Company History
1952
BG brand founded
1954
Masterplug brand founded

2000
Management buyout by BG from Arlen plc and merged with Masterplug (all UK manufacturing facilities)
2005
John Hornby leads a management buyout of the Group as CEO, backed by EPIC Private Equity
2009
Group opens Chinese facility
2013
Luceco LED lighting range is launched

Group’s Chinese facility expanded
2014
Projects sales team established to drive sales of Luceco LED Lighting
US product development office opened in Houston, Texas
2015
Group achieves sales of £100m for the first time
Offices opened in France, Germany and Mexico
2016
October 2016 IPO
Group’s Chinese facility is expanded to 52,500 square metres
Offices opened in Hong Kong and Spain
International Projects sales teams established
2017
Luceco announced the acquisition of Kingfisher Lighting for a total cash consideration of £9.75m on a cash-free, debt-free basis.