PZ Cussons Plc operates as a holding company, which engages in the manufacture and distribution of soaps, detergents, toiletries, beauty products, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, edible oils, fats, spreads, and nutritional products. It operates through the following geographical segments: Europe and the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Central. The company was founded by George Paterson and George Zochonis in 1884 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.