When the £26m complex opens in 2009 it will have a total of 150 staff. No compulsory redundancies are expected as a result of the move. The company is the market leader in the personal wash category in the UK, with the Imperial Leather, Carex and Original Source brands, and is number two in the designer hair care category through Charles Worthington. It also makes Morning Fresh products. PZ Cussons said the facility in Manchester safeguarded its supply chain and the speed to market required by its customers. Analysis Deputy chairman Graham Calder said: "Having carried out a thorough analysis of all the options open to us, it is clear that further investment in our presence in the north west of England is the right decision, both for the business and customers." Construction at the site, which has been purchased from the North West Development Agency, is already under way.