Hoskin Scientific Ltd.
Title
Hoskin Scientific Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Montreal, QC
Oakville, ON
Burnaby, BC
Begin Date
1946-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
809 Notre Dame West, Montreal, QC (1947)
1878 de la Salle Ave., Montreal, QC (1964)
Burlington, ON (1977)
Vancouver (1977)
Product Areas
Medical
Surgical
Electronics
Activities
Supplying
Timeline
- 1946 – Established in Montreal, Quebec. (“Our Company”)
- 1947 – Active in Montreal at 809 Notre Dame West, selling surgical trusses.
- 1964 – Active at 1878 de la Salle Ave., Montreal; also at 1086 Victoria Ave., St. Lambert, Montreal, advertising materials testing equipment and promoting their role as the Canadian agent for Soiltest Inc. The company has numerous agents and branches through Canada, some of which have different names: C.H. Dearborn & Co. (Saint John, NB); Technical Sales & Services (Toronto); G.E. Failing Supply Co. Ltd. (Edmonton); branches in Vancouver and Winnipeg are under the name Hoskin Scientific. (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Dictionary 1964)
- 1977 – A branch is established in Burlington, Ontario and Vancouver, BC. (“Our Company”)
- 2023 – Active “Canada’s Instrumentation Leader since 1946” (https://hoskin.ca/), owned by River Associates Investments (Chattanooga, Tennessee) as of 2021.
Sources
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory (1964): 764, 770, 771. (Ingenium Image #4565, 4568)
Frasers Directory 2023 https://www.frasersdirectory.com/redwire/hoskin-scientific-supplies-a-broad-range-of-industrial-measurement-instrumentation/ [23/07/23]
Hoskin Scientific “Our Company” (https://hoskin.ca/our-company/) [18-07-24]
Amardeil, Tania “Hoskin’s Comprehensive Instrumentation Helps Make Sense of Our World” (2023) Innovating Canada (https://www.innovatingcanada.ca/environment/our-water/hoskins-comprehensive-instrumentation-helps-make-sense-of-our-world/) [18-07-24]
Frasers Directory 2023 https://www.frasersdirectory.com/redwire/hoskin-scientific-supplies-a-broad-range-of-industrial-measurement-instrumentation/ [23/07/23]
Hoskin Scientific “Our Company” (https://hoskin.ca/our-company/) [18-07-24]
Amardeil, Tania “Hoskin’s Comprehensive Instrumentation Helps Make Sense of Our World” (2023) Innovating Canada (https://www.innovatingcanada.ca/environment/our-water/hoskins-comprehensive-instrumentation-helps-make-sense-of-our-world/) [18-07-24]
Citation
“Hoskin Scientific Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2205.