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McBride plc

McBride plc is a British-based manufacturing business, noted as being Europe's biggest maker of retailer own brand household goods. The business also provides contract manufacturing for brand owners. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.

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McBride plc
Company type
Public
LSE: MCB
IndustryHousehold & personal care products
Founded1927 (1927)
FounderRobert McBride
HeadquartersManchester, UK
Area served
UK, Europe
Key people
Jeffrey Nodland, (Chairman)
Chris Smith, (CEO)
Mark Strickland, (CFO)
RevenueDecrease £926.5 million (2025)1
Decrease £66.1 million (2025)1
Decrease £33.2 million (2025)1
Number of employees
3,274 (2025)1
Websitewww.mcbride.co.uk

McBride plc (LSE: MCB) is a British-based manufacturing business, noted as being Europe's biggest maker of retailer own brand household goods.2 The business also provides contract manufacturing for brand owners.3 It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.

History

The company was founded by Robert McBride in Manchester to make chemical process products in 1927.4 It was acquired by BP in 1978.5

In 1993, BP sold the business to a group of private equity investors, who floated the company on the London Stock Exchange in 1995.6

In 2017, the business acquired Danlind a/s, a Danish-based auto dishwash and laundry powder manufacturer.7

The company sold its personal care liquids division, operating in the UK and Belgium, to Royal Sanders Group in July 2018.8

Operations

The Group is organized into five divisions: Liquids, Unit Dosing, Powders, Aerosols, and Asia-Pacific.9

References

References

  1. "Annual Report and Accounts 2025" (PDF). McBride. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. "McBride gains, bid talk cited". Reuters. 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  3. "Company Profile". Reuters.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  4. "Our History - Early Days". McBride. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007.
  5. International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 82. 1988. p. 226.
  6. "McBride aims for pounds 220m". The Independent. 14 June 1995. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  7. "McBride To Buy Denmark-based Danlind". RTT News. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  8. "McBride to sell personal care liquids business to Royal Sanders Group for £12.5 million". Global Cosmetics News. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  9. "Our Business". McBride. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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