Current News |
First International Symposium on Pyrethrum |
BRA has been chosen as one of three National Finalists for the 2011 Biosecurity Farmer of the Year Award. |
BRA wins 2011 Engineers Australia (Tasmania Division) Engineering Excellence Award |
Pellet Line 2 receives 2010 National Communications and Electrical Association Award. |
BRA is successful in 2010 Work Cover Safety Award. |
A Brief History
Botanical Resources Australia Pty Ltd (BRA) is a relatively new company, having been formed in 1996 when British Oxygen Company (BOC) made the decision to sell up its ownership of the fledgling Tasmanian pyrethrum industry. Back in 1981, a subsidiary of BOC, Commonwealth Industrial Gases (CIG), began to develop the pyrethrum industry in Tasmania into a commercial proposition, initially entering an agreement with the Tasmanian Government and the University of Tasmania. Fifteen years and many million dollars of investment later, the industry was up and running but was at the point where new and more efficient technologies needed to be developed. A staff buy-out from BOC created BRA and the company has gone from strength to strength. The main reasons for its success have been the passion and commitment of its staff, the support of the growers, the support of the overseas customers, funding support from the Federal Government, research and development and highly focused management.
The history of BRA through the eyes of the media
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