About Garant

Mission

Design and manufacture innovative tools and accessories tailored for snow removal, gardening, construction, and landscaping.

Vision

To become a one-stop-shop and the Canadian brand of choice for tools and accessories essential for all outdoor tasks and projects.

Values

Innovation. Agility. Customer Focus. Respect. Collaboration. Commitment.

Solid Ally since 1895

Depuis 1895, Garant fabrique des outils de qualité à Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud au Québec. Aujourd'hui, on est fiers d'être le principal fabricant canadien d'outils sans moteur pour le jardinage, la construction, les outils à percussion, et le déneigement.

Plus de 350 employés dévoués travaillent aujourd'hui dans nos deux installations, fabriquant, assemblant et distribuant les produits Garant vendus dans les centres de jardin, les centres de matériaux de construction, les centres de rénovations et les quincailleries partout au Canada.

2 Factories in Canada

Factory - St-François, QC
Our furnaces are still firing in Saint-François, where our employees manufacture more than 11 million tools each year.
Saw mill - Woodstock, NB
Our saws are still running in Woodstock, New Brunswick, where our wooden handles are milled.

+ 4,800 points of sale in Canada
+ 2000 products
+ 350 employees
+ 125 years of history

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1895 :The Village Blacksmith

The story of Garant begins in 1895, when blacksmith Télesphore Garant builds his forge and begins forging farm implements in the village of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière du Sud. He restores carriages, carriage wheels, plow pedestals, hooks, picks, axes and much more. He quickly developed a reputation for innovating new techniques and better tools, persevering through tough times, and working tirelessly toward his goals.

1924: The First Factory

After the First World War, Alphonse, son of Télesphore, joined his father in business. They created a factory producing wooden wheels and handles for shovels, axes and forks.

1954: Garant, The Shovels

After the Second World War, Garant focused on the manufacture of tool handles, and in 1954 launched its first square steel snow shovel. The factory produces up to 500 shovels a day.

1959: One Million in Sales

Garant is the Canadian manufacturer with the most comprehensive range of tools and tool handles. Under the presidency of Oscar Garant, succeeding his late father, the company achieves its first million sales.

1968: The Canadian Expansion

With the opening of a warehouse in Montreal and the acquisition of a wood mill in Woodstock, Garant expands its activities across Canada. A new warehouse is also inaugurated in Toronto.

1984: The Advent of Plastic

Garant expands its activities to include the production of plastic products, thus reinforcing the diversity of its offering.

1991: A New Governance

In 1991, Garant was sold to the Hanson multinational, which invested $3.5 million to modernize the Woodstock plant and mill. In August 1996, Jean Gaudreault becomes the first CEO from outside the Garant family. In 2010 Garant is acquired by Griffon Corporation.

2021: Pierre-Yves Martin Joins the Company

After 25 years as CEO of Garant, Jean Gaudreault retires in December 2021. Pierre-Yves Martin becomes General Manager, with the mission of driving the company forward.

Management Team

Pierre-Yves Martin
General Manager
Roland Doré
Vice-president Operations
Julie Potvin
VP Finance and Administration
Jonathan Cole
Vice President Sales and Business Development
Isabelle Leclerc
Corporate HR and Marketing Director
David Boies
Innovation Director
Benoit Despatis
IT Director
Érik Jenkins
Procurement & Planning Director
Patrick Julien
Engineering Director

The Ames Family

In January 1991, Garant Inc. is sold to Hanson, PLC, a multinational building materials company that owns AMES, a major U.S. manufacturer of lawn and garden tools with product lines similar to Garant’s. AMES invests more than $3.5 million in the modernization of the factory and the Woodstock mill. Shortly after, Garant invests in plastic injection molding presses and brings plastic production in-house.