2008		Acquired 100% of Med Bio
2007		Acquired 100% of Crown Scientific
2007		Acquired 100% of PRNZ Ltd
2007		Acquired 100% of Tasmanian Medical Supplies
2007		Acquisition of 100% of Vital Medical Supplies Australia Pty Ltd
2006		Attained Top 50 listing on the NZX
2005		Acquisition of 100% of Scientific Supplies Ltd
2005		Acquisition of 100% of Quantum Scientific Pty Ltd
2005		Acquisition of the final 33% of Global Science to take EBOS to 100%
2005		Placement of 22% of Company stock to wider shareholder base by Whyte Adder (Retain 6.5%)
2004		New Auckland headquarters for Global Science (Adjacent to EBOS in Albany)
2004		Increased shareholding in Global Science from 47.5% to 67%
2004		Acquisition of Stelmara Medical Pty Ltd in Melbourne
2004		Acquisition of Vernon-Carus business in Australia
2004		Sale of 51% stake in BIOMED to management led consortium
2004		Acquisition of 'LIceblaster' herbal head lice product.
2003		Opened new Sydney Premises
2003		Acquisition of Progen Scientific Australia by Global Science
2002		Acquisition of the final 26% of Health Support Ltd to take EBOS to 100%
2002		Acquisition of the Natures Kiss business, including the Anti-Flamme brand.
2002		Acquisition of the Allersearch brand of Asthma products in Australia
2002		Successful joint venture of the former Medic Scientific division with Global Science - EBOS hold 47.5% of the new merged entity
2002		Successful relocation of our Richard Thomson business in Australia to a new purpose built office/logistics centre in Sydney, capable of handling future growth
2001		Acquired a 51% interest in BIOMED LTD - a biomedical manufacturer
2001		Increased shareholding in Health Support LTD to 74%
2000		Commenced a direct presence in Papua New Guinea
2000		Acquired MEDIC Corporation - one of New Zealand's leading companies in Dental, Surgical and Scientific supplies
1999		Introduced leading edge Advanced Warehousing Technology
1999		Acquired Maygar Medical - a Brisbane based medical wholesaler to expand the interstate presence of Richard Thomson
1999		Acquired 50% of Health Support LTD - New Zealand's leading supplier of medical, pharmaceutical and non-medical products to hospitals
1998		Commenced marketing of influenza vaccine in Australia
1997		Recommenced orthopaedic businesses in Australia - via marketing rights for Wright Medical Technology
1996/1997		Acquisition of Richard Thompson & Co PTY LTD., the largest private medical wholesaler in N.S.W - based in Sydney
1996		Sale of Australian orthopaedic business to Johnson & Johnson
1995		Established Consumer Division to market to Pharmacy and Retail areas
1993		Established separate operating divisions to focus on market segments
1991		Theseus Investments shareholding in Ebos acquired by Whyte Adder No.3 LTD (original BIL stake)
1990		Acquired Kempthorne Medical Supplies LTD., New Zealand's oldest medical company.
1989		Ebos launches a programme to commence trading in Australia, within the first half of 1989
1988		Sci-Med (NZ) LTD was sold
1986		Company name became Ebos Group Limited
1985		BIL acquired Sci-Med (NZ) LTD for Ebos. Sci-Med was involved in the higher technology areas of the health and science industries
1982		Brierly Investments LTD (BIL) declared their shareholding and interest in Ebos (64%)
1973		Early Brothers and Oral Supplies merged to form Ebos Dental & Surgical Supplies LTD ( Ebos being an anagram of the two names)
1967		Oral Supplies LTD was acquired
1964		The company purchased Ethicals LTD ( a manufacturer of sterile solutions) which was sold some years later to McGaw - an American hospital
1960		Attained public company status and listing on the New Zealand Stock Exchange
1954		The Company's name was changed to Early Brothers Dental & Surgical Supplies LTD., to reflect the expansion into the medical field
1949		The company moved into the dental field
1922		The company was founded as Early Brothers Trading Co. LTD.