Agrico Canada Ltd announces that it has acquired all the shares of Sharpe鈥檚 Soil Services Ltd so that it is now the sole proprietor of the agri-input company founded in Moosomin, Saskatchewan in 1976. Agrico has been in a joint venture partnership with Sharpe鈥檚 since 1995. This transaction has been finalized and is effective as of today.
鈥淎grico Canada thanks its valued partners in Sharpe鈥檚 鈥� Blair Sharpe, founder and president of the board, and Dan McKenzie, CEO 鈥� for their long and fruitful collaboration in the joint venture established in 1995,鈥� stated Bill Wilford, General Manager at Agrico. 鈥淭hanks to their expertise and client service second to none over the last 40 years, Sharpe鈥檚 has established itself as a major retailer in Western Canada, that won them the Canadian agri-retailer of the Year award from the CAAR in 2010,鈥� he added.
Agrico Canada wishes to reassure all of its clients that they will not be affected by any changes in the day-to-day business at Sharpe鈥檚. The culture of superior customer service provided by the employees of Sharpe鈥檚, will remain. Usual contacts, brands and company names will stay unchanged. Furthermore, the joint venture strategy - with its focus on local ownership - that has been instrumental in Sharpe鈥檚 success will remain in effect. Agrico will move forward in the process of bringing on new partners at Sharpe鈥檚 in support of continued growth and expansion in the region.
