Early in the 20th century in the United States, the need for specialty maintenance products resulted from a growing public demand for improved sanitation and increased safety. Milton P. Levy Sr. recognised this emerging opportunity and started NCH, then known as National Disinfectant Company.
At first, National Disinfectant Company offered only a handful of products. The line featured products such as a coal tar disinfectant, an insecticide and a liquid hand soap to improve sanitation in hospitals, schools and public institutions.
As the company started to grow, profits were reinvested in production equipment, expanded administrative support and research and development efforts. Over time, the company began to produce almost all of its own products and expanded into new territories.
By 1955, the business was experiencing tremendous success and continuing to expand. With faster, dependable rail services and truck lines, supplying and serving customers across large geographic areas became easier.
The sales force grew and, as it did, a new team of sales management emerged, capable of providing the leadership necessary to continue developing new territories. In 1956, the first branch office outside Texas was established in St. Louis. Within a few years, offices opened in New York and Los Angeles. To keep up with the increasing demand, four new manufacturing plants were built throughout the United States.
During the 1960s, National Disinfectant Company changed its name to National Chemsearch Corporation and sales were expanded to the Caribbean region, Canada, Central and South America and Europe. In 1969, National Chemsearch stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange; the symbol assigned was NCH.
The geography of the company’s business was changing, but not its philosophy. That philosophy was still based on a strong sales organisation, placing the sales force as the primary link to customers, providing them with superior maintenance products and services.
In 1978, the company changed its name from National Chemsearch to NCH Corporation.
The 1990s saw NCH enter into the Central European market and expand into the world’s largest market, China.
The company’s 37-year history as a publicly traded company ended in 2003 when the Levy family purchased 100% of the public shares of NCH.
Today, NCH celebrates 100 years of serving customers in over 50 countries in North and Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
To say thank you for 100 years of business, we are giving back to our local communities and supporting charities through volunteer work and activities.
Keep track of our progress and show support to your local #NCHCares event.
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The NCH UK Pool Tournament is over & a new winner has been crowned; congratulations to Shaun Mitchell who defeated Roberto Lavella to become this years winner. Thanks to everyone who took part, all money raised will go to Macmillan and FareShare; our two partner charities for our 100th anniversary.
Huge thanks to everyone who dressed in their Christmas finery and all the teams that took part in our quiz! Ultimately there could only be one winner; this year the crown goes to the Keyboard Warriors! Our winning team have very generously decided to donate their winnings - fantastic gesture! Thank you! #NCHCares
Merry Quizmas! Our annual Christmas quiz and jumper day is in full swing, our teams are focused, determined and full of mince pies, chocolates and Christmas cheer! All money raised will be donated to our two partner charities; Macmillan and FareShare in celebration of our 100th anniversary.
Another productive day at Tesco, collecting food donations for FareShare. Taking part in this great initiative and seeing the generosity of shoppers has been a great experience! Thank you to FareShare & to our volunteers. #EveryCanHelps #NCHCares fareshare.org.uk
What a fantastic morning our #FoodHeroes are having at Tesco, Willenhall; thanks to the generosity of shoppers and the efforts of our team, the first trolley is bursting with donates for FareShare West Midlands to distribute to those who need it. Keep up the great work! #EveryCanHelps #NCHCares
Say hello to our #FoodHeroes! A team from our UK office will be at Tesco, Willenhall all morning, collecting food for one of our partner charities, in celebration of our 100th anniversary, FareShare. Our team are encouraging shoppers to purchase an extra item to donate to FareShare’s fantastic cause
And the winners are...Best Cake goes to: Helen Piper and the Cupcake Bouquet Raffle Prize goes to: Kevin Price. Congratulations to both! The lovely cupcake bouquet was supplied to us by The Cake Florist! We raised over £200 for Macmillan & FareShare #macmillancoffeemorning #NCHCares
Let’s brew this! It’s Macmillan Coffee Morning at the UK office! We're having a raffle and bake sale, which doubles as our very own Bake off (good luck to all our bakers). All money raised will go to Macmillan & FareShare , our partner charities for our 100th year anniversary. #macmillancoffeemorning #NCHCares
We couldn’t be prouder of our team of walkers who completed the 26 mile Wye Valley Mighty Hike on 7th September – high fives all round to team NCH, what an achievement!! Thank you to everyone who sponsored our hikers, we are so proud to have raised over £1400 for this wonderful cause!
