For 80 years now, J.L. Freeman S.E.C. has been a part of the smart shoppers pharmaceutical products cart across Canada. Committed to importing, producing, distributing, and marketing both household products and top-of-the-line products, our company is as well-established as any of the famous brand names it represents.  

In 1928, John Lloyd Freeman foresees the major benefits in the branding and marketing of products, establishes a distribution network to represent well-known brands, and founds J.L. Freeman Inc., with a head office at the Place Royale in Old Montreal. The company associates itself with many famous brands such as Uncle Ben's, Kellogg's, Carnation, Papiers Scott, and S.O.S.

In 1962, Mr. Lloyd Freeman sells his company to ten of his employees, including Mr. Roland St-Charles who became the president of the company in 1981. In 1990, his daughter Carole St-Charles took over as president and engaged in a period of record-level growth.

Today, J.L. Freeman S.E.C. has four divisions and consists of dedicated employees, which in some way are part of every family's daily life. Whether it's a child's favorite cough syrup to sooth a sore throat or a cream to sooth dry winter skin, J.L. Freeman S.E.C. has been taking great care of its customers for many generations.

 

1992 : The launching of the health and beauty division.

1997 : The beginning of direct distribution in supermarkets pharmaceutical departments.

1998 : The acquisition from Novartis, the line of Webber vitamin E creams and Glycerodermine skin cream.

1999 : The acquisition of the Pro-Servex Inc. distribution center. The launching of the real estate division.

2001 : The construction of the refrigeration plant for cheese products. The acquisition of the Nilodor de Cusson UK line of products.

2002 : The opening of a new head office in Boucherville.

2006 : The implementation of a state-of-the-art ERP system.

2012 : The new storage division "1215mini-entrepôts" offers storage spaces in a wide array of sizes to satisfy our clients diverse requirements.

2014 : The implementation of a new state-of-the-art ERP system.

2016 : The new division WebberPRO, exclusively for healthcare professionnals.