Founded in 1980

1993/7 - T/O grows to £48 Million and the business moves to purpose built premises in Leicester.

1998 - Kamns Paper Mill producing 25,000te premium tissue per year. Converting capacity at Hamilton increased to 5 Syncro Re-winders feeding 9 converting lines.

2000 - T/O grows to £63 Million after investment in additional converting capacity at New Star Rd.

2001 - Capacity increases to 75,000te, with the addition of 50k tonnes of Tissueflex. LPC introduced XXL Rewinder: One of the largest toilet tissue converting machines in the world.

2002 - T/O grows to £70 Million. LPC Acquires Swedish Tissue and a new Away From Home (AFH) Division.

2003 - Paper making capacity increases to 110k Tonnes.

2004 - LPC announces new £40 Million Rothley Lodge. Development. LPC presented with the Grocer Magazine Silver Award.

2005 - LPC presented with the Grocer Magazine Bronze Award.

2006 - T/O reached £130 million from organic growth of the business.

2007 - LPC expands into Europe acquiring two new mills in Duffel, Belgium and Roanne, France.

2008 - Our busiest year to date, LPC wins Private Label UK Magazine Household Paper supplier of the year as voted for by its readers, Swedish Tissue PM3 is rebuilt with Tissueflex Technology increasing capacity by 15,000 tonnes and turnover reaches £208 million.