Business: Connell

May 24, 2004  On May 24, 2004 Wilbur-Ellis Company purchased Transchem Australia (WA) Pty Ltd, a chemical distribution business headquartered in Perth, Australia.  “The Transchem operations are very complimentary to our existing chemical distribution businesses in Australia and New Zealand, which were started in 1998, and to the entire Connell Bros. network on the Pacific Rim,” said…

June 5, 2003  On June 5, 2003 Wilbur-Ellis Company purchased Barnett Chemicals Australia, a chemical distribution business headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.   “The Barnett Chemicals Australia operations are very complimentary to our existing chemical distribution businesses in Australia and New Zealand, which were started in 1998, and to the entire Pacific Rim network,” said Wilbur-Ellis Company President and…