About Us / History

CCP Gransden is based in Ballygowan, about 10 miles to the south of Belfast in Northern Ireland.

CCP Gransden is an independent family owned and run company, which can trace its history back to 1894. With its roots in ship repairing, the company diversified during the 1950’s and 60’s and Corrosion Control Plastics (C.C.P.) was formed in 1965. It started manufacturing corrosion resistant pipework, ductwork and specialist chemical plant and equipment in thermoplastics and glass fibre (GRP) and for the chemical and man made textiles industries in Ireland.

SS Straide undergoing repairs February 1918

GRP fabrication shop - circa 1970

Another load of GRP ductwork leaves the workshop – circa 1970

In 1982 the company bought Gransden (Bi-Chem) Ltd.. Gransden (Bi-Chem) was the distributor in Northern Ireland for Allied Colloids. Originally a textile chemical manufacturing company, Allied Colloids had grown to a multinational speciality chemical company producing a wide range of products for a variety of industries including textiles, paper, water and sewage, mineral extraction and agriculture. Allied Colloids was taken over by Ciba Speciality Chemicals (formerly Ciba Geigy) in the late 1990’s.

In 1999 CCP Gransden (Bi-Chem) took over Hamilton Berry Ltd., our sister company which represented a variety of manufacturers in Northern Ireland and also manufactured a range of janitorial and handcare products.

Now known as CCP Gransden Ltd., we continue to manufacture in thermoplastics and composites and to represent Ciba Speciality Chemicals in Northern Ireland.

We continue to manufacture the Sprucecleen®, Regular One® and Odormatic® range of janitorial products and have added various related products to our range.