Profile: Benson Group - Carton printer Benson proves it's well placed to weather the economic storm.(Company overview)

While high-profile companies fail the Leicester firm is a model of consistency, says Helen Morris.

Leeds United did it in the late 1960s, the Netherlands did it in the 1970s, the Denver Broncos achieved it in the 1980s and Jimmy White became an expert at it in the 1990s. In the noughties, Benson Group also made a habit of coming second. At this year's PrintWeek Awards ceremony the company again finished runner-up in the Company of the Year section for a fifth consecutive year.

However, while the others in the list were regarded as chokers when it came to the crunch, the Leicester-based company is a model of consistency.

The company's purpose-built food packaging headquarters demonstrates its manufacturing philosophy. The privately owned printed carton …