CGP Investments established its first Canadian business in 1973 but its business legacy runs much deeper: In the 1920s, Chagan Giga Punjani, the father of the current owners, opened a small general store in Kisumu, Kenya to service the surrounding rural communities and farms with tools, fishing nets, bicycle parts, and other everyday merchandise. With the family behind him and unmatched entrepreneurial drive, the family business grew quickly.

In the 1970s with turmoil and instability in East Africa, the Punjani Family concluded that better long-term opportunity lay abroad. Like other East Africans, they sold their business, packed up their belongings, and immigrated to Vancouver to join a growing diaspora in Canada. Knowing the hardware business from Kenya and with the support and generosity of many Canadians, several members of the Punjani family began working at Holland Hardware, a small hardware store in Coquitlam, BC. When the owner was ready to retire, he sold Holland Hardware to the family and CGP Investments got its start in a new country.

From there, other wholesale and retail businesses were born including Holland Imports, Modern Houseware, and Summit Tools. Over time, real estate investment and development have become important contributors to the growth of CGP Investments.

CGP Investments has come a long way from Kenya but remains committed to the values of its founders by working with integrity, creativity and courage. With more than 100 years of family business history, investing in people, partnerships, and the community continues to be the thread running through the activities of CGP Investments.