PZ Cussons plc is a major British manufacturer of personal healthcare products and consumer goods. It operates worldwide, especially in nations in Africa, and the Commonwealth. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History
Paterson Zochonis (PZ) (1884–1929)
The company was formed by George Zochonis and George Paterson as a commodity trading business in the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate under the name Paterson Zochonis (PZ) in 1884.[2] It expanded its operations into what is now Nigeria before the end of the nineteenth century.[2]
PZ (1929–1951)
Paterson Zochonis expanded considerably under Constantine Zochonis between 1929 and 1951, when as chairman he acquired factories and established offices in