Ravensdown Fertiliser Australia timeline
May 2009 Ravensdown Fertiliser Australia is established in Queensland
2009 to present
The new Townsville store is opened
The Townsville store is expanded
The Mackay store is opened
The bagging facilities at the Townsville store are upgraded
Ravensdown appoints permanent staff to the area
Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative New Zealand timeline
At Ravensdown we’ve been helping farmers grow for more than 30 years. We were formed in 1978 by farmers to ensure they could get fertiliser at sustainable costs and this is still our guiding principle.
Since our establishment we have expanded our range of products and services to ensure we continue to meet the growing needs of our shareholders.
1978 – Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative is launched
1979 – sales reach 354,671 tonnes
1987 – Ravensdown becomes a 100% farmer owned Co-operative with the purchase of the remaining shares from FERNZ
– East Coast fertiliser merges with Ravensdown
1998 – record sales of just over 1 million tonnes
2000 – ARL becomes 100% owned by Ravensdown
2001 – Ravensdown Direct is launched, customers can now purchase directly from their Co-operative
– Ravensdown enters the animal health market
2003 – Ravensdown launches its agrochemical range
2004 – Ravensdown launches eco-n, the ground breaking nitrification inhibitor
2005 – We launch our anthelmintic range
– Wanganui Aero Work is purchased
2006 – Loyalty Rewards are introduced for loyal shareholders
2008 – We expand into Western Australia – becoming a trans-Tasman co-operative
2008 – We become New Zealands largest spreading company
2009 – We expand into Queensland
2010 – ARL expands services into Western Australia and Queensland