About Us
Our Mission
Sun Gro® Horticulture’s mission is to be an industry leader in soilless
growing mixes, serving horticultural professionals, retailers, and
gardeners with superior quality, branded growing mixes that yield
exceptional results.
About Us
Sun Gro® Horticulture is one of the most prominent North American horticultural companies, employing over 800 staff and serving customers worldwide. Since its humble beginnings in 1929, it has become the leading supplier of soilless growing mixes to North America’s top 100 greenhouse and nursery growers, shipping over 70,000 truckloads of product annually. Sun Gro products are made to exacting standards and conform to high product quality and performance criteria.
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Core Values
Long-Term thinking frames our decision-making to help secure a brighter future.
Integrity defines how we do what we say.
Performance ensures we will never stop trying to improve ourselves.
Agility combined with knowledge helps us deliver sound decisions quickly.
Sharing Knowledge helps us find ways to improve our business for the benefit of all.
Humility creates honest, open and respectful relationships between all.
Timeline
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1920s
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1929 – Founded in Vancouver as Western Peat Company Ltd.
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1930s
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1939 – Opened production facilities in Quebec, Canada
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1940s
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1941
- – Opened production facilities in New Brunswick, Canada
1947
- – Opened production facilities in Manitoba, Canada
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1960s
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1964 – Opened production facilities in Maisonnette, New Brunswick
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1970s
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1974
- – Sold to S.B. McLaughlin Associates, Ltd.
1979
- – Opened satellite plant and analytical soils laboratory in Anderson, South Carolina
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1980s
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1980
- – Sold to Fisons PLC and renamed “Fisons Western Peat Moss, Ltd.”
1982
- – Renamed “Fisons Horticulture” when Fisons purchased the company’s remaining interest
1984
- – Acquired operations of Langley Peat North, Ltd. of Seba Beach, Alberta
1987
- – Opened two satellite mix plants, one in Quincy, Michigan and another in Terrell, Texas.
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1990s
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1993
- – Sold to Macluan Capital Inc., and renamed “Sun Gro Horticulture, Inc.”
1995
- – Sold to Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II LLP., Sun Gro Horticulture, Inc. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Hines Holdings, Inc.
1998
- – Acquired Lakeland Peat Moss, Ltd., Pacific Soils, Inc. Hines Horticulture, Inc. completed IPO and was listed as HORT on NASDAQ
1999
- – Acquired Pro Gro Products, Inc. and acquired Strong-Lite Products Corp
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2000s
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2002 – Sun Gro Horticulture Income Fund acquired various assets and related businesses from Hines Horticulture, Inc. and commenced operations on March 27, 2002
2004 – Acquired The Scotts Company, LLC Professional Growing Media business and Lameque Quality Group
2005 – Acquired Pigeon Hill Peat
2006 – Acquired Normiska Peat
2007
- – Opened production facilities in Marshall, Texas, Manitoba, Canada and McFarland, California
- – Acquired Sun-Up Horticulture, Kellogg-Rich Grow, Tourbiere Omer Belanger Inc. and Florida Potting Soils
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2010s
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2010
- – Sun Gro Horticulture Income Fund completes reorganization
of trust structure to a corporation, Sun Gro Horticulture Inc.
2011
- – Sun Gro Horticulture acquired by a privately held company.
2012
- – Opened new production facilities in Sacramento, California.
2013
- – Acquired Conrad Fafard Inc.
– Moved Corporate Office to Agawam, MA
– Black Gold® Retail Potting Mixes and Amendments Launched
in Canada
2014
- – Implemented company wide Safety initiatives
– Launched RESiLIENCE® – our brand name for Sun Gro’s patented growing mixes enriched with silicon.
2017
- – Signed distribution agreement with Proven Winners® to sell
Proven Winners retail soils and fertilizers in the U.S.
2018
- – Introduced direct sales of professional products to greenhouse and nursery growers.
2019
- – Pine Bluff, Arkansas capital investment for equipment upgrades.
- – Sun Gro Horticulture Income Fund completes reorganization
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2020s
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2020 – Completed an agreement with the East Prairie Metis Settlements (EPMS) of Alberta that will allow Sun Gro to begin development of new bogs and EMPS lands.
Sales and Services
Unmatched technical and sales support sets Sun Gro® Horticulture apart. Our dedicated sales team serves national and international customers, and eight customer service centers operate in every major North American time zone. As an added benefit, Sun Gro’s exemplary Research & Development and Technical Support teams are on call to help professional growers troubleshoot and make the most of Sun Gro® products.
Locations
Over 800 employees serve Sun Gro® Horticulture industries and communities across North America. Our many scientists, technicians, managers, facilities workers, and sales professionals are the heart of our company. We operate a network of 25 production/distribution facilities across Canada and the United States and take pride in the high-quality jobs that we offer everyday people in small towns and rural areas. In turn, we are exceedingly proud of our team of employees who make it a priority every day to carry out Sun Gro’s stewardship of peatlands, ensuring that this abundant resource will be available for future generations.
Safety
Sun Gro Horticulture provides safe operating environments for its peat harvesting operations as well as its production and distribution facilities operations. We are Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliant, maintain safety manuals, and provide staff with regular safety training.
For urgent health and safety issues, please visit Sun Gro’s third-party anonymous reporting hotline: 1-855-238-0660.
Supplier Code of Ethics
Sun Gro Horticulture is committed to conduct business ins a professional, honest and ethical manner, and comply with the law wherever it conducts business. Our company expects all its suppliers to conduct their business in a professional, honest and ethical manner, and to comply with all applicable laws wherever they do business. This includes laws relating to employment, human rights, the environment, and health and safety. Sun Gro will not conduct business with suppliers that do not comply with the expectations defined in our Code of Ethics. Sun Gro Horticulture reserves the right to update its Supplier Code of Ethics from time to time.
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