Huntsville, ON, December 12, 2022 – Muskoka Rock Company (“Muskoka Rock”), the leading provider of Muskoka Granite products for landscaping, building stone, interior applications and aggregates, is pleased to announce the recently completed acquisition of Hutcheson Sand & Mixes (“Hutcheson”). The Hutcheson quarry, with over 640 acres of high quality reserve, located in Huntsville, will … Continue reading "Muskoka Rock Company Acquires Hutcheson Sand & Mixes"
Hutcheson Muskoka Granite has been making a presence in the Ontario dimensional stone industry. We have been very pleased with the response from our clients about the quality of our Muskoka Granite. While the past year brought plenty of challenges, we must say that overall, this was a great year. Please let us show off … Continue reading "The Dimensional Stone Division – Hutcheson Muskoka Granite"
Despite the pandemic the season has been a busy one across the Sports Field division. From supplying product and maintenance services to completing renovations and installations…from race tracks to ball diamonds to sports turf. We are grateful to be providing our customers with the materials and services they require to keep their facilities in the … Continue reading "Sports Field Update 2020"
Hamilton Golf & CC, Ancaster,ON Supplying NGF Golf and the members at Hamilton Golf & CC with a 90/10 non calcareous mix produced in our main quarry in Huntsville, ON. To date we’ve delivered 5000 tonnes of the 9500 tonnes required to complete the 27 hole greens renovation. Cutten Fields GC, Guelph, ON Produced and … Continue reading "Construction & Renovation Update"
As we now have passed through the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games original timeline, we can only wonder what will come of the rescheduled dates placed on July 24th 2021, the make-up date for next years Olympic Games. This is only time the Olympics have ever been postponed and due to the COVID-19 virus. Once cancelled … Continue reading "Tokyo Summer Olympic Games VB Sand Update"
On March 18 – the same day Doug Ford announced we were to exercise caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic – we received a call from our plant supervisor that our Bagging Plant was engulfed with flames. Our team rushed on site and watched in disbelief as the fire department directed our excavator to use … Continue reading "Rebuilding Our Industrial Bagging Plant After a Fire"
It is an exciting time of year; the snow has melted, and it’s time to manicure our yards and get them ready for the beautiful summer season. We are happy to see the local landscapers and garden centres opening! To support people in their landscaping needs, Hutcheson Sand & Mixes has recently introduced our new … Continue reading "Introducing: Hutcheson Muskoka Granite!"
“While golf courses may not be deemed essential businesses during these troubled times, failing to perform some level of golf course maintenance can cause serious damage to the course and leave a long and expensive road to recovery,” says John Daniels, USGA Greens Section Agronomist. Aeration, venting and vertical mowing with routine sand topdressing is … Continue reading "Golf Course Maintenance During COVID-19: How to avoid maintenance problems and keep employees safe."
The premier of Ontario and health officials have spoken: “Stay home!” The most important way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to avoid coming into contact with others, and the best way we can do this is to stay home unless absolutely necessary. If you need to go out for groceries, medicine or other … Continue reading "COVID-19 Response: Unprecedented Times Require Extraordinary Measures"
On July 22, the Huntsville town council voted to upgrade to red clay infield material for the McCulley Robertson Ball Diamond project. This is great news for the Muskoka area ball teams, and Hutcheson is very excited to be part of this home town project. Find out more about the project.