Who owns Bison?
Bison, a home-care brand, is owned by Bolton Group (Italy).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bolton Group — our brands, Bolton Group S.r.l. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bolton Group S.r.l. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Milan
- Origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Founded
- 1938 by Cornelis van der Reepe
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Adhesives & repair
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bison
Bison is the leading do-it-yourself adhesive and sealant brand in the Benelux countries and is sold in more than seventy markets, including southern and eastern Europe and the Middle East. It traces back to 1938, when the shoemaker Cornelis van der Reepe developed a forerunner of the contact adhesive now sold as Bison Kit. Bolton does not publish the year it bought the brand, so none is recorded.
Ownership timeline of Bison
- Current owner Bolton Group [1] reported
Where Bison sits in Bolton Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Bolton Group ownership tree →
See the full Bolton Group brand portfolio (14) →
Other brands owned by Bolton Group
Bolton Group controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home care.
Also in home care
- Omino Bianco (1954)
- UHU (1932)
- WC Net
Other brands in adhesives & repair, and who owns them
The 18 brands in adhesives & repair on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is H.B. Fuller, with 3; Bolton Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EternaBond | H.B. Fuller | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Loctite | Henkel | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Fevicol | Pidilite | 🇮🇳 India |
| Command | 3M | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 3-IN-ONE | WD-40 Company | 🇺🇸 United States |
| tesa | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Penguin | Sunstar | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Swiss Army Knife | Victorinox | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
About the owner: Bolton Group
Bolton Group is a privately held company headquartered in Milan, Italy, founded in 1949. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control.
Bolton is a family-owned Italian group that began in 1949 when Joseph Nissim founded Exportex to distribute Anglo-American brands in post-war Italy, turned itself into a manufacturer in the 1960s, and took the Bolton Group name in 1978. It now sells more than sixty brands across food, home care, adhesives, personal care and beauty, and reports a turnover of €3.5 billion for 2025. Canned fish is its largest business and its route into most foreign markets: Rio Mare in Italy, Saupiquet in France, Isabel in Spain and Latin America, Wild Planet in the United States. Marina Nissim chairs the group.
Bolton Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇱 Bison and other Dutch brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 61 brands that began in the Netherlands. 34 of them (56%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Bison among them.
- Philips Hue — Signify 🇳🇱
- 4PS — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Albert Heijn — Ahold Delhaize 🇳🇱
- Amstel — Heineken 🇳🇱
- B&C International — Springs Window Fashions 🇺🇸
- Becel — KKR 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bison?
The parent company of Bison is Bolton Group, a privately held company headquartered in Italy.
Is Bison Dutch or Italian?
Bison originated in the Netherlands in 1938, but it is owned today by Bolton Group, which is headquartered in Italy. So Bison is a Dutch-origin brand under Italian ownership.
Is Bison still owned by Bolton Group?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, Bison is still owned by Bolton Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Bolton Group — our brands — Bolton Group S.r.l., Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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