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'{{Infobox company | name = Seamark Group | logo = Seamark Group logo.gif | logo_size = 220px | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | logo_padding = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | trading_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | romanized_name = | former_name = | type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | traded_as = | ISIN = | industry = [[Food processing]] | genre = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = {{Start date|1976}} | founder = [[Iqbal Ahmed]]<br/>Bilal Ahmed<br/>Kamal Ahmed | defunct = | location_city = Hulme Hall Lane, Lord Lord North Street, [[Manchester]] | location_country = [[England]], M40 8AD | coordinates = | locations = 4 | area_served = | key_people = Iqbal Ahmed <small>(Chairman and Chief Executive)</small> | products = Seafood, poultry, fruit, vegetables | brands = Lilly, Tiger Brand, Seamark, Restaurant Wholesale, Classic, Seagold Brand, Ibco Brand, Mr, Prawn, Sylhet Brand, Vermilion & Cinnabar | production = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = Iqbal Ahmed<br/>Bilal Ahmed<br/>Kamal Ahmed | members = | num_employees = 4,500 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | website = {{URL|http://www.seamark.co.uk/}} | footnotes = | intl = yes | bodystyle = }} '''Seamark Group''' is a [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[food processing]] [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] [[wholesale]] company with offices in [[Manchester]], [[Chittagong]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Brooklyn]]. The company was founded in 1976 and established in 1991 by [[Iqbal Ahmed|Iqbal]] who is considered as one of the richest man in united kingdom, Bilal and Kamal Ahmed, its headquarters is based in [[Manchester]], [[England]], and has over 4,500 employees. The company is the UK's leading importer and processor of shrimps. ==History== Seamark was the first company to introduce [[Penaeus monodon|black tiger shrimps]] to Europe<ref name="manchestereveningnews3">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/seamark-boss-iqbal-ahmed-honoured-697587|title=Seamark boss Iqbal Ahmed honoured|work= |location=Manchester|publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=22 November 2012|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> in 1976.<ref name="manchestereveningnews2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/seamark-hosts-pm-visit-679242|title=Seamark hosts PM visit|work= |location=Manchester|publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=9 January 2012|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> It was founded by brothers; [[Iqbal Ahmed|Iqbal]], Bilal and Kamal Ahmed.<ref name="manchestereveningnews1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/160/160694_32_iqbal_kamal__and_bilal__ahmed_100m_95m.html|title=32. Iqbal, Kamal and Bilal Ahmed: £100m (£95m)|work= |location=Manchester|publisher=''[[Manchester Evening News]]''|date=31 May 2005|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> Seamark plc was established in 1991, specialising in the processing and stocking of warm water shrimps, especially the black tiger and the fresh water king prawn. After processing and packing, these were exported to most countries in Europe.<ref name="bbwhoswho08">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/Profile/Ahmed_OBE_Mr_Iqbal%20.pdf|date=July 2008|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=155|isbn= |accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> [[File:Ibco Buildings.JPG|thumb|220px|Seamark, IBCO and Vermilion headquarters in Manchester]] Since 1992, Seamark has invested more than £30m in infrastructure and production around the world.<ref name="manchestereveningnews1"/> In November 2000, they opened a £10 million seafood processing plant at the Bangladesh port of Chittagong. In 2001, they opened a U.S sales office in New Jersey and have since acquired a warehouse and a cold store in Brooklyn, New York to distribute products in North America including Canada.<ref name="bbwhoswho08"/> In 2006, the company spent £12m on new headquarters<ref name="cheshirelife">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.cheshirelife.co.uk/people/the_cheshire_life_glitz_list_2014_1_3731827|title=The Cheshire Life Glitz List 2014|work= |location=Cheshire|publisher=''Cheshire Life''|date=19 August 2012|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> on a 6.25- acre site in East Manchester<ref name="bbwhoswho08"/> when Seamark offshoot, IBCO Food Industries opened.<ref name="seamark">{{cite web |url=http://www.seamark.co.uk/The-Seamark-Story|title=The Seamark Story|publisher=Seamark|date= |accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> In November 2007, this site was further developed when a Thai restaurant called Vermilion was opened.<ref name="bbwhoswho08"/> ==Manufacturing and products== [[File:Ibco Brand.JPG|thumb|180px|Seamark products sold in Bangladeshi grocery stores]] Seamark has more than 1,000 products of seafood, poultry, fruit, vegetables,<ref name="seamark"/> and finger foods.<ref name="fasttrack"/> Its offices in New York and Bangladesh imports, processes and distributes frozen seafood and poultry.<ref name="manchestereveningnews3"/> Its operation in Chittagong, Bangladesh processes products ranging from its traditional shrimps to poultry, dry foods, finger foods, frozen fruit and vegetables, and supplies it to the catering trade.<ref name="seamark"/> Its business runs a production facility with its own shrimp processing line and [[hatchery]] in Chittagong,<ref name="fasttrack"/> a deep-sea [[fishing fleet]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]], a purpose-built processing plant and head office in Manchester, and a distribution operation in New York.<ref name="cheshirelife"/> ==Operations== Seamark is a £161m-plus worldwide operation<ref name="manchestereveningnews1"/> with an annual turnover of $250m, and a global workforce of 4,500 people<ref name="cheshirelife"/> including 300 at its operations in east Manchester.<ref name="manchestereveningnews1"/><ref name="bbpower-inspiration">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbpower-inspiration.com/entrepreneur/|title=Entrepreneur|publisher=British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration|date=January 2013|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref> The production facilities in Bangladesh created 1,000 jobs for the local community.<ref name="fasttrack">{{cite web |url=http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack/leagues/dbintDetails.asp?siteID=8&compID=3399&yr=2012|title=Rank: 191 Seamark|publisher=Fast Track|year=2012|accessdate=27 May 2015}}</ref> Seamark has a customer base of retailers, wholesalers and distributors throughout the world, with key markets in Germany and the [[Benelux]] countries.<ref name="fasttrack"/> The Seamark Group of companies has a group turnover of $400m, is the UK's leading importer and processor of shrimps, and has a range of products used by chefs and found in supermarkets across the world.<ref name="cheshirelife"/> Its exports account for more than 69% of sales and around 50% of all shrimps exported from Britain come from Seamark's processing operations.<ref name="manchestereveningnews1"/> The company's international sales have grown by 22% a year, from £32.6m in 2009 to £48.9m in 2011.<ref name="fasttrack"/> ==Awards and recognition== In 1998, Seamark was awarded the [[Queen's Awards for Enterprise]] for International Trade. In 1999, it was awarded the first prize in the Business in Europe Awards.<ref name="bbwhoswho08"/> In Bangladesh, the company received a national award and gold medal from the Bangladesh Government consecutively for the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, for the highest export of seafood.<ref name="bbwhoswho08"/> In 2012, Seamark was ranked 191 in ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' [[HSBC]] International Track top 200 performing private companies in the UK.<ref name="fasttrack"/> ==See also== *[[Business of British Bangladeshis]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External life== *{{Official website|http://www.seamark.co.uk/}} *[http://www.ibco.co.uk/ Ibco website] *[http://www.restaurantwholesale.co.uk/ Restaurant Wholesale website] *[http://www.vermilion.uk.com/ Vermilion website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Seamark Group}} [[Category:Food companies established in 1991]] [[Category:1991 establishments in England]] [[Category:Food companies of England]] [[Category:Conglomerate companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Wholesalers of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Companies based in Manchester]] [[Category:Companies based in Chittagong]] [[Category:Companies based in New York]] [[Category:Companies based in New Jersey]] [[Category:Companies based in Brooklyn]] [[Category:Privately held companies of England]]'