Wilton Sanitation was founded in 1971 by Lloyd Wilton with a single septic service truck, a 1959 Dodge once used as a fire truck. Septic pumping is still central to the company’s success, but a host of new services — from portable restroom rentals to roll-off bin rentals and municipal garbage pickup — have continued to drive growth.
Wilton was a plumber who found septic service provided greater opportunities for supporting a growing family from his home base — a hobby farm in Flesherton, Ontario, about 100 miles northwest of Toronto. Although he helped out occasionally with the business, son Doug
