Shaye Paper Products Information

Shaye Paper Products was founded in 1989. With no sales or marketing experience, the company quickly went into debt and the founders had to constantly inject more of their personal funds in order to keep the company running. Following six months of continually infusing personal funds, they decided to go back to their roots and convert half the tissue factory into a clothing factory. This half too, went into debt. They borrowed money from friends, with no other collateral than their word, and engaged a broker with more experience was also hired to help market and sell the products. During these formative years, everyone was working anywhere from 16-18 hours per day; working on both tissues and clothing with debt of over $800,000 and a bank overdraft facility of 24%. In 1991, a major tender was won, and this proved to be the turning point for the struggling company. The husband and wife arrived in Australia with their two children and nothing but two bags of clothing to their names. Today, Shaye Paper Products is a successful dynamic company, manufacturing their own brands as well as being trade partners previous and current to all the major Australian retailers including Woolworths, Aldi Stores, Franklins, Coles Supermarkets and Bi-Lo. As contract manufacturing specialist, in the away from home markets, to name a few, we have the pleasure of being trade partners, past and present, to nationwide clients including Livingstone International, Complete Office Supplies, and Viking Office Supplies. A family business, proud to be 100% Australian Owned.