“To Be the Contractor of Choice for Our Clients”

To Operate an Organization that Demonstrates Exemplary Dedication to Safety, Quality, Schedule, and Control of the Costs

For the safety and quality minded client who seeks a multi-trade solution for all of their ICI and Energy projects, E.S. Fox Limited is the experienced choice. Unlike our competitors, E.S. Fox Limited is a multi-trade fabricator and constructor. Since 1934, we have been unique in the industry as the ones who have helped build Canada’s Infrastructure. We possess the insight and expertise to stand behind everything that we do.

Who We Are

Established in 1934 as a small plumbing and heating company, today, E.S. Fox Limited is recognized as Canada’s preeminent multi-trade Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Energy constructor and fabricator. E.S. Fox Limited works in the sectors of oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, pulp and paper, steel, automotive, nuclear, power generation, pharmaceutical, casinos, hotels, hospitals, schools, and themed entertainment.

The company is headquartered in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and maintains full-service regional offices in Hamilton, Toronto, Port Robinson, Oshawa, Kincardine, Kingston, Sarnia, and Thunder Bay.

E.S. Fox Limited supplies millions of direct-hire person-hours each year. We self-perform in the areas of Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Sheet Metal, HVAC, Refrigeration, Millwright and Rigging, as well as Boilermaking. E.S. Fox Limited is recognized as an industry leader for Industrial Fabrication and Construction by integrating Safety and Quality Assurance practices into everything we do.

With a strong commitment to health, safety, and the protection of the environment, E.S. Fox Limited has earned a reputation as a people-first, environmentally conscious, socially responsible constructor.

Timeline

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    1934

    In 1934, E.S. Fox Limited begins as a small plumbing and heating company based in the Niagara Region. Here is our founder, Edward (Ted) Fox, entering the first ever Service Truck in our fleet, which has grown to nearly 1,100 trucks today!

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    1956

    Our Niagara Falls office first opened its doors at 2103 Valley Way, in 1956. Above is this location, and part of our service fleet lined up outside, ready for action.

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    1961

    Here is the Niagara Falls Shredded Wheat site on Lewis Ave. Our trucks are parked outside as our staff works on the building inside.

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    1990

    Our Fabrication Shop facility opened in Port Robinson, Ontario with a vast 83,000 square feet of space for all fabrication endeavours we take on. Pictured above is an Air Separation Unit we fabricated in the shop.

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    1996

    Here, our staff smiles and bids farewell to our Welland office before moving into our new head office on Montrose Road in Niagara Falls, where we are currently located.

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    2018

    Our President, Spencer Fox, is here recreating the very same picture that his grandfather, our founder, took in 1934, with the very same Truck #1.

 

Health, Safety & Environmental

At E.S. Fox Limited, each individual is responsible and accountable for the health and safety of themselves and others. They are duty bound to take immediate, appropriate, and effective action on any safety related matter. We call this our Internal Responsibility System, which is an integral component in today’s working world to help maintain effective OH&S management.

We strive to “Prevent the Event” both environmentally and while performing our tasks in the workplace. Our most important asset is our people from the frontline employees to our CEO and it is our safety culture that holds us all responsible. Our employees; clients; subcontractors; and the public are the first priority of consideration before we begin any project. No project or task is performed unless we have evaluated the risk involved, and have in place the required controls to ensure that all workplace parties get home safe at the end of every shift.

At E.S. Fox Limited, we are proud to have achieved certification in ISO 14001 and 45001 for our Head Office and Fabrication facility. We apply these principals across our entire organization.

E.S. Fox Limited also holds COR certification in five provinces, including Ontario, and is externally audited by the construction safety organization to ensure we are meeting the requirements of the management system.

To maintain our status as a leader in the construction industry, we continue to network with others within our industry, and with organizations who specialize in workplace safety. E.S. Fox Limited participates in construction labour management committees and has been a member of safety groups for decades. We are also members of the various construction associations across the country.

Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility.

Quality Assurance

Every discipline within our shop, field, construction, and fabrication groups are fully versed in our CSA and ASME Nuclear and Conventional Design Engineering, Design Engineering, Quality Control, Procurement, and fabrication of Structures, Systems, and Components (Pressure Vessels, Boilers, Piping Systems, Supports, Tanks, and Modular Structures).

E.S. Fox Limited`s Quality Management system is registered to ISO 9001:2015 and complies with CSA Z299/N299, N285, and N286 ASME Section IV, CSA N285.0, ASME Section VII / CSA B51, CSA B52, ASME B31.5 Refrigeration Piping Standards.

Nuclear Certifications: ASME Code Stamps: N, NA, NPT, NS

Conventional Certifications: ASME Code Stamps: U, U2, PP, S

E.S. Fox Limited is also certified by the Public Works and Government Services Canada for Controlled Goods Program, the TSSA as a petroleum contractor, CWB, CSA, as well as TSSA as a heating fuel contractor.

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