ABOUT US
1985
Don and Joan Sutherland began trying to rid their 10 acre property near Cochrane, Alberta of Richardson’s ground squirrels. Being a professional engineer, Sutherland tried everything to control his gopher infestation – trapping, shooting, poisoning, carbon monoxide, burrow flooding, fumigation and sonic repellents. However, none of these methods provided the results he was promised or the control he needed.
1995
Sutherland began research on a foam based method for ground squirrel control. The results were dramatic. His product was safe, effective, and worked fast. By winter the following year, Sutherland had cleared his property of gophers, and expanded a gopher free buffer zone into the surrounding ranch land.
2008
Because of the unique safety associated with the RoCon, we entered into a manufacturing and sales agreement with Don’s company. In 2011, we purchased the company from the Sutherlands, with the promise to keep it as a family run business.
TODAY
Since our humble beginning on Don and Joan’s ranch, we have continued to expand the business while remaining true to their original mission: provide safe rodent control that works.