PBI was, in common with many other UK household names, both a manufacturer and marketing organisation for both agricultural and horticultural products.
PBI produced many agro-chemical formulations for farmers, however it was perhaps best known for its product Baby Bio, a liquid plant food that came in a small perfume-shaped bottle.
The company has ceased production at Waltham Abbey, the works have been demolished and the site redeveloped for a Tesco supermarket.
[8] The company's formulation plant in Waltham Abbey was alleged to be at the centre and therefore the cause of a cancer hotspot.
Reports of an unusual occurrence of cancer around the plant and subsequent legal action taken by the residents were the basis for this programme.