Corporate History
From its founding roots in 1988 with the acquisition of Hillview Farms,
the Nu-Gro Corporation has dramatically grown to become the leading Canadian
manufacturer and marketer of consumer and commercial lawn and garden products
and is the world's largest manufacturer of controlled release nitrogen
products for the merchant market.
1988 | 1989 | 1990
| 1991 | 1995 | 1996
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006
1988
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- Nu-Gro. Initial public Offering.
- Purchased Hillview Farms.
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1989
| Putnam Plant |
- Form a Joint Venture with Cold Springs Agri Services.
- Built Putnam plant.
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1990
| Cold Springs Agri Services |
- Bought out Cold Springs Agri Services.
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1991
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- Bought C-I-L Canadian Lawn & Garden business.
- Creates national distribution.
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1995
| Omnicology |
- Vertical integration into fertilizer raw material with purchase
of Omnicology, Gloversville, NY.
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1996
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- Acquired Nitroform®, Nutralene®
brand names (products used in turf and specialty agricultural
markets).
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July
|
- Sold C-I-L pest control line to Wilson for a 20% equity interest.
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October
 |
- Sulphur Coated Urea facility acquired from Terra International,
Inc., Courtright, ON.
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1998
April
 |
- Increase ownership from 20% to 100% in Wilson Laboratories.
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August
 |
- Acquired assets to operate IB Nitrogen.
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October
1999
July
 |
- Consolidated Head office and two sales offices and warehouses
to new location in Brantford, ON.
|
 |
- Purchased 50% interest in Mor-Pac Limited, Brighton, Ontario.
Transfer production of liquid pest control products to Mor-Pac.
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2000
January
 |
- Nu-Gro appointed exclusive Canadian supplier of Merit®
by Bayer.
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May
 |
- Acquisition of the Canadian professional turf business of The
Scotts Company.
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October
|
- New manufacturing, warehouse and distribution facility opens
in Crossfield, Alberta.
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November
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- Acquisition of the business of Pursell Vigoro Canada. Includes
the brands Vigoro®, So-Green®, and
Par-Ex®.
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2001
July
 |
- Acquisition of 70% of EroGreen Seeds Inc.
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September
|
- Nu-Gro completes construction of state-of-the-art Methylene
Urea Plant.
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2002
July
 |
- Supply agreement with Pickseed Canada Inc. to maximize sales
of grass seed. Includes licence to use the Pickseed and Oseco®
brands.
|
 |
- Increased ownership in EroGreen and Mor-Pac to 100%.
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October
 |
- Acquired assets associated with the Consumer Products Division.
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2003
April
| Agronomic Growth Industries (AGI) |
- Formed a joint venture with Agronomic Growth Industries (AGI)
to construct and operate a fertilizer granulation plant at Nu-Gro's
Putnam Facility.
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June
 |
- Alliance with Grigg Brothers for exclusive distribution of Foliar
Fertilizers in Canada.
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| TurfTec Online™ |
- Launched a virtual nutrient management tool available to turfgrass
managers.
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October
 |
- Acquisition of the business of Greenleaf Products including
the brands Greenleaf, Later’s and Bell’s
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2004
April
 |
- Nu-Gro Acquired by Spectrum Brands of St. Louis
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2005
February
 |
- Spectrum Brands Acquired by Rayovac Corporation of Atlanta
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May
2006
January
 |
- Agrium Inc. acquires Nu-Gro fertilizer technology and professional products business from Spectrum Brands Inc.
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