HydroSerre Mirabel
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UnclaimedHydroSerre Mirabel is a Canadian hydroponic-produce company based in Mirabel, Quebec.
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Overview
HydroSerre Mirabel is a Canadian company associated with hydroponic produce cultivation in greenhouse facilities. Its development began with a research-and-development project conducted between 1980 and 1986, followed by construction of the company’s first greenhouse in 1987. That initial facility covered approximately 30,000 square metres, or about 300,000 square feet, establishing the company as a substantial controlled-environment agriculture operation rather than a small experimental grower. The company expanded its greenhouse capacity over subsequent years. The referenced description reports a total greenhouse area of approximately 72,850 square metres, equivalent to about 784,000 square feet. The available material does not identify a complete crop portfolio, retail brand architecture, or detailed distribution network, so HydroSerre Mirabel is best characterized broadly as a greenhouse producer of hydroponically grown produce rather than assigned to a specific crop category. Between 1995 and 2006, the company’s development was supported financially by the Solidarity Fund QFL, a Quebec investment organization. This support formed part of the company’s expansion history and helped sustain its development during a period in which controlled-environment agriculture required significant capital investment in greenhouse construction and operating infrastructure. The early 2000s brought changes in both the company’s partnership structure and senior management. Sylvain Terrault and Martin Desrochers became equal shareholders. In 2007, HydroSerre Mirabel announced plans to build a greenhouse facility in Livingston, Tennessee. The proposed project was valued at $40 million and was described as the company’s first greenhouse in the United States. The available reference material records the announcement but does not establish whether the project was completed, its final size, or its subsequent operating status. Ownership changed again in 2008, when Sylvain Terrault acquired all of the company’s shares. The following years included further asset and partnership developments. In 2009, HydroSerre acquired a greenhouse in the Bois-Francs region of Quebec. In 2010, it created a co-enterprise with Serre Lefort. These transactions indicate a strategy combining expansion through greenhouse acquisitions with cooperation or joint operation involving another greenhouse business. HydroSerre Mirabel’s public profile is primarily that of an agricultural producer and greenhouse operator. The supplied sources do not provide a current corporate website, a current executive roster, revenue figures, public listing information, product-level brand names, or reliable evidence about the company’s present operating status. Accordingly, its current ownership beyond the documented 2008 acquisition, current market footprint, and current production mix remain unconfirmed.
History
HydroSerre Mirabel’s origins lie in a research-and-development project carried out from 1980 through 1986. The project preceded the company’s formal industrial development and focused on the basis for hydroponic greenhouse production. In 1987, the company built its first greenhouse, covering approximately 30,000 square metres, or about 300,000 square feet. The scale of this first installation placed the enterprise among substantial greenhouse operators from its beginning. The company expanded after its initial construction. The available account states that its total greenhouse area eventually reached approximately 72,850 square metres, or 784,000 square feet. The source does not provide a year-by-year construction record, crop-by-crop breakdown, or detailed description of the technologies used. Its core activity is nevertheless identified as growing hydroponic produce, making greenhouse cultivation and controlled growing conditions central to its business identity. From 1995 to 2006, HydroSerre Mirabel’s development received financial support from the Solidarity Fund QFL. This period represents an important stage in the company’s growth because greenhouse agriculture depends on substantial capital for structures, climate systems, irrigation, growing systems, and related operating infrastructure. The supplied material does not specify the amount or terms of the support. During the first decade of the 2000s, the company experienced changes in its partnership and senior-management arrangements. Sylvain Terrault and Martin Desrochers became equal shareholders. Their shared ownership was later replaced by a single-owner structure. In 2007, HydroSerre Mirabel announced a plan to construct a $40 million greenhouse in Livingston, Tennessee. The project was presented as the company’s first greenhouse in the United States and would have represented a significant geographic expansion beyond its Canadian base. The available reference records the announcement only; it does not establish whether the facility was built or operated. In 2008, Sylvain Terrault acquired all shares of HydroSerre Mirabel. The acquisition made him the company’s sole documented owner from that point in the historical record. The company then continued to develop through physical expansion and partnership activity. In 2009, HydroSerre acquired a greenhouse in the Bois-Francs region of Quebec. In 2010, it established a co-enterprise with Serre Lefort. These developments suggest an approach that combined direct acquisition of greenhouse assets with collaboration in the greenhouse sector. The available sources provide only limited information about later years. They do not identify a current management team, current owner after the 2008 transaction, current production volume, detailed customer channels, brand-labelled product lines, financial performance, or confirmed status of the Tennessee proposal. They also do not document scandals, lawsuits, recalls, or regulatory controversies. HydroSerre Mirabel should therefore be understood from the available evidence as a Canadian hydroponic greenhouse producer with a history of expansion, outside financial support, ownership consolidation, proposed U.S. development, acquisition activity, and a later co-enterprise.
