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The History of
Gilbert McCaul Company

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Gilbert J. McCaul emigrated from Scotland to Australia in 1860 and founded there his company in Melbourne dealing in the export of flour, dried fruit. agriculture products, etc to the United Kingdom. In 1868 he founded his company in London under the name of Gilbert J. McCaul, London.
 
Mr. Gilbert J. McCaul retired in 1904 and his place was taken by Mr. E.B. Treadwin who started opening McCaul offices in all the British Commonwealth namely in New Zealand, South Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Canada, etc. The business grew rapidly specially in foodstuffs and Mc. Cauls today are considered to be amongst the prominent grain firms on the Baltic exchange and also one of the most modern distributing and marketing organisation of its kind in the United Kingdom and all the countries of the British Commonwealth.
 
After the Second World War Mc. Cauls opened offices in Western Europe especially in Italy and Germany. Mc. Cauls opened the office in Milan, Italy in 1954 with Mr. Victor S. Nessim who held 49% of the shares in Gilbert J. McCaul & Co. (Italia) S.p.A. with Mr. Victor S. Nessim being the managing director and Mr. A. Werner being the chairman of both London and Milan offices.
 
In 1962 the Oetker group of Germany bought the McCaul companies and Mr. Victor S. Nessim bought totally the shares of the Italian office. In 1962 the company's name was changed to Gilbert McCaul Company and the sons of Mr. Victor S. Nessim joined the company as directors. The Italian company deals mainly as buying agents for European and overseas companies in the field of fashion, textiles of all kinds, knitwear, shoes etc. for export in the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, South and West Africa, ecc.