The year was 1962. Jerry Shapiro and Jac Cohen began a new business venture - supplying veterinarians with feed and ancillary products for use in their offices and hospitals. Within a short time, phone calls began to come in requesting a product to clean and disinfect stationary and portable cages. It had to be animal safe, completely non-corrosive, and must not leave any disinfectant odor. After many phone calls and tinkering, the original Quatricide formula was born.
People still remember and love that pink color and fresh scent.
He traveled throughout the entire northeast - from Washington DC through Pennsylvania, New York, Boston and on up to Canada, demonstrating products and establishing the company s reputation. By that time, they had expanded their product line to include alkaline detergents and acidic urine-scale removers. A seasoned IBM electrical engineer was contracted to design and build the conductivity monitoring and chemical delivery system that have proven to be so very stable that they are still in use today. Pharmacal has a strong presence in all of North America, with occasional shipments worldwide. There are 14 individuals in sales and service.