Greensboro Vick [February 1964]

              PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF VICK  MANUFACTURING DIVISION EMPLOYEES
Vol. 5
Greensboro,   N.   C,   February,   1964
No. 7
The Twelve Faces of Richardson-Merrell
The name Richardson-Merrell Inc.
appearing o n more than 3,000
products in the drug field is the corporate name of our organization
originally known as Vick's Family
Remedies Company, and more recently as Vick Chemical Company. From
humble beginnings here in Greensboro in 19 0 5, the organization
has grown into a large diversified enterprise comprised of twelve
divisions operating throughout the free
world and employing more than
6,600 employees. During the last fis-
ethical drugs are those prescribed by
doctors; proprietary drugs," those that
are advertised directly to the general
public; veterinary drugs, those that
are used in maintaining animal health;
and chemicals (including plastics),
that segment of our business which
produces industrial chemicals and
plastic packaging materials.
In 1960 it was felt the name Vick
Chemical Company described only the
proprietary segment of the enterprise
and no longer gave a true picture of
the diversity of operations and pro-
factures and markets similar proprietary drug products, and others, in 161
foreign countries outside the United
States and Canada. '■''•.
Research and development work
for Vick divisions is done in Mount
Vernon, New York.
Vick Chemical Company, as it was
known earlier, began broadening its
line of products outside the cold remedy field in 1938 when it purchased
the William S. Merrell Company in
Cincinnati, Ohio. One of the oldest
pharmaceutical   houses   in   America,
The Wm. S. Merrell Co. Division
The National Drug Co. Division
Merrell-National (Overseas)
Vick Chemical Co. Division
Laboratories Division
Vick International Division
Walker Laboratories Division
Vick Manufacturing Division
J. T. Baker Chemical Co.
Hess & Clark Division
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Tulox Plastics Division
Jensen-Salsbery
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Lumelite Division
Laboratories Division
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SERVING WORLD HEALTH  NEEDS . . . THROUGH  RESEARCH ... IN FOUR MAJOR DRUG FIELDS
cal year both sales and earnings were
the highest in the history of our company, with earnings of $17.5 million
based on sales of $169.9 million.
Beginning in this issue of GREENSBORO VICK and continuing in
future editions, a series of articles explaining the operations of the enterprise and of each division will acquaint all employees with the "Twelve
Faces  of  Richardson-Merrell."
Richardson - Merrell is responsible
for the manufacture and sale of a host
of products in the fields of ethical and
proprietary drugs, veterinary medicines, chemicals and plastics. The
scope and diversity of our business is
indicated by the Richardson-Merrell
symbol on this page. To explain the
four   segments   of  the   R-M   sphere,
ducts which comprised the Company's
business. Therefore, in October, 1960
the name was changed to Richardson-
Merrell Inc., a combination of the
names of the founders of the Vick
Chemical Company, Lunsford Richardson, and of the Company's first
subsidiary, William S. Merrell.
Proprietary drugs bearing the Vick
trademark, as well as Lavoris and
Clearasil, are manufactured by the
Vick Manufacturing Division with
plants and offices in Greensboro,
North Carolina; Philadelphia and Hat-
boro, Pennsylvania; and Weston, Ontario. These products are marketed in
the United States and Canada by Vick
Chemical Company Division with
headquarters in New York.
Vick International Division manu-
this division manufactures and markets ethical pharmaceuticals.
Another company, acquired i n
1941, is the /. T. Baker Chemical
Company in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
It is a leading producer of pharmaceutical and fine industrial chemicals
as well as laboratory reagents.
After World War II further diversification occured when Jensen-Salsbery
Laboratories, Kansas City, Missouri,
became associated with the Company.
"Jen-Sal," as it is called, develops
and markets items for the care and
prevention of animal diseases.
Still further variety was added in
1953 when the Company acquired
Tulox Plastics Division (formerly Extruded Plastics, Inc.) of Norwalk,
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