Galpharm International

For the football stadium, see Galpharm Stadium.

Galpharm International Ltd, trades as Galpharm Healthcare, is UK's biggest supplier of non-prescription medicine.[1] The company is based in Dodworth, Barnsley, England and sponsored the Galpharm Stadium in nearby Huddersfield.

History

The company was founded in 1982 by Graham Leslie.[2] In January 2008, the company was acquired by The Perrigo Group for $86 million.[3]

From August 2004 until July 2012, the Huddersfield Town football stadium also home to the Huddersfield Giants Rugby League club (opened in 1994 as the Alfred McAlpine Stadium) has been known as the Galpharm Stadium as part of a sponsorship deal.[4] The stadium has since been renamed John Smith's Stadium following the naming rights being purchased by Heineken.[5][6]

References

1. Non-prescription over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. Galpharm.
2. "US drug giants buy up ,6m Galpharm". Huddersfield Examiner (11 January 2008).
3. Limaye, Sharangdhar (9 January 2008). "Perrigo buys Galpharm Healthcare for $86 million". Reuters. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
4. Paul Newman: Clubs on the move swap character for revenue streams – News & Comment – Football. The Independent (30 August 2010).
5. Zientek, Henryk (13 December 2016). "New deal signed for naming rights for John Smith's Stadium". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
6. "Huddersfield Town FC stadium to become the John Smith's stadium". The Drum. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2020.