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Unilever's predecessor companies conducted research in Bebington from 1890 and the first dedicated research building was built in 1911 by Lever Brothers.Unilever was formed in 1929, and until 1951 Port Sunlight was its main research laboratory worldwide.
Port Sunlight is a model village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located between Lower Bebington and New Ferry , on the Wirral Peninsula . Port Sunlight was built by Lever Brothers to accommodate workers in its soap factory (now part of Unilever ); work commenced in 1888.
Unilever Research & Development Port Sunlight Laboratory: In recognition of the outstanding scientific contribution to the home and personal care industry made by Unilever Port Sunlight's laboratory since 1911. 100 years on, the people on site continue to deliver innovative products to enhance the lives of billions of consumers around the world.
In September 1929, Unilever was formed by a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soapmaker Lever Brothers, named as a blend of the two firms' names. [1] By 1930, it employed 250,000 people and in terms of market value, was the largest company in Britain. [7] Unilever was the first modern multinational company. [7]
At the time of construction in 1956, Vlaardingen was the third-busiest port in the Netherlands, situated on the Nieuwe Maas. [2]On 14 February 1945, a neighbouring Unilever factory was set up as a V-1 launching site, with another site at Ypenburg, on the coast.
Sunlight Soap packages from Belgium. Sunlight Soap ad in the trenches of WW I (1915) Sunlight is a brand of laundry soap, laundry detergent and dishwashing detergent manufactured and marketed around the world by Unilever, except in the United States and Canada, where it has been owned by Sun Products (now Henkel Corporation) since 2010. [1] [2]
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Unilever in Cyprus and Trinidad and Tobago manufactures Red Lifebuoy Soap with a carbolic fragrance, but as of 1976, it no longer contains phenol. [citation needed] The Lifebuoy soap manufactured in India and Indonesia for other markets, including South and South East Asia, has been updated to use red and other colours with 'modern' aromas. [4]