DCS Europe

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DCS Group (UK) Ltd
Company type Privately held company
Founded1994
FounderDenys C. Shortt OBE
Headquarters
Banbury
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Denys C. Shortt OBE
Services Distribution
Number of employees
320
Website dcsgroup.com

DCS Group (UK) Ltd (formerly DCS Europe plc) is a seller and distributor of health, beauty and household brands working through a number of subsidiary companies and based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. [1] [2] The DCS in the name is Denys C. Shortt OBE, who founded the company in 1994. [3] The business had an annual turnover of over £149 million in 2012.

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History

The business reportedly had sales of £185.6 million in 2015. [4]

DCS Group UK Ltd has its own brands of beauty products, Enliven and Natural Elements. The brands are exported to 70 countries worldwide. [5]

In 2012, export sales fell from £16 million to £13.5 million. [6]

In 2016 DCS was named as a Sunday Times TopTrack 250 Company for the second year running. [4]

In 2024 The Grocer magazine stated DCS Group UK turnover was £350m.

DCS companies

References

  1. ↑ "Denys Shortt named chair of new Coventry and Warwickshire LEP". Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hard times reduce links in supply chains". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "DCS Europe PLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "DCS Group (UK) - Fast Track". www.fasttrack.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stratford's Denys Shortt branded one of the UK's great entrepreneurs after OBE". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "DCS Europe exports hit by turmoil in Middle East". The Grocer. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

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7. The Grocer Magazine article :

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