National toilet paper business Accrol Group is set to be acquired by a large Portuguese paper company after a deal worth £127.5m was recommended to shareholders. Accrol is the UK’s leading independent tissue manufacturer and was established in 1993 by the Hussain family in the Lancashire mill town of Accrington. The business relocated to Blackburn in 1996 and to its present location in 2004 with a purpose built 65,000 sq ft factory and warehouse.
75 billion as of March 21 March Speaking to Insider Media, Gareth Jenkins, chief executive of Accrol, said: 'Accrol has undergone a period of significant transformation and growth over the last four years, investing in fully automating its tissue converting operations to enhance manufacturing capabilities.