- 2010
Co-enterprise established with Serre Lefort
[1]The company created a co-enterprise with Serre Lefort.
- 2009
Bois-Francs greenhouse acquired
[1]HydroSerre acquired a greenhouse in the Bois-Francs region of Quebec.
- 2008
Ownership consolidated under Sylvain Terrault
[1]Sylvain Terrault acquired all shares of the company.
- 2007
Tennessee greenhouse announced
[1]HydroSerre Mirabel announced a proposed $40 million greenhouse in Livingston, Tennessee, its planned first U.S. greenhouse.
- 2006
Solidarity Fund QFL support period ends
[1]The reported period of development support from the Solidarity Fund QFL ended.
- 1995
Solidarity Fund QFL support begins
[1]The company’s development entered a period supported by the Solidarity Fund QFL.
- 1987
First greenhouse constructed
[1]HydroSerre Mirabel built its first greenhouse, covering approximately 30,000 square metres.
- 1986
Research and development phase concludes
[1]The reported R&D phase concluded before the company moved into commercial greenhouse construction.
- 1980
Research and development project begins
[1]A research-and-development project associated with the company’s future hydroponic greenhouse operations began.
Products and positioning
A large-scale Canadian controlled-environment agriculture company focused on hydroponic produce cultivation.
Agricultural produce
Hydroponically grown greenhouse produce
HydroSerre Mirabel is described as a grower of hydroponic produce cultivated in greenhouse facilities. The supplied source does not identify particular vegetables, fruits, cultivars, consumer brands, packaging formats, or retail distribution arrangements. The company’s product identity is therefore documented at the category level: produce grown in controlled greenhouse conditions using hydroponic methods.
Brand decisions
2010
Co-enterprise with Serre LefortStrategyBackground
The company supplemented direct asset expansion with cooperation in the greenhouse sector.
Action taken
HydroSerre created a co-enterprise with Serre Lefort.
Aftermath
The available material does not specify the ownership structure, activities, or later performance of the co-enterprise.
2009
Acquisition of Bois-Francs greenhouseM&ABackground
HydroSerre Mirabel pursued additional greenhouse capacity after the ownership change.
Action taken
HydroSerre acquired a greenhouse in the Bois-Francs region of Quebec.
Aftermath
The acquisition expanded the company’s greenhouse assets, although the source does not provide its size or production details.
2008
Full-share acquisition by Sylvain TerraultM&ABackground
The company had previously been associated with equal shareholding by Sylvain Terrault and Martin Desrochers.
Action taken
Sylvain Terrault acquired all shares of HydroSerre Mirabel.
Aftermath
The company became wholly owned by Terrault according to the historical account.
2007
Plan for first U.S. greenhouseStrategyBackground
HydroSerre Mirabel had developed a substantial Canadian greenhouse footprint and announced an expansion into the United States.
Action taken
The company announced plans for a $40 million greenhouse facility in Livingston, Tennessee.
Aftermath
The available source does not confirm whether the proposed facility was completed or operated.
Proposed facility cost. $40 million announced project (2007)
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
Reported
Hydroserre Mirabel acquires Les Serres Lefort[2]
Hydroserre Mirabel acquired Les Serres Lefort, creating a combined agricultural business in Quebec. The article describes the agreement as concluded and says the acquisition ends uncertainty about maintaining Quebec-based control of Serres Lefort.
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