Our Colorful History

1973
With a vision to develop a paint company in Pakistan that delivers products of international
quality standards and state-of-the-art paint development techniques, Brighto Paints was
established in 1973 in Lahore. The idea was to diminish the gap between the international
production and supply of paint in Pakistan and be a market leader in all aspects of
development in the paint industry.
Pakistan’s first paint production company, Brighto Paints, was destined to paint a bright
future for this industry from day one. When in 1973, Mr Kh. Riaz Ahmed Sikka laid the
foundation of the company at Saeed Park, Shahdara, Lahore, his resilience and business
intelligence led Brighto Paints to become the market leader today. What started with the
production of Synthetic Enamel Paint, the first for Pakistan, the production design is still
followed as an industry norm even after three decades.

1981
Mr Sikka is limitlessly built his empire, block by block. A new production plant was established
in 1981 at Majid Street, Bara Dari Road, Shahdara, Lahore. The plant had exceptional
production facility and techniques, and innovative methods to produce high quality products.
Production of water based paints started the same year—a revolutionary step towards
industrializing the paint business on a large scale. Pakistanis then had an exceptional
opportunity of purchasing locally produced paints of international standard.

1989
From oil-based paints to water-based paints, the journey of Brighto Paints took a new turn in
1989 with the establishment of Pakistan’s first Alkyd Resin Plant, under the name of Sikka
Enterprises—as a sister concern of Brighto Paints. The Alkyd Resin plant was designed to
process soya bean, vegetable oil and other such additives to produce alkyd resin; a
significant raw material for oil-based paints. As the quality of the paint depended heavily on
the quality of the alkyd resin, the management set some serious goals and aims with a view
to enhancing the quality further and offer serious competition to international paint suppliers.
 The diversity of products was the key to the success of Brighto even then, as it is today, still
unrivalled in a much saturated market.

2000
In the year 2000, Brighto placed the mantle of its business presence in the market by
becoming a private limited firm under the Company’s Ordinance Act of 1973, and opened
newer doors of unlimited opportunities and successes.

2004
Tapping new horizons, Brighto Paints took a giant step towards globalizing its operations by
beginning export of paints to Afghanistan in 2004. Not only Brighto became the first
company to produce paints locally in Pakistan but also the first to start exporting it. From
local production to exports to plant enhancement, Brighto Paints had the zeal and the
passion to become a market leader. With its scope ever-widening, combined with the kind of
business acumen found in very few entrepreneurs, Brighto since then has never looked
back.

2005
By the year 2005 Brighto Paints further enhanced its production facilities according to
international standards and relocated to Raiwind Road, Lahore. Brighto Paints also hosted an
in-house Resin Plant and the capacity to produce water and oil-based paints within their own
facility. The new plant is ISO certified, has won various awards and accreditations and is fully
automated to meet the market demands. Brighto Paints also houses the facility to provide
gallon design technology to tailor-make any customer’s demands.
2007
It didn’t take long for Brighto Paints to realize the potential it had and the possibilities it
created of its own to become a market leader. Realizing the need to institutionalize itself,
Brighto Paints established an in-house marketing division in 2007. Armed with renowned
professionals and a dedicated workforce, Brighto started communicating with its audience
and customers on a corporate level. The division revolutionized the identity, image and
market exposure of Brighto Paints.

2011
Never compromising on quality, in 2011 Brighto Paints was the first paint company in
Pakistan to achieve International Quality Crown Award in Gold Category by Business
Initiative Directions in London.