Bison
Bison International B.V. is a private limited company (besloten vennootschap) registered with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) under number 22009162. Dutch trade-register data associates this registration with 25 April 1940, and the company is recorded as active, with its registered office at Dr. A.F. Philipsstraat 9, 4462 EW Goes, Netherlands. Trade-register records list several trading names in connection with this registration, including Bison, Bison International, Griffon, Velpon and Bolton Adhesives.
Bison International B.V.’s principal activities, per Dutch trade-register classification and its own website, are the manufacture, wholesale and export of adhesives, sealants, soldering products, lubricants, maintenance products and anti-moisture (damp-proofing) products. Its best-known output is sold under the Bison brand of contact and wood adhesives, a product line first developed in Goes in the late 1930s and still marketed today across the Netherlands and neighbouring Benelux markets. The company also uses the Griffon and Velpon trade names for related adhesive and sealant product lines.
Bison International B.V. operates from its Goes registered office and an associated distribution facility at Columbusweg 14, also in Goes. Its shares are not admitted to trading on any stock exchange, and no independently verified turnover or employee figures specific to this legal entity were identified from official filings during this research.
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Shareholders
Shareholders of Bison International B.V.
Bison International B.V. is a privately held besloten vennootschap (B.V.). The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) trade register does not publish a full shareholder register or ownership percentages for private companies of this type through its free public extract. No shareholder names or holding percentages for Bison International B.V. were identified from KvK data or other authoritative filings during this research, conducted 24 September 2026. Public secondary sources describe Bison International B.V. as having been acquired by an Italian consumer-goods group in 1996 and as currently trading within a larger corporate group’s adhesives division (see Group structure), but these sources do not disclose a specific shareholder name, share class or ownership percentage that could be verified against an official filing.
Data availability
Classification: Not public. Dutch trade-register extracts for a private B.V. do not routinely include a full shareholder register; no verified shareholder or ultimate-beneficial-owner information was located for Bison International B.V. during this research.
Sources
- Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) – company register, KvK number 22009162, kvk.nl
Officers
Directors and officers of Bison International B.V.
The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) maintains director and authorised-representative records for Bison International B.V. (KvK number 22009162), but the free public KvK extract does not display current officer names; a paid KvK extract or company search product is required to view them. No director, managing-director or other officer name for Bison International B.V. could be confirmed against an authoritative primary source during this research, conducted 24 September 2026, so none is reported here.
Data availability
Classification: Restricted. Officer information for Bison International B.V. is recorded in the KvK trade register but is not accessible through free public sources; no officer names, appointment dates, nationalities or residency details could be independently verified during this research.
Sources
- Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) – company register, KvK number 22009162, kvk.nl
Group Structure
Group structure of Bison International B.V.
Bison International B.V.’s own official website (bison.net) states that the Bison brand is part of Bolton Adhesives, described there as the adhesives division of the Bolton Group, alongside the UHU, Griffon and Air Max brands. Separate public accounts of the company’s history, including its Dutch-language Wikipedia entry, describe Bison International as having been acquired by the Bolton Group in 1996. Bolton Group is an Italian multinational consumer-goods group headquartered in Milan, Italy, with businesses spanning food, personal care, household and adhesives products. A Rotterdam-registered holding entity, Bolton Adhesives B.V. (KvK number 33283710), incorporated in 1996, uses the same “Bolton Adhesives” name as the division Bison International B.V. is reported to belong to; however, no official Dutch trade-register filing or ownership disclosure confirming Bolton Adhesives B.V., or any other specific entity, as the direct legal shareholder of Bison International B.V. was identified during this research, conducted 24 September 2026. No verified direct or indirect subsidiaries of Bison International B.V. were identified.
Data availability
Classification: Not public. Dutch trade-register filings for private B.V.s do not routinely disclose a full parent/subsidiary ownership chain or ownership percentages. Bison International B.V.’s association with the Bolton Group and its Bolton Adhesives division is corroborated by the company’s own website and independent public accounts of a 1996 acquisition, but the specific immediate parent entity, ownership percentages and voting control were not confirmed through an official filing during this research.
Sources
- Bison – official website, “About Bison,” bison.net/en-en/about-bison
- Wikipedia (Dutch) – “Bison International,” nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison_International
- Bolton Group – official website, bolton.com
- Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) – company register, KvK numbers 22009162 and 33283710, kvk.nl
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Bison do?
Bison International B.V. (KvK number 22009162) is a private limited company registered in Goes, Netherlands, with a KvK registration dating from 1940; its principal activities are the manufacture, wholesale and export of adhesives, sealants, soldering products, lubricants, maintenance products and anti-moisture products, most notably under the Bison contact-adhesive and wood-glue brand.
Who owns Bison?
No shareholder names or ownership percentages for Bison International B.V. were identified from the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) trade register or other official filings; Dutch B.V.s are not required to publish a full public shareholder register.
Who is Bison's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) data is recorded for Bison; access to beneficial-ownership data in this jurisdiction is governed by its own register rules.
What is Bison's company registration number?
Bison's registration number is 22009162, filed with Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) in Netherlands. Its current status on the register is active.
Is Bison still an active company?
Bison's status on Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) is listed as active.
When was Bison incorporated?
Bison was incorporated on 1 January 1997, according to Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK).
What is Bison's registered address?
The registered address on file for Bison is Goes, Netherlands.
What legal structure is Bison registered as?
Bison is registered as a Private limited company (Ltd.) in Netherlands.
Is Bison listed on a stock exchange?
Bison International B.V.'s shares are not admitted to trading on any stock exchange; it is a privately held company.
Who are the officers/directors of Bison?
Current director and officer details for Bison International B.V. are held in the KvK trade register but are not accessible through free public sources; no officer names could be independently verified during this research.
Does Bison have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Bison International B.V.'s own website states that the Bison brand is part of Bolton Adhesives, the adhesives division of the Italy-based Bolton Group, which public sources report acquired the company in 1996; no official filing confirming the specific immediate parent entity or ownership percentage was identified.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) and was last synced on 24 September 2026.