Learning Materials Kitchen bin - Company In the programme, Seymour Powell work closely to develop a better bin with Lucy Housewares, which is part of Plysu Brands, the consumer division of Plysu plc. For generations, Lucy has been involved in making practical, well-made and colourful housewares products, including a much-copied range of swing-top bins and outside refuse bins. Lucy also has a professional arm that produces colour-coded hygiene products used in hospitals, schools, hotels and businesses. Plysu plc is one of the UK's largest plastic companies. Founded shortly after World War Two as a supplier of PVC protective clothing and named after the Ministry of Defence’s code word for ‘Supply’, Plysu grew rapidly on a wave of demand for low-cost consumer products. Its reputation for innovation and design extends to all areas of its business, from new methods of recycling plastic to new colours and designs for its gardening and housewares brands. Plysu has a number of consumer brands manufactured at different sites within the UK, of which Lucy Housewares is one. Among others, Plysu home & garden manufactures mainly utility products such as water butts, composters, watering cans and storage boxes (the majority of which contain 100% recycled material); and Ward manufactures garden plastic products such as propagators, planters, water features and watering cans in addition to products for Alan Titchmarsh under his brand Barleywood.