BOCM Pauls Limited was a British animal feed company, established in 1992 by the amalgamation of two existing businesses. BOCM Pauls manufactured and sold animal feed in the United Kingdom and abroad. It offered 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

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History

Pauls Agriculture was founded in

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in the early 19th century, initially to trade in malt and

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for the brewing industry. This expanded into the trading of

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and other foods for

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s. From the early 1900s, they started to produce food for other animals too. BOCM Silcock, originally British Oil and Cake Mills Ltd. also started in the 19th century and was one of the earliest crushers of

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s to produce

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s for human consumption and the manufacturing of

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. The by-product of this process, the

cake, was a good source of

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for animal feed. Pauls Agriculture and BOCM Silcock merged in 1992 to form BOCM Pauls. BOCM Pauls was purchased by ForFarmers for €85 million in 2012. The BOCM Pauls brand was retired in 2014.

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* {{Authority control Agriculture companies established in 1992 Companies based in Suffolk Animal food manufacturers 1992 establishments in England Agriculture companies disestablished in 2014 2014 disestablishments in England Defunct agriculture companies