CONSUMER products group PZ Cussons today unveiled a rise in revenue but has seen its profits more than halve.

The Manchester-based manufacturer of a range of soaps, shampoos, detergent and beauty products under brands such as Imperial Leather, Original Source. St Tropez and Sanctuary, said that profits were hit by a combination of the highest raw material prices it had experienced, poor trading in Austrialia and and social and economic unrest in Nigeria.

Pre-tax profits after exceptional items fell to £48.5m in......for the full story register now for free or login below...