Sun Mark

Sun Mark Ltd

Formerly called	Sun Oil Ltd
Type	Private
Industry	FMCG, Marketing & Distribution
Founded	1995
Founder	Dr. Rami Ranger MBE, FRSA
Headquarters	Sun House, 428 Long Drive, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 8UH, UK
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Dr. Rami Ranger MBE, FRSA (Chairman & Founder), Harmeet Ahuja (CEO) and Mohan Khurana (General Manager)
Brands	Anmol, Bulldog Power, Comfi, English Breeze, Flower Garden, Gluco-Max, Golden Country, Laser, Pure Heaven, Robust, Royalty, Sabina, Sumo, Toilet Guard
Website	www.sunmark.co.uk

History

Origins & History

Sun Mark was founded in 1995 by Rami Ranger and operates from its head office in Greenford, Middlesex. Sun Mark, in partnership with its sister company Sea Air & Land Forwarding Ltd, was founded with the purpose to provide customers an end to end service for marketing and distribution of FMCG products. Sun Mark focuses on approaching traditionally hard to reach markets around the world and provides both its own label and leading brands such as Heinz, Mondelez, Nestle and Unilever amongst others to certain territories worldwide. Sun Mark is also a leading member of the Landmark Wholesale group.

As of May 2015, Sun Mark serves customers in 139 countries worldwide with a continued focus on countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Development of Sun Mark's own label brands

Over the course of the late 1990s and early 2000s, Sun Mark progressed rapidly in developing its own label products to better serve the needs of its customers. Sun Mark now has a portfolio of own label brands which cover a wide range of the FMCG spectrum.

Launch Year	Brand	Product Types
1999	Laser	Vegetable, sunflower and olive oils, mackerel, sardines, sweetcorn, baked beans, tomato ketchup, mayonnaise, brown sauce and salad cream
1999	Pure Heaven	Fruit juices, non-alcoholic sparking and celebration drinks and wines
2000	Royalty	Non-alcoholic ginger beer, cocktail and celebration drinks, wines, chocolates, biscuits and sardines
2001	Comfi	Baby wipes, kitchen and toilet roll
2001	English Breeze	Air freshener, deodorant, handwash and soap
2001	Golden Country	Baby cereals and infant milk, breakfast cereals, honey, tomato ketchup, salad cream, mayonnaise, sweetcorn, mackerel, sardines and full cream milk powder
2002	Flower Garden	Air and fabric freshener
2003	Toilet Guard	Household cleaners and bleach
2004	Anmol	Salt
2008	Sumo	Household cleaners and bleach
2008	Robust	Energy drinks
2011	Bulldog Power	Energy drinks
2011	Gluco-Max	Glucose based energy drinks
2012	Bingo	Household cleaners and bleach
2014	Sabina	Fruit juice concentrate

Awards & Recognition

Sun Mark continues to grow in presence within the global FMCG market space and its performance has been recognised with multiple accolades and awards, some of which are highlighted below. Of note, Sun Mark is the only UK company to be awarded the Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade consecutively for 5 years running. In July 2014, the Prime Minister David Cameron visited Sun Mark's headquarters in Greenford to personally award the 5th Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade to the company.^[1]

Year(s)	Award
2008	Ernst Young: Entrepreneur of the Year (Finalist)
2009	LloydsTSB: Business & Commerce Award
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,[2] 2013[3]	Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade
2011	Asian Achievers Awards: Business Person of the Year[4]
2012	Institute of Directors (IoD): Director of the Year – Large Company (London & The South East)[5]
2012	Fast Track - International Track: Rank 102[6]
2012	Fast Track - Profit Track: Rank 25[7]
2013	Fast Track - International Track: Rank 162[8]
2013	Fast Track - Profit Track: Rank 75[9]
2013	Fast Track - Top Track: Rank 228[10]
2013	Institute of Directors (IoD): Director of the Year - Large Company (UK) [11]
2013	Institute of Export (IoE) Award in recognition of winning 5th consecutive Queens Award for Enterprise [12]
2013	India Link Magazine: International Businessman of the Decade [13]
2014	Asian Business Awards: Business Personality Award [14]
2014	GG2 Leadership Awards: Man of the Year Award[15]
2015	Family Business Place - Red Ribbon Awards 2015: Corbett Keeling Lifetime Achievement Award [16]

References

1. Camilla Horrox (18 July 2014). "Dream come true for ‘humble immigrant’ after Prime Minister presents award". GetWestLondon. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
2. "Full list of 2012 Queen’s Award winners". The Financial Times Limited. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
3. "The Queen’s Awards: full list of winners". The Financial Times Limited. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
4. "Asian Achievers Awards, Previous Winners, 2011". ABPL Group. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
5. "2012 Director of the Year - Award Winners Announced". Institute of Directors (IoD). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
6. "2012 The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200: Company Details". Fast Track. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
7. "2012 The Sunday Times Profit Track 100: Company Details". Fast Track. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
8. "2013 The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200: Company Details". Fast Track. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
9. "2013 The Sunday Times Profit Track 100: Company Details". Fast Track. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
10. "2013 The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250: Company Details". Fast Track. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
11. "Director of the Year UK Final 2013". Institute of Directors (IoD). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
12. Carol (IoE Blogger) (27 September 2013). "Queen’s Award for Enterprise Gala Dinner Showcases Best of British Businesses". Institute of Export (IoE). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
13. "'International Indian of the Decade' award given to Lord Paul". Deccan Herald. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
14. Aisha Farooq (13 April 2014). "Winners of the Asian Business Awards 2014". DesiBlitz. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
15. "GG2 Leadership Awards: Winners 2014". Garavi Gujarat Publications Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
16. Family Business Place (13 July 2015). "Family firms crowned winners". Family Business Place. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

External links

• Official website