Who owns WC Net?
WC Net 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
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Bleach & disinfectant
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About WC Net
WC Net began as a powder for cleaning toilets, launched by Bolton's predecessor Exportex after the success of its food brands, and it opened the group's household cleaning business. It has grown into one of the most complete bathroom hygiene ranges on the Italian market, covering toilets, drains and surfaces. Bolton does not publish the year of its launch, so no founding date is recorded.
Ownership timeline of WC Net
- Current owner Bolton Group [1] reported
Where WC Net 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)
- UHU (1932)
Other brands in bleach & disinfectant, and who owns them
The 17 brands in bleach & disinfectant on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Grupo AlEn, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blancatel | Grupo AlEn | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Kalipto | Bombril | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Clorox | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) | Ecolab | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Harpic | Reckitt | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bacillol | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Olimpia | La Fabril | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| S.O.S | Tempo Scan | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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 →
🇮🇹 WC Net and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; WC Net is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of WC Net?
The parent company of WC Net is Bolton Group, a privately held company headquartered in Italy.
Is WC Net Italian?
Yes. WC Net originated in Italy and its owner, Bolton Group, is also headquartered in Italy.
Is WC Net still owned by Bolton Group?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, WC Net 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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