THE family which owns Otley's Garnett paper mill has been named in a list of Britain's top 200 richest Asians.
Dinesh Chandaria, 48 in the list, comes from a family of Kenyan paper makers who decided to diversify into the UK and bought the Otley firm in 1990 for £15 million.
According to the list, which was published yesterday for Eastern Eye Newspaper, the company is now valued at £10 million but the family also has £15 million in its native Kenya.
Britain's Richest Asian 200 was compiled by Sunday Times Rich List author Philip Beresford on behalf of Eastern Eye Newspaper.
Also named on the list is Dilbag Singh at number 90 who arrived in Britain with only £3 in his pocket - and now his Bradford company is worth millions.
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