Established in 1981, Shave & Gibson is today one of South Africa's largest privately owned manufacturers of quality folding carton board packaging and security printing. The company is owned by CEO, Simon Downes, and the head office and factories are based in Mobeni, an industrial suburb 7km south of Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The Shave and Gibson brand has been built over 35 years in an ever changing landscape, on the promise of uncompromising quality and excellent service. Shave & Gibson Packaging is a focussed food safe folding carton converting operation and a leading supplier to both small/medium enterprises and the major multi-nationals in the country. Shave and Gibson Security Printing has, since the purchase of Africard in 1989 and Stradprint in 1995, grown into the leading supplier .