That’s a wrap! Team NCH has made it to the finish line! 26 miles walked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support! We are so proud of all our walkers and so thankful to everyone who has sponsored and supported them alone the way! Enjoy your champagne and rest your feet, well done!! #NCHCares #mightyhike
Anyone for a cup of tea? Our team are taking a time out for a quick cuppa! 20 miles now completed; the end is in sight for our walkers on the Macmillan Cancer Support Wye Valley Mighty Hike! Let’s send our support for the last 6 miles - you can do it team NCH! #NCHCares #mightyhike
What a fantastic morning; with 15 miles now complete our amazing team stopped for a well deserved lunch break - they’ve definitely worked up an appetite!! Our walkers are tackling the Wye Valley Mighty Hike for Macmillan Cancer Support, one of our partner charities for our 100th anniversary. #NCHCares #mightyhike
Our walkers have made it to the halfway point of the Wye Valley Mighty Hike; 13 miles down, 13 to go! Keep those aching feet moving team!! You can do it! We’ve now raised over £800! Thank you so much to those who have supported our team and Macmillan so far and donated to help those living with cancer #NCHCares #mightyhike
Taking a well deserved break! Our walkers have now completed 8 out of the 26 miles of the Wye Valley Mighty Hike, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support, one of our partner charities in celebration of our 100th anniversary. Let’s keep cheering them on as they continue with their challenge! #NCHCares #mightyhike
6 miles done and the team is going strong! Well done to all our walkers taking part in the Macmillan Cancer Support Wye Valley Mighty Hike #NCHCares #mightyhike
AND THEIR OFF! Our intrepid team of adventurers are at the start line ready to take on the 26 mile Wye Valley Mighty Hike for Macmillan Cancer Support. #NCHCares #mightyhike
Walker packs collected ready for our hikers to set off on the Wye Valley Mighty Hike! Good luck to all our walkers who are taking part and raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support, one of our partner charities in celebration of our 100th anniversary #NCHCares #mightyhike
On 7th September a group of NCH employees will take on the Wye Valley Mighty Hike, walking 26 miles to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support; one of our partner charities in celebration of our 100th anniversary. #NCHCares
The NCH team have reached the summit! Thank you to everyone who has supported us! All donations go FareShare, one of our partner charities as we celebrate our 100th anniversary. Just £1 will provide four meals to those in need. #NCHCares
The NCH Team half way to the top of Mount Snowdon! As part of our 100th anniversary celebrations, NCH is raising money for FareShare West Midlands, a charity tackling food waste and fighting hunger #NCHCares #NCH100YearsStrong
Which way to the top? The NCH Team get ready to head up Mount Snowdon to raise funds for FareShare West Midlands, every £1 donated provides four meals for people in need #NCHCares #NCH100YearsStrong
Thank you to FareShare for our tshirts! A group of NCH employees are taking on the challenge of climbing Mount Snowdon, walking 9 miles and climbing 975m (3,199ft) to the summit from Llanberis in Wales, raising funds for one of our partner charities @FareShare, a UK charity fighting hunger and tackling food waste.
Huge well done and thank you to our UK colleagues, Paul Gilbert and Carl Darby, who successfully completed the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10k on Sunday 26th May, supporting and raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support; one of our partner charities in celebration of 100 years of business.
So far we have raised £300 – what a great effort, thank you to everyone who has donated!
