Sun Mark (Sun Mark Limited) is a British company engaged in the marketing and distribution of

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. Founded in 1995, it is based in

Greenford Greenford () is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England, lying west from Charing Cross. It has a population of 46,787 inhabitants, or 62,126 with the inclusion of Perivale. Greenford is served by Greenford Station ...

London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing () is a London boroughs, London borough in West London. It comprises seven major towns: Acton, London, Acton (W3), Ealing (W5, W13, NW10), Greenford (UB6), Hanwell (W7), Northolt (UB5), Perivale (UB6) and Southall (U ...

. It markets a range of

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products. The company has won several

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in international trade.

History

Origins and history

Sun Mark was founded in 1995 by Rami Ranger and operates from its head office in

, Middlesex. Sun Mark, in partnership with its sister company Sea Air & Land Forwarding Ltd, was founded with the purpose to provide customers with an end to end service for marketing and distribution of

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

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, Nestle and

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amongst others to certain territories worldwide. Sun Mark is also a leading member of the Landmark Wholesale group.

Awards and recognition

The company was awarded the

Queens Award for Enterprise The King's Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen's Awards for Enterprise, is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting oppo ...

in International Trade from 2009 to 2014 and became the only British company to be awarded consecutively for five years. In July 2014, Prime Minister David Cameron visited Sun Mark's headquarters in Greenford to award the 5th Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade to the company. In 2013 the company was awarded by the Institute of Export in recognition of winning 5th consecutive Queens Award for Enterprise.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sun Mark Limited Companies established in 1995 1995 establishments in England Companies based in the London Borough of Ealing