Our Story

For 85 years, we have been producing trustworthy, reliable and high performing brands for the gardencare, agricultural, amenity and animal care markets in Ireland and the UK. We are committed to continued research and development ensuring we are producing best in class products to accommodate our customers’ needs while continuing to innovate to meet market demands. Sustainability is at the key of all of our product development. Not only do we look for more environmentally friendly packaging and manufacturing solutions on a continually basis, but we also strive to develop brands that support the customers choice to be more sustainable, with our natural and seaweed based products across all categories. At Hygeia, we remain committed to providing optimum customer service and support for all of our valued business partners and direct customers.

Hygeia’s History

In 1939, Dr Donny Coyle had a vision. As a vet and entrepreneur, he knew that more cereal would have to be grown to meet the demands of the impending Second World War and that these seeds would need to be treated to protect them and ensure maximum yields. He founded Hygeia to provide a much needed solution for the Irish farmer to protect crops and livestock. He succeeded in that goal and now 85 years later the company is still thriving having expanded into the gardencare and animal care sectors. We continue to innovate and adapt to the market, with decades of expertise, research and development at the heart of everything we do. While still a family owned company, it is clear to see that Hygeia has never stood still. We have continued to move with consumer demand and have anticipated and responded to changes in the marketplace. We have developed a sophisticated online presence and attractive consumer branding to support our high-quality and proven effective garden care products.

From our beginnings as a seed treatment facility, we are now a highly respected and well established consumer brand with a number of market leading products in the Irish market and, more recently, the UK. With a large manufacturing and packaging facility on the outskirts of Galway City and a professional production facility, we are dedicated to creating products of the utmost quality. Innovation, quality and excellence are the core attributes that Hygeia works to.

John Coyle, owner of Hygeia & son of Dr. Donny Coyle with John Byrne, CEO of Hygeia.