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PZ Cussons is a major manufacturer of personal healthcare products and consumer goods. It operates worldwide, especially in Africa and Commonwealth nations. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. ==History == PZ Cussons was founded in 1879 as a trading post in Sierra Leone by George Paterson and George Zochonis as Paterson Zochonis.〔(PZ Cussons: Our history )〕 The British-owned company expanded its operations into nearby Nigeria before the end of the 19th century.〔 PZ expanded considerably during the 20th century, acquiring factories and establishing offices in Ghana and Kenya.〔 It was one of three or four firms which commercially dominated Guinea as a colony before 1958.〔Thomas O'Toole, ''Historical Dictionary of Guinea'', Scarecrow Press, 1978, p. 55〕 In 1975 the Company acquired Cussons Group (founded by Thomas Cussons).〔 Later that century more offices and factories were acquired in Asia, with PZ's first factory built in Thailand in 1986,〔 and operations expanded into Indonesia in 1988.〔 In 1993 PZ bought the state-owned Pollena Wroclaw in Poland,〔 followed in 1995 by Pollena Uroda〔 and in 2002 Paterson Zochonis plc was renamed PZ Cussons plc.〔 In 2004 PZ Cussons sold the 1001 Carpet Cleaner brand to the American WD-40 Company for £6.2 million.〔Hall, W. 11.02.2004 “Weak dollar slows down PZ Cussons” ''Financial Times''〕 In 2005 PZ Cussons closed their Nottingham factory (founded by Gerard Bros.), and relocated the operations to Thailand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UK Business Park - B2B Sales Leads & Company News )〕 In 2006 PZ Cussons announced a plan to move their remaining English factory from Kersal to Swinton, both in the City of Salford.〔(Soap maker reveals £15m factory plans ) Manchester Evening News, 2 August 2006〕 In 2008 PZ Cussons acquired the Sanctuary Spa and Sanctuary products business.〔(Cussons buys Sanctuary Spa brand for £75m ) Brand Republic, 30 January 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「PZ Cussons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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