Together We Bring Science to your farm

Welcome to the Ruth Group

Established in 1957 by Lee Ruth the Ruth Group manufactures

in Australia an extensive range of veterinary products, animal

feed supplements, biologicals and algaecides.

The Ruth family has been operating under the distinctive RCI

logo since 1961 when it amalgamated with Tone All Supplies Pty

Ltd and created the Good Eggs marketing campaign which

initially positioned it in the then rapidly expanding poultry industry

in Australia.

Good Eggs Marketing Campaign

Rural Chemical Industries (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. is the holding company

of Ruth Consolidated Industries Pty. Ltd., both wholly owned family

companies which operate separately in overseas and local markets.

Rural Chemical Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd markets the products of Ruth

Consolidated Industries Pty Ltd outside Australia.

Company founder Lee Ruth with son managing director Brett Ruth

Brett Ruth is the Managing Director of both Companies. He has

been associated with the industry since 1982 and has gained

considerable field experience in the specific market segments

serviced by the Companies.

One of the first company advertisements featuring the RCI logo

RCI research has developed many veterinary products for the

intensive livestock, performance animal, cattle, horse, racing

camel and goat industries. After winning an Australian

Government sponsored research grant RCI developed a

unique algaecide which has application in a wide range of

industries including , but not limited to, potable water

supplies, farm dams, irrigation channels, hydroponics,

rice growing, mining operations,power stations, nurseries

and gardens, golf courses,livestock drinking troughs, sewage

treatment works.

This idyllic setting shows the original company research unit with one of the original factories in the background. Both have since been redeveloped.

The distinctive

RCI logo has become familiar

on a range of products helping to improve the livestock industries

in Australia and in many countries to which RCI exports its

products.

RCI pioneered a world wide niche market by specialising

in and creating veterinary products for animals raised in

hostile climates. These specialised products are designed

to reduce the detrimental effects, and consequent

economic loss, on the physiology of chickens and other

intensively raised animals, caused by hostile environmental

temperatures and relative humidities.

RCI veterinary products are all designed to improve

production and increase profitability of the farm unit.

Being service oriented the group adopted the slogan

“together we bring science to your farm” To illustrate

our commitment to help farmers RCI was the first company

in Australia to introduce least cost feed formulation

to farmers mixing their own feed.

This unique analogue feed formulation computer took hours to set up.

This service introduced in the 1970’s was made possible

by purchasing a specialised feed formulation computer

which completely occupied a room 12 foot square.

Today more powerful feed formulation programmes

are now readily available for use on lap top computers.

Recognising the need for continuing research the group

has also initiated some unique studies into animal

production problems which frequently lead to the development

of new products.

Where appropriate these have been successfully

tested in Australia at:

The University of Sydney

University of Western Sydney

Hawkesbury Agricultural College Research and Development

Co Ltd

Yanco Agricultural Institute, NSW

Dept of Agriculture and Fisheries

The Animal Research Institute, Queensland

Outside Australia in:

Thailand at Kasetsart University

Indonesia at Balai Penelitian Ternak, Bogor

The University of the Philippines in the Philippines

The Veterinary Research Institute in Ipoh, Malaysia

Foshan Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College, Guandong;

The Bureau of Pasture and Grazing, Nan Hai City Guandong

Province, China

College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Iraq

Commercial trials have been completed in:

Australia	Hong Kong
New Zealand	China
Malaysia	United Arab Emirates
Thailand	Oman
Indonesia	Kuwait
Philippines	Saudi Arabia

The group has a network of well established

and reputable Agents (many being associated

with the Company for 30 years or more) in all major

Asian and Gulf Country markets. Its products are

registered for sale in all major Asian and most GCC

markets. The Company also owns well known and

established trade marks which are protected in markets

where its products are sold.

The ownership and management of the Companies is

vested in three brothers, Brett, Craig and Evan Ruth,

all graduates of Australian Universities and the sons

of the founder of the Group.

Licences

Copies of the following authenticated Licences can be

supplied on request.

Manufacturing Licence issued by the Australian Pesticides

& Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).

Authority to obtain and supply Therapeutic Substances

Authority No VW91 issued by the Department of Health

NSW Australia.

Free Sales Certificate.

GMP Certification

Finance

The RUTH Group has an authorised capital in excess

of AUD$1 million dollars. Its combined assets exceed

AUD$1 million dollars and it has achieved multi

million dollar sales outside of Australia. It is one of

the largest exporters of veterinary products in Australia.

Bankers

HSBC Australia Ltd
580 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia Ltd
Castle Towers,

Shopping Centre, Castle Hill NSW 2154
Australia

Membership

Royal Agricultural Society NSW
Professional Calf Rearers' Association of Australia
World Poultry Science Association
Australian Business Limited
Dairy Research Foundation – University of Sydney
Post Graduate Foundation in Veterinary Science,

University of Sydney
Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce
American Society of Animal Science

Location

RCI Head Office is located in Sydney Australia.

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