James Finlays Attachment
INTRODUCTION
My internship was conducted in James Finlay Kenya Limited. It is situated in Kericho. I was attached for duration of 12 weeks, that is, from 3rd May to 31st July 2010
COMPANY ADDRESS AND PHYSICAL LOCATION
James Finlay (K) Limited
P. O. Box 71
Kericho.
Kericho 20200
Kericho 20155-9
Mobile No 0722202365/6
Kenya
The company is located in Southern Rift valley, Kericho District, six kilometers eastwards from Kericho town.
I was Offered a placement at finance Department (Leaf Tea accounts),for a period of three month my Host supervisor Being Rose Koech holding a position of senior Assistant Accountant.
CHAPTER ONE:
1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Swire group.
John Swire and sons Limited, with its headquarters in London is Swires’ Parent Company. John Swire &sons limited through James Finlay, has substantial agriculture interest in Africa and India subcontinents.
James Finlay was founded in 1750 and it is one of the world’s best –known and respected tea company, with operations ranging from “tea bush” to “teacup”. The tea company wholly owned by john Swire &son’s Ltd has extensive plantation interest in East Africa and the Indian sub continents, which are complimented by global tea trading, and packaging and tea extraction processes that add value to the base leaf tea products
The Swire group bought 100%shares of the then Africa Highlands produce company limited (AHP) in the year 1999 and thus changed its name to James Finlay (K) Ltd.
James Finlay produces over 60 million kilos of black tea yearly from its plantation in Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The Africa Highlands Produce Company Limited
The company was initially called the AHP Company Limited and later changed to James Finlay (K) Ltd in 1994. AHP Company is a wholly subsidiary of James Finlay Company, a public quoted on the London stock Exchange with its head office in Glasgow, UK.
AHP started growing tea in Kericho in 1925 on land, which was
My internship was conducted in James Finlay Kenya Limited. It is situated in Kericho. I was attached for duration of 12 weeks, that is, from 3rd May to 31st July 2010
COMPANY ADDRESS AND PHYSICAL LOCATION
James Finlay (K) Limited
P. O. Box 71
Kericho.
Kericho 20200
Kericho 20155-9
Mobile No 0722202365/6
Kenya
The company is located in Southern Rift valley, Kericho District, six kilometers eastwards from Kericho town.
I was Offered a placement at finance Department (Leaf Tea accounts),for a period of three month my Host supervisor Being Rose Koech holding a position of senior Assistant Accountant.
CHAPTER ONE:
1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Swire group.
John Swire and sons Limited, with its headquarters in London is Swires’ Parent Company. John Swire &sons limited through James Finlay, has substantial agriculture interest in Africa and India subcontinents.
James Finlay was founded in 1750 and it is one of the world’s best –known and respected tea company, with operations ranging from “tea bush” to “teacup”. The tea company wholly owned by john Swire &son’s Ltd has extensive plantation interest in East Africa and the Indian sub continents, which are complimented by global tea trading, and packaging and tea extraction processes that add value to the base leaf tea products
The Swire group bought 100%shares of the then Africa Highlands produce company limited (AHP) in the year 1999 and thus changed its name to James Finlay (K) Ltd.
James Finlay produces over 60 million kilos of black tea yearly from its plantation in Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The Africa Highlands Produce Company Limited
The company was initially called the AHP Company Limited and later changed to James Finlay (K) Ltd in 1994. AHP Company is a wholly subsidiary of James Finlay Company, a public quoted on the London stock Exchange with its head office in Glasgow, UK.
AHP started growing tea in Kericho in 1925 on land, which was