SKL Overseas PLC founder Dr. Sonvir Singh has highlighted the importance of customer-focused packaging solutions in horticulture, while reflecting on the company’s listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and its reported threefold share price increase since listing.
Speaking to HortiNews during Naivasha HortiFair 2026, Dr. Singh discussed the company’s role in providing corrugated packaging solutions for horticultural produce, including avocados, fresh vegetables, flowers and other agricultural products. With 30 years of experience in the packaging industry, Dr. Singh said the company’s approach extends beyond manufacturing and supplying corrugated boxes to helping clients understand and solve their packaging challenges.
He explained that SKL Overseas PLC works with customers to understand their specific requirements, educate them on packaging needs and develop solutions suited to their operations. The approach is particularly relevant to horticulture, where packaging plays an important role in handling fresh produce, protecting product quality and supporting transportation through the supply chain. For growers and exporters, packaging requirements vary depending on the type of produce, handling conditions and destination markets. Understanding these needs can help businesses select suitable packaging solutions for their products.
Beyond supplying corrugated boxes
Dr. Singh emphasised that SKL Overseas PLC’s work involves engaging with clients to identify their problems and provide practical solutions rather than simply supplying packaging materials. The company serves different segments of the horticultural value chain, including avocado, vegetable and flower businesses, which depend on appropriate packaging to handle and transport their produce.
His comments highlighted the role of collaboration between packaging suppliers and horticultural businesses in addressing operational challenges and meeting the requirements of fresh produce markets. The discussion at Naivasha HortiFair also provided an opportunity to highlight the relationship between packaging innovation and the wider development of Kenya’s horticultural sector, where exporters and producers require solutions suited to different products and market demands.
SKL Overseas PLC’s NSE listing and reported share growth
A key part of the interview focused on SKL Overseas PLC’s listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and the company’s performance in the capital market. Dr. Singh said the company’s shares had increased threefold since listing, describing the change as a 300% increase. The reported growth was a central highlight of his account of the company’s journey as a publicly listed business.
A stock market listing provides a company with access to public investors and allows its shares to be traded on the exchange. For investors, share price movements are one measure of market performance, although they do not by themselves establish a company’s overall financial health or guarantee future returns. The share performance figure cited in the interview reflects Dr. Singh’s statement; it has not been independently verified for this report.
HortiFair provides a platform for industry engagement
Naivasha HortiFair 2026, held on September 18–19, brought together businesses and stakeholders from across the horticultural value chain to showcase products, exchange ideas and explore commercial opportunities. For SKL Overseas PLC, the event provided a platform to engage with growers, exporters and other industry players on packaging needs and solutions. The company’s participation also underscored the contribution of packaging businesses to horticultural supply chains, supporting the movement of fresh produce from farms to markets. In the HortiNews interview, Dr. Singh shared insights into the company’s customer-focused approach, its work in horticultural packaging and its experience following its stock market listing.
Watch the full interview on HortiNews TV for more from Dr. Sonvir Singh on SKL Overseas PLC and the role of packaging solutions in horticulture: https://youtu.be/Fl5V8eZluLg