How Copy Cat turned 40 years of technology lessons into legacy

Copy Cat Group Managing Director Vishal Patel during an interview at his office in Nairobi on September 29, 2025.

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Forty years ago, an idea came to Nazir Noordin and Rajoo Patel while working in office furniture and equipment spaces. They realised that investors in those businesses had adopted a trading perspective; no after-sales support, and customers could not always buy a new photocopying machine whenever theirs broke down.

A simple market survey showed that no company was offering such services, and Mr Noordin and Mr Patel decided to pick it up, marking the birth of Copy Cat Group. Their sole aim was to maximise the longevity of machines through the provision of technical expertise and spare parts.

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