We’re having a mammoth quiz! In celebration of our 100th year, NCH hosted a Macmillan Mammoth Quiz in our UK office. With proceeds going to our two partner charities for 2019; Macmillan Cancer Support and FareShare. #macquiz #NCHCares
Today we were joined by Pauline Lewis who shared stories & fundraising inspiration surrounding the amazing work Macmillan do to support people with cancer and their families
Today we were joined by Joelle Fitch who introduced us to the vital work FareShare do across the UK. Each year FareShare redistributes surplus food to 9,653 charities and community groups who turn it into meals
We have teamed up with FareShare, a food distribution charity fighting hunger and tackling food waste and Macmillan, supporting their Macbrum campaign across Birmingham and the Black Country
To celebrate our centenary year, throughout 2019 we will be giving back to our local communities through volunteer work and contributions
Γιορτάζουμε τα 100 χρόνια της NCH προσφέροντας τις υπηρεσίες μας σε ανθρώπους που τις έχουν ανάγκη. Στηρίξτε μας και εσείς σε αυτή τη προσπάθεια! #NCHCares
NCH is proud to present the Nordic countries’ first activity for #NCHCares. We have sponsored three youth girl teams (football, floorball and handball), providing them with reflective vests and bracelets. They can now exercise safely outdoors by being visible in the dark.
Heute hat ein weiteres Team von NCH-Kollegen anlässlich unseres 100-jährigen Firmenjubiläums und dem dazugehörigen Motto „NCH Cares“ die Speisekammer in Mörfelden durch die Ausgabe von Kaffee, Brezeln und Präsenten an bedürftige Menschen unterstützt.
Die Speisekammer wird von dem Sozialpsychiatrischen Verein betrieben und versorgt 40 bis 70 Menschen pro Woche.
Der Verein ist ein gemeinnütziger Verein, der psychisch kranken Menschen im Landkreis Groß-Gerau Hilfe anbietet und sich auch in der Prävention engagiert.
Wir danken dem Sozialpsychiatrischen Verein Kreis Groß-Gerau e.V. und der Speisekammer für den wertvollen Einblick in ihre ehrenvolle Arbeit und wünschen ihr für die Zukunft weiterhin viel Erfolg.
Schule in Norddeutschland nahm am 24.05.2019 an Wohltätigkeitslauf für UNICEF teil!
NCH freut sich, Kinga Zimmermann (Tochter des NCH-Außendienstmitarbeiters Dirk Zimmermann) bei diesem Lauf unterstützt und eine Spende beigetragen zu haben. Danke an Kinga für das soziale Engagement und Deine Teilnahme an dieser wunderbaren Aktion!
Der deutsche Fußballstar und UNICEF-Botschafter Mats Hummels ist Schirmherr der Initiative „Wir laufen für UNICEF“. Durch diese von Schulen organisierten Läufe unterstützen Schüler in Deutschland Kinder in Krisen- und Kriegsgebieten.
Durch diese Aktion engagieren sich viele junge Menschen in Deutschland für Kinder und Jugendliche im gleichen Alter auf der ganzen Welt, die aufgrund von Krieg und Gewalt ihre Heimat verlassen mussten. Die Spenden gehen hauptsächlich an UNICEF und teilweise auch an die teilnehmenden Schulen.
Über diese NCH-Aktion erschien am 23.05.2019 sogar ein Artikel in der Zeitung Freitags-Anzeiger.
Am 21.05.2019 hat unser NCH-Team in Deutschland im Rahmen der NCH 100 Jahre bzw. nach dem Motto „NCH Cares“ bei der Speisekammer Mörfelden Kaffee und Brezeln an Bedürftige ausgegeben. Zusätzlich erhielt jeder ein Präsent bestehend aus Kaffee, NCH-100-Jahre-Artikeln und ein NCH-Hautpflegeprodukt.
Wir danken dem Sozialpsychiatrischen Verein Kreis Groß-Gerau e.V. für diese Möglichkeit und den freundlichen Empfang.#NCHCares #NCH100YearsStrong #InnovatingSince1919 #NCHGmbH #NCHEurope #NCHCorporation
In celebration of our 100th year, our Czech team took part in a local initiative and planted 10 trees in Lovosice! #NCHCares
