Sun Gro Horticulture
Jason expresses that the business offers what they consider to be a superior quality product offering to its customers . Additionally , Sun Gro provides a nationwide service in both Canada and the US ; a unique feature for this sector . “ We achieved that by investing in our peat manufacturing and harvesting base across multiple Canadian provinces to serve the market , and US locations .
“ Furthermore , we also have several hundred tractors , harvesters , loaders , and dozers , all supplied by our preferred vendors . We have a continuous investment policy where we regularly upgrade and modernize our equipment , from the infrastructure to processing equipment . We believe this is important to keep up with the industry progression , and to keep our competitive edge to serve our customers ,” Jason says .
Staying on top of industry innovation is a strategy that Sun Gro follows religiously . For Jason , the business is focused on continuous improvement to keep ahead of customer trends . “ We actively upgrade our ERP systems and production reporting systems . All our infrastructure is going through a revamp , and we are increasing our levels of automation so we can enter the world of Industry 4.0 , which includes upgrading to co-bots and robots . We ’ re working towards synchronizing the full operation through an upstream supply chain and downstream logistics to merge our operations with our customer service , and continue to meet their expectations .”
Progressive projects
With a forward-thinking approach to technology and its benefits , Jason highlights that the business is undertaking a new progressive project . He shares that Sun Gro is testing satellite controlled driverless tractors for harvesting . “ Considering how the industry is struggling right now with a labor shortage , I believe that this will be a fantastic development and it demonstrates the progressive nature of our business .”
As we head into 2023 , Jason takes a moment to reflect on the year gone by . For him , working closely with customers and suppliers to weather the worldwide supply
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