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Actions	Archive of PZ Cussons plc Remove from selection Add to selection TitleArchive of PZ Cussons plc ReferenceYA2008.54 CreatorPZ Cussons plc The roots of PZ Cussons lie with the Paterson Zochonis company, trading products between Sierra Leone and Britain from 1884. In 1975 the business acquired Cussons Ltd, a UK soap manufacturer. They carried on making the famous Imperial Leather brand soap and continued to expand in Europe, Africa and Asia. In 2002 the company adopted the name PZ Cussons Plc. Besides Imperial Leather, other PZ Cussons brands include Original Source (acquired in 2002), Charles Worthington hair products, Sanctuary Spa, St Tropez tanning products, Carex soap and various food brands. In the 2010s the company moved into palm oil production in Nigeria, forming the company PZ Wilmar in partnership with Wilmar International. PZ Cussons headquarters are located in Stockport, with the PZC Beauty division located in London’s Covent Garden. As of 2021, the company’s largest market is in Nigeria, overseen by the subsidiary company PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc. Company number 00019457. Date c 1905 - 2000 Scope and ContentBusiness records, marketing material, images and objects relating to the production and selling of toiletry products produced for the local and international markets by PZ Cussons. Extent9 linear metres, containing 27 boxes and 4 oversized packages Archival historyThe collection was maintained in the Marketing Department offices at PZ Cussons' Kersal Vale (Salford) site as a company record of its products. In 2007-2008 the business was preparing to relocate to new premises in Agecroft and needed to clear the Kersal Vale site. The collection could not be housed at the new premises or at the company headquarters in Stockport and was therefore offered to the museum. Levelfonds Repository nameScience and Industry Museum SubjectScience, Industry, Cosmetics & soap Conditions governing accessOpen access. Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions. Related object Collection relating to Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd - OBSOLETE Collection relating to Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd Shippers tickets from Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd Related ArchivesGroup of objects donated alongside this archive, consisting of PZ Cussons plc products and packaging.Y2008.542Object

TitleArchive of PZ Cussons plc

ReferenceYA2008.54

Date

c 1905 - 2000

Scope and ContentBusiness records, marketing material, images and objects relating to the production and selling of toiletry products produced for the local and international markets by PZ Cussons.

Extent9 linear metres, containing 27 boxes and 4 oversized packages

Archival historyThe collection was maintained in the Marketing Department offices at PZ Cussons' Kersal Vale (Salford) site as a company record of its products. In 2007-2008 the business was preparing to relocate to new premises in Agecroft and needed to clear the Kersal Vale site. The collection could not be housed at the new premises or at the company headquarters in Stockport and was therefore offered to the museum.

Levelfonds

Repository nameScience and Industry Museum

SubjectScience, Industry, Cosmetics & soap

Conditions governing accessOpen access.

Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.

Related object

Collection relating to Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd - OBSOLETE

Collection relating to Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd

Shippers tickets from Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd

Related ArchivesGroup of objects donated alongside this archive, consisting of PZ Cussons plc products and packaging.Y2008.542Object