McBride plc
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| LSE: MCB | |
| Industry | Household & personal care products |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Founder | Robert McBride |
| Headquarters | Manchester, UK |
Area served | UK, Europe |
Key people | Jeffrey Nodland, (Chairman) Chris Smith, (CEO) Mark Strickland, (CFO) |
| Revenue | £926.5 million (2025)[1] |
| £66.1 million (2025)[1] | |
| £33.2 million (2025)[1] | |
Number of employees | 3,274 (2025)[1] |
| Website | www.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
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report and Accounts 2025" (PDF). McBride. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "McBride gains, bid talk cited". Reuters. 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Company Profile". Reuters.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Our History - Early Days". McBride. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007.
- ^ International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 82. 1988. p. 226.
- ^ "McBride aims for pounds 220m". The Independent. 14 June 1995. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "McBride To Buy Denmark-based Danlind". RTT News. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Our Business". McBride. Retrieved 22 February 2024.