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KENYA · GUIDE 0912 · EDITION 4.2

Office desk resale in Kenya

Secondhand office desks with dimensions and delivery scope

A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE

Fictional resale order: four used straight desks, each approximately 1,200 × 600 × 740 mm, sold by individual condition record. Confirm real dimensions and parts before advertising. Include careful dismantling/reassembly only where the original construction permits it. Exclude electrical sit-stand systems, cutting tops to fit rooms, uncertified structural repairs and a promise that nominal dimensions establish workstation suitability.

Who is the first customer?

startups furnishing offices

Test the offer

Trial one batch that fits local transport

What your operating pack contains

  • A business-specific operating guide PDF
  • Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
  • Supplier request and sales message drafts
  • Job-card and quality-response documents
  • Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
  • Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
  • Source register and unresolved checks

Delivery and quality

Stable desk with disclosed marks and correct measurements

Cost drivers

  • purchase
  • refinishing
  • delivery

Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.

Evidence and scope

IKEA: MICKE assembly instructions ↗
Example of model-specific hardware/assembly documentation; not instructions for a different desk. · Checked 2026-10-26

HSE: DSE workstation checklist ↗
Workstation/chair functional considerations; not a used-chair structural certificate or individual ergonomic assessment. · Checked 2026-10-26

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