WALCO HISTORY

Willard Wall opened a sundries store in Porterville, California, in 1945 that would later transition into Walco International.
Wall closed the sundries store and opened Livestock Supply in 1954 and expanded into Visalia, CA and Phoenix, AZ.
In 1972, nine companies were brought together to form Walco International.
The company flourished, with retail and distribution outlets popping up throughout North America.
By 1995, Walco fielded 700 employees and booked more than $330 million in sales.
Wall passed away after 50 years of continuous operations as a family business man.
Walco International sold to an investment firm and moved its original home base from Porterville, California to Westlake, Texas.
In 2007, the company went public under the new name Animal Health International, Inc.

LEXTRON HISTORY

Founded by Bob Hummel in 1967 as an animal health distribution business serving veterinarians in California.
In May 1967, Hummel and Jim Loughlin purchased RX Company, and incorporated the new company under the name Great Plains Chemical Company, Inc.
In 1972, Hummel made Greeley, Colorado as the home base of Great Plains Chemical Company, Inc.
Hummel acquired several regional distributors in the late 1970’s, and began marketing private labels under the name Lextron, Inc.
In 1986, Great Plains Chemical Company officially changed it’s name to Lextron, Inc.
The company flourished, and began opening retail and distribution outlets throughout North America.
In 2011, Lextron, Inc. purchased its respected long-time rival operating under the new name Animal Health International, Inc.

Animal Technologies

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