CLIFTON PACKAGING GROUP LTD

Clifton Packaging Group Ltd is a family-owned business started in 1981 as wholesalers of carrier and paper bags, supplying to retail shops in the London area. They were recently named the Business of the Year at HSBC’s English Asian Business Awards.

Khalid Sheikh, Chairman of Clifton Packaging Group said: “High-production costs in the UK and increasing competition saw us try to establish long-term partnerships with companies in emerging countries,” such as India and China in 2002. “We soon realised that India was a better option with huge potential, but it required a lot of groundwork.”