BOCM Pauls
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BOCM Pauls Limited is a British
animal feed
company, established in 1992 by the amalgamation of two existing businesses.
BOCM Pauls manufactures and sells animal feed
in the United Kingdom and abroad. It offers feed for farm animals, pets and game birds. The company also offers beef compounds, dry feeds, moist feeds, minerals, organic products, together with forage products, such as fertilizers, grass seeds, maize seeds, and silage additives. It sells its products through a network of distributors around Europe
.
in the early 19th century, initially to trade in malt
and barley
for the brewing industry. This expanded into trading of maize
and other foods for horse
s. From the early 1900s, they started to produce food other animals too.
BOCM Silcock also started in the 19th century and was one of the earliest crushers of oilseeds to produce vegetable oils for human consumption and the manufacturing of soap
. The by-product of this process, the oilseed cake, was a good source of protein
for animal feed.
Pauls Agriculture and BOCM Silcock merged in 1992 to form BOCM Pauls.
United Kingdom
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animal feed
Compound feed
Compound feeds are feedstuffs that are blended from various raw materials and additives. These blends are formulated according to the specific requirements of the target animal...
company, established in 1992 by the amalgamation of two existing businesses.
BOCM Pauls manufactures and sells animal feed
Compound feed
Compound feeds are feedstuffs that are blended from various raw materials and additives. These blends are formulated according to the specific requirements of the target animal...
in the United Kingdom and abroad. It offers feed for farm animals, pets and game birds. The company also offers beef compounds, dry feeds, moist feeds, minerals, organic products, together with forage products, such as fertilizers, grass seeds, maize seeds, and silage additives. It sells its products through a network of distributors around Europe
Europe
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.
History
Pauls Agriculture was founded in IpswichIpswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
in the early 19th century, initially to trade in malt
Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grains that have been dried in a process known as "malting". The grains are made to germinate by soaking in water, and are then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air...
and barley
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
for the brewing industry. This expanded into trading of maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
and other foods for horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s. From the early 1900s, they started to produce food other animals too.
BOCM Silcock also started in the 19th century and was one of the earliest crushers of oilseeds to produce vegetable oils for human consumption and the manufacturing of soap
Soap
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. The by-product of this process, the oilseed cake, was a good source of protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
for animal feed.
Pauls Agriculture and BOCM Silcock merged in 1992 to form BOCM Pauls.