ABOUT US
Where we started
In 1987, Kingsley was founded by Kingsley and Karin Dobrowsky in Botswana as a two person business with a big vision: To assist businesses with everything they need to run their daily operations and source as much as possible in Botswana. From there, the business grew and grew, built manufacturing facilities and developed strong supplier relationships in order to make their vision a reality.
Now in 2025, Kingsley is now in the hands of the second generation and is owned by Jeremy Dobrowsky. When attending the Stanford Seed Transformation Programme in Kenya, he met Schalk Muller, General Manager of Otjiwa Collections and Waterberg Embroidery. Waterberg Embroidery already provides thoughtful gifts and personalised clothing to guests and staff at Otijiwa and other lodges in Namibia. And when they met in this room full of entrepreneurial spirit and solution-oriented visions, the two business professionals knew that together they can go further. By combining their dedication to truly memorable customer service and four decades of expertise in the clothing and gifting market, they formed the idea to bring stand-out yet affordable corporate clothing and promotional gifting solutions to Namibia. And complemented by Kingsley’s already vast product portfolio, they will ensure that the vision behind Kingsley Botswana will also become a reality in Namibia.
Social Responsibility
The impact of HIV on our company is no different to the impact that this disease has had on other companies in Botswana. The difference however is the way in which we deal with it. Kingsley & Karin Dobrowsky have, at their own expense, paid for medical treatment for staff that become victims of this infection. Medical support, emotional support and nutritional support all form part of the way, we, at Kingsley, tackle this situation. HIV is a non-discriminatory condition that can affect anyone, including members of the Kingsley team. We can however, limit its impact by ensuring that our staff have access to regular voluntary testing, counselling and support, should they test positive. We aim to keep our team members healthy, productive and able to support their families for as long as possible
Vision
The strength of Kingsley is embodied in its company motto “The Customer is King” and it is this philosophy that drives all Kingsley employees. Our Vision is to be Botswana and Namibia’s supplier of choice for corporate clothing, workwear & PPE, promotional gifting and printing solutions.
Core Values
The Kingsley Group embraces, encourages and celebrates the following core values: