BPB plc
BPB Ltd (formerly BPB plc) (British Plaster Board) was a British building materials business. It was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until 2005, when company was purchased by Saint-Gobain of France.
Basic Information
- Category: business
- Website: http://www.bpb.com/
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1915 (Source 2: Wikidata Q2925743, revision 2534674428)
- Legal form (Wikidata; date unspecified): private company limited by shares (Source 2: Wikidata Q2925743, revision 2534674428; Source 3: Wikidata label: Q6832945, revision 2551826036)
- Country (Wikidata; date unspecified): United Kingdom (Source 2: Wikidata Q2925743, revision 2534674428; Source 4: Wikidata label: Q145, revision 2554939741)
- Official website (Wikidata; date unspecified): http://www.bpb.com/ (Source 2: Wikidata Q2925743, revision 2534674428)
Evidence and Sources
- BPB plc — Wikipedia (reference)
- Wikidata Q2925743, revision 2534674428 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q6832945, revision 2551826036 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q145, revision 2554939741 (knowledge-base)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-22
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BPB Ltd (formerly BPB plc) (British Plaster Board) was a British building materials business. It was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until 2005, when company was purchased by Saint-Gobain of France.
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