Company Information

The Canadian company that would be the best producer of a powdered insecticide such as Protect-It®, is Hedley Technologies Ltd. The corporate headquarters are located in Toronto Ontario (Hedley Technologies, 2014a). Hedley develops and markets insecticides with the intention to minimize risk to human health, public safety, and increase the value of agricultural production (Hedley Technologies, 2014a). The first contact made with Hedley was by email with Taylor Murphy. Through communication with Taylor, it was understood that the manufacturing process of Protect-It® involves quarrying the diatomaceous earth, blending it according to the ingredients list, and packaging it in either 5 kg boxes or 10 kg bags (T. Murphy, personal email communication, October 20, 2015). It was also explained that the diatomaceous earth is freshwater, sourced from quarries in the Americas (T. Murphy, personal email communication, October 20, 2015). Taylor explained that Hedley does not ship directly to end users, but to crop input suppliers, farm supply wholesalers, and cooperatives (T. Murphy, personal email communication, October 20, 2015). After doing some research, a company called Woodrill Ltd was discovered, a local farm supply located in Guelph Ontario (Woodrill, 2015). After speaking on the phone with an employee named Laura Buttenham, it was determined that the cost of a 5kg case of product is $62.25 (L. Buttenham, personal phone communication, October 17, 2015). As mentioned, the amount of product needed for stored grain varies. Further pricing with information about transportation and shipping is addressed in detail in a different section. Taylor from Hedley proclaimed that Protect-It® is advantageous when compared to other diatomaceous earth products because less of it is needed (T. Murphy, personal email communication, October 20, 2015). It works faster and more effectively due to its unique formulation (T. Murphy, personal email communication, November 24, 2015). For reasons of trade secrecy, Hedley does not disclose any sourcing, manufacturing, or packaging sites (T. Murphy, personal email communication, November 24, 2015). The contact information for Hedley Technologies Ltd and Woodrill Ltd is listed below:

Hedley Technologies Ltd.

520-170 Attwell Drive

Toronto, ON

M9W 5Z5

Tel: (905) 206-0013

Toll Free: 1-888-476-4473

Fax: 905-206-1413

Email: info@hedleytech.com

Website: http://hedleytech.com

Woodrill Ltd.

7861 Hwy #7 East

Guelph, ON