitment to customers looks like in practice,” said Mukesh Bector, Epson’s Regional Head for East and West Africa. “It creates a hub where partners and customers can experience our technology first-hand, access training and work directly with our local team.”
Neil Colquhoun, President of Epson META-CWA, linked the investment to the company’s sustainability commitments. “Epson’s philosophy of efficient, compact and precise engineering means our environmental commitments and our business growth move in the same direction,” he said, adding that the same approach is being brought to every market the company invests in, including Kenya.
The Nairobi expansion comes as Epson widens its use of renewable energy certificates (RECs) to 10 sites in the region, including Kenya, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Türkiye, Israel, Ukraine and the UAE Experience Centre. Between March 2025 and April 2026, the company bought 416 MWh of RECs to match electricity use at those sites, part of a decarbonisation drive under its Environmental Vision 2050, which targets carbon negativity and zero underground resource consumption by 2050.
Gareth Jay, Regional Sales Director for Epson Africa, said the same efficiency push runs through the company’s product range. “When we talk about sustainability, we want it to be something customers can feel directly – through lower energy use, less ink waste and efficient performance,” he said.
The office launch lands alongside Epson’s FY26 line-up for Kenya, led by a new generation of its EcoTank printers and its LifeStudio projector range. The EcoTank printers promise up to 90 percent savings on ink costs, up to three years of printing without a refill, and 20 percent faster colour printing, built on Micro Piezo Heat-Free print technology that uses up to 96 percent less energy than conventional thermal inkjet. LifeStudio POP is a compact projector aimed at young adults and gaming, while LifeStudio Flex is a portable premium model for couples and families, built with Sound by Bose audio.
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