History

1909 - 

Walter Sarjeant and Allan Laidman, partners, started Sarjeant Insurance.

1929 - 

Sarjeant Insurance was incorporated as part of Sarjeant Co. Ltd. Later, in 1950, it became a separate firm.

1952 - 

The company bought the Cameron Ellis Gibson Ltd. fuel and oil business.

1960 - 

John Elliott started Elliott Mobile Mix in North Bay.

1964 - 

John Elliott founded Custom Ready Mix Limited with his cousin Fraser Elliott, founder of Stikeman Elliott LLP in 1952, with 12 employees in Markham with a concrete plant, garage and office.

1966 - 

Custom expands with plant #2 in Mississauga

1967 - 

Custom Concrete Northern adds a Technical Service Department and builds a concrete testing laboratory in Markham.

1969 - 

Renaming of “Custom Ready Mix Limited” to “Custom Concrete Limited” and expansion of plant #3 in Oakville.

1971 - 

Sarjeant acquires Terminal Holdings (Barrie) Limited and Barrie Trucking Terminal & Warehousing to expand its land holdings, building materials, and trucking divisions. Part of the land holdings is where the new Sarjeant facilities were constructed for the concrete plant and fuel operation off of Dunlop Street, the current head office on Sarjeant Drive. Sarjeant Moved from its location on Mary Street, which was home for approximately 90 years.

1972 - 

Custom Concrete Northern buys pits in Uxbridge and 200 acres in Aberfoyle and founds Custom Aggregates. It also expanded and bought Belko Ready Mix to add an Oshawa plant and build a Bracebridge plant. Custom’s footprint is now Burlington in the West, Bowmanville in the East, and Huntsville in the North.

1973 - 

Concrete block plant and building supplies in Barrie and Orillia are sold from Sarjeant.

1976 - 

Custom Concrete bought Parnell Concrete Products in Timmins, establishing a regional office off Riverside Drive, which included a concrete block plant, a large aggregate deposit and a construction supply business. The same year, Custom purchased its first portable ready-mix plant, the Assinck One. It is mobilized in Timmins at the Dougwall site to supply 100,000 yards of concrete for the new Kidd Creek Smelter site. This was the first of many portable concrete plants we would use to perform projects in the far North of Ontario for mining, infrastructure, pulp and paper and lumber sites. Custom Buys Parnell Concrete products and establishes a regional office with Block manufacturing and construction supplies and a permanent Concrete plant off Riverside Drive.

1979 - 

Sold Bracebridge concrete plant to Muskoka Ready Mix Limited.

1980 - 

The fuel oil petroleum products division had the most significant growth between 1970 and 1985, acquiring many companies from Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Alliston and surrounding areas including but not limited to; Maverick Fuels Ltd (Alliston), Rolls and Simpson Ltd, Peacock Petroleum Ltd (Barrie), Orillia Fuels Ltd and Coldwater Heating.

1984 - 

Custom acquired Kirk Dowling Concrete in Barrie.

1985 - 

Custom acquired Timmins Diesel Limited, bringing fuel delivery to the Timmins region.

John Elliott grew Custom Concrete Group into Canada’s largest privately-owned ready-mix company. John and Fraser sold Custom Concrete Limited to St. Lawrence Cement Inc., and at the same time, John bought Fraser’s equity in the remaining assets and parted ways. They divested all assets South of Highway 9. Still, they retained The Sarjeant Company all assets North of Highway 9 across Simcoe County and Muskoka as well as the newly founded Custom Concrete (Northern) in Timmins and Iroquois Falls, as well as the portable plants in Detour Lake, Chapleau and Cochrane. Again, a new era was born.

1987 - 

Sarjeant Aggregates is formed by purchasing aggregate pits in Essa, Oro and Phelpston.

1989 - 

Sarjeant marked 100 years in business.

1998 - 

The opening of the Aberfoyle Springs plant in Hope, BC.

2000 - 

After the sale of Aberfoyle Springs, Scott Elliott bought out his brother’s interest in The Sarjeant Company Limited and Custom Concrete (Northern), starting the second generation of Elliott ownership and operation.

2005 - 

Sarjeants opened a ready-mix plant in Bradford, Ontario.

2006 - 

Sarjeants opened a temporary ready-mix plant in Huntsville, Ontario. From this location, they could service commercial and residential customers in the Muskoka area. Property development also grew in 2006 when Sarjeants undertook a much larger residential development in Essa Township.

2007 - 

In 2007, our property development efforts reached new heights. Sarjeants successfully completed a much larger residential development in Essa Township, Brownley Meadows, which comprised 376 residential homes. This project was a testament to our growth and success in the industry. Additionally, the start of the Carson Ridge Estate subdivision in Midhurst saw the development of 51 residential estate homes.

2008 - 

The company acquired three fuel companies, Grants Fuels, Leeder Fuels, and Middleton Fuels, expanding its reach in the fuel business. Custom Concrete (Northern) in Timmins consolidated its locations into a new, larger facility in early 2008, bringing its many different divisions under one roof.

2009 - 

Our Huntsville operation moved from its temporary location into a brand new 5,000-square-foot building in early 2009. This location is the regional office for the Muskoka area.

2010 - 

Acquired Waites Fuel in Muskoka.

2011 - 

Acquired the oil portion of Budget Fuel in Muskoka.

2012 - 

Sarjeants established a concrete plant northwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, to provide concrete for a large commercial project. We also mourn the passing of our esteemed founder, John Orville Elliott.

2013 - 

Sarjeants opened a new commercial Cardlock fuel depot in Timmins. Four centres (Barrie, Orillia, Midland and Timmins) now use a computerized automated system to fuel trucks 24 hours a day.

2014 - 

Sarjeants acquired a CRS residential propane business to enter the propane industry and start its customers’ transition from heating oil.

2024 - 

The Bracebridge Cardlock fuel station at the propane depot is now open to the public, expanding the Cardlocks to five locations.