Who owns UHU?
UHU is owned by Bolton Group (Italy), which has owned the brand since 1989.[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
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Milan
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1932 by August Fischer
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Adhesives & repair
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About UHU
UHU is the German glue brand that came from a pharmacist, August Fischer, who in 1932 made the first ready-to-use, crystal-clear synthetic resin adhesive — a product that would stick even the earliest plastics. It is sold in more than 125 countries and is most people's first glue, met at school or in kindergarten. It was Bolton's first international acquisition, in 1989, and led the group into adhesives.
Ownership timeline of UHU
- 1989 – present Bolton Group [1] reported
Where UHU sits in Bolton Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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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
- Bison (1938)
- Omino Bianco (1954)
- 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 →
🇩🇪 UHU and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, UHU among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of UHU?
The parent company of UHU is Bolton Group, a privately held company headquartered in Italy.
Is UHU German or Italian?
UHU originated in Germany in 1932, but it is owned today by Bolton Group, which is headquartered in Italy. So UHU is a German-origin brand under Italian ownership.
Since when has Bolton Group owned UHU?
Bolton Group has owned UHU since 1989.
Is UHU still owned by Bolton Group?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, UHU 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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