Milestones
– LSHS is proud to be the first and only bus, truck and commercial vehicles body manufacturer in East and Central Africa to be attain ISO 9001:2015. This is after a rigorous transition audits conducted by SGS in August 2018. Prior to the transition LSHS was ISO 9001:2008 in 2012.
– LSHS was selected as a model company in the 2018/2019 Productivity Improvement Project in Kenya by National Productivity and Competitiveness Centre(NPCC) and Japan Productivity Centre(JPC). As a recipient LSHS will benefit from organization-wide training in Kaizen and 5S.
– The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved LSHS to use its standardization mark having meet the requirements of KS 372, the Kenyan standard on vehicle body construction.
– The National Road Safety Agency now rebranded to Safety Plus has awarded LSHS the best MV/Institutional bus body manufacturer award every year since 2012.
– LSHS is also an approved passenger body manufacturer by National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) pursuant of the KS 372 standard.
Innovation
The secret to our longevity for the last 60 years has been our commitment to continuous improvement.
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A few highlights include:
– Use of reinforced fiberglass on front, rear and roof of the bus in addition to ABS interior help reduce the overall weight of the bus; subsequently reducing the fuel consumption and wear and tear on tires and brakes.
– Introduction of CKD in bus body manufacturing with foreign collaborators.