Australian Healthcare Company Symbion is Celebrating 175 Years of Business

Australian healthcare company Symbion is celebrating this month, as it marks 175 years since its journey began when Francis Hardy Faulding opened his first pharmacy in Rundle Mall, Adelaide, importing products from England.

It would be fair to say that not even Francis Faulding could have envisaged that, in 2020, the Faulding business would still be a respected and sought-after healthcare brand. Nor could he have foreseen that the small business he started would morph into Symbion, Australia’s leading pharmaceutical wholesaler and provider of end-to-end solutions to Australian pharmacy and institutional healthcare customers.

Despite significant changes, Symbion CEO Brett Barons said that the company has never forgotten its origins as a family run business that always puts its customers first, which is evidenced by its established position as an industry leader and the many long-serving team members who have remained with the business over the years.

“I am extremely proud to work for a company that has one of the longest continuing histories in Australian business – not many organisations have this link”, said Symbion CEO Brett Barons.

“Looking back on the Symbion journey of the past 175 years, many things have changed alongside the evolution of healthcare service delivery in Australia. However, our commitment to getting our customers the products they need hasn’t changed, though how we get the products to them certainly has.”

Even though the company has evolved and expanded, rolling out new services and acquiring complementary businesses, what has remained constant throughout is a strong commitment to helping make life easier for customers and improving health outcomes across Australia.

“While 2020 has not been without its challenges, we can take pride in what we’ve achieved over the past 175 years. More importantly though, we are fully focussed on looking ahead to the changing needs of our customers and how we can continue to improve the service we provide them,” Mr Barons said.

Today Symbion employs 2000 staff across Australia and is a modern, technology focused business that comprises wholesale, Pharmacy Choice, HealthSAVE, Minfos, Intellipharm, DoseAid, Cincotta and others, while the original Faulding brand lives on directly through quality driven consumer products.

“Symbion is effectively a one-stop shop for pharmacy and we want both current and prospective customers to understand that no matter their individual needs, we have a solution that can be tailored to match,” Mr Barons said.