|
COMPANY
MILESTONES |
|
2004 |
Canadian Seed Coaters total
production has exceeded 150,000,000 lb. (68,000 tonne)
of coated seed.
Canadian Seed Coater’s
elite pre-inoculation/coating process, Rhizoseal Premium,
continues to be the Alfalfa coating of choice throughout
Canada |
|
2003 |
Kelly Ray, now
General Manager of Canadian Seed Coaters, will complete his
20th year with the company in December 2003. |
|
2002 |
Trevor Bailie, the
General Manager of SeedVentures, Inc, celebrates his 25th
anniversary with the company.
Rhizoseal® Production of Canadian Seed Coaters’s elite
pre-inoculation/coating process for alfalfa seed increased
by over 155% and is forecast to increase by an additional
180% in 2003. |
|
2001 |
New fully
automated and computerized forage production equipment was
installed at Canadian Seed Coaters. |
|
2000 |
Acquired
by Georgetown Holdings. |
|
1999 |
Total
production exceeds 122.4 million lbs (55,500 tonnes). |
|
1997 |
Attained
ISO-9002 certification. |
|
1996 |
Commenced
ISO-9002 certification program. |
|
1995 |
Established
new production record: 12,076,908 lbs
(5,478,000 kg).
Designed and built 15,000 square feet capacity warehouse.
Awarded North Battleford "Business of the Year Award". |
|
1994 |
Established
new production record: 11,322,925 lbs
(5,136,000 kg).
Attained over C$1,000,000 in profit for the first time. |
|
1993 |
Total
production to date exceeds 50,000,000 lbs
(23,000,000 kg). |
|
1992 |
Purchased
North Battleford land and buildings.
Designed and built new automated and computerized canola
coating equipment - PC 5000. |
|
1991 |
Introduced
Rhizoseal® coated legumes. |
|
1990 |
Established
Alberta Seed Coaters. |
|
1990 |
Introduced
Chemseal® coating. |
|
1989 |
Established
sister company Precision Seed Coaters in Arizona. |
|
1985-86 |
Introduced
Canogard®, Canojet® and Jetcote® products. |
|
1984 |
Commenced
retail and wholesale selling operation in North Battleford. |
|
1983 |
Opened
new plant in North Battleford, Saskatchewan to produce
Canocote® canola. |
|
1979-82 |
Researched
and developed new technology for canola seed coating
in Brampton, with field trials in Western Canada. |
|
1977 |
Production
commenced in Brampton.
Registered initial trademark: Prill-On®. |
|
1976 |
Incorporated
in Brampton, Ontario as a joint venture between Oseco,
Inc. of Brampton, Ontario and Hodder and Tolley, Ltd. of
Palmerston North, New Zealand. |
