Sylvite was founded in 1977 when Alex Henry and Don Rutherford left Hudson's Bay Mining and Smelting to start their own sales office.

The primary products were potash fertilizer, or Sylvanite ore, from Saskatchewan, hence the name Sylvite. Sylvite Sales Inc. focused on agricultural fertilizer products for the first five years.

In 1983, Hugh Loomans bought the company and introduced a number of additional agricultural products and value-added services including warehousing and trucking. The Company became a full-service agricultural and industrial supplier with the addition of many acquisitions over the years. Sylvite has two joint ventures operating in Pennsylvania and Florida with Canadian facilities located across the East.

Today, Sylvite is the largest Canadian-owned, independent wholesaler of farm fertilizer in Ontario and eastern Canada. Our integrated network includes over 300 service-oriented people, extensive warehousing services, trucking fuel, financial services and agricultural supply. Corporate expansion, through partnerships with allied operations in the United States has allowed us to play a significant role in the movement of fertilizer across the entire eastern seaboard.

 

Mission Statement

The Sylvite Group of Companies is committed to the growth and development of a sustainable and socially conscious company. We believe in working closely and openly with our customers and suppliers to provide effective solutions that are beneficial to all parties. We employ the guiding principles of integrity, reliability and common sense in every aspect of our business to develop quality, long-term relationships with our customers, our suppliers and with each other.

To effectively accomplish this mission, we are committed to establishing and maintaining a Quality Management System compliant with the ISO 9001:2000 International Quality System Standard to assure our customers of consistent and reliable products and services.