It was founded by John Pullar in 1824 in Perth's Little Pomarium district[1][2] and pioneered the first synthetic dyes.

The company relocated to 36 Mill Street, in the centre of Perth, in 1828, and benefitted from the arrival of trains around fifteen years later.

[4][3] In 1865, the premises on Mill Street were rebuilt and named North British Dyeworks.

[5][6] The building stands today as Pullar House, the home of Perth and Kinross Council.

It was taken over by Eastman of London in 1917, but it kept trading as J. Pullar & Sons, Dryers & Cleaners.