John Zaplatynsky

Canada GardenWorks Ltd. owns and operates garden retail outlets. The firm distributes plant nursery products including garden plants, supplies, and related accessories. The company was founded by John Zaplatynsky in 1984 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Founded in 2000, Pender West Capital Partners Inc. is a private equity firm located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Contech Enterprises, Inc. design, manufactures, and sells pet and garden products. It caters to the forestry, agriculture, arboriculture, landscape, garden, nursery, greenhouse, and commercial sectors. The firm’s products include animal repellents, insect and rodent controls, sprinklers, dog collars, cones, insect traps, and animal management products. Contech Enterprises was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

Sun Gro Horticulture Inc. produced and distributed peat moss and fertilizers. The company was founded in 1929 and was headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Sun Gro Horticulture Canada Ltd. produces and distributes peat and peat-based products. The private company is based in Laval, Canada and has subsidiaries in Canada and the United States. The Canadian company was founded in 1929. Mitchell J. Weaver has been the CEO of the company since 1997. Sun Gro Horticulture Canada was acquired by Sun Gro Horticulture Income Fund from Hines Horticulture, Inc. on March 27, 2002 for $120 million.

Premium Brands Income Fund markets meat products. Its deli meat, sausage, and convenience foods are sold in Canada under the brands Grimm's, Harvest, Hygaard, McSweeney's and Quality Fast Foods. The company gets its products to retailers through traditional grocery distributors. It is located in Richmond, Canada