DNS Industries Limited is a Canadian manufacturer of commercial millwork, store fixtures and displays. Founded in 2001 and based at 967 Edgeley Blvd in Vaughan, Ontario, DNS started as a regional millwork shop and now builds millwork, fixtures and displays for projects across North America: more than 1,000 stores to date, including more than 350 cannabis dispensaries.
Who we are
Drafting, fabrication and assembly happen in one facility in Vaughan. Every package is assembled and staged there before it ships, so what leaves the building has been checked as a whole, not as parts.
Our history
DNS was founded in 2001 in the Greater Toronto Area as a millwork shop. CNC machining, solid surface fabrication, plastics fabrication and LED integration were added over the following years, so a store fixture that mixes wood, laminate, solid surface, acrylic and lighting can be drawn and built by one team.
Manufacturing capabilities
In our facility: CNC routing and millwork fabrication, laminating and edgebanding, wood finishing, solid surface fabrication (including Corian), acrylic and plastic fabrication, LED lighting integration, assembly and staging.
Through specialist partners, coordinated in our shop drawings: custom metal fabrication, powder coating and wet coating, aluminum extrusion and composite panel work, glass, and vinyl graphics.
Installation is done by DNS crews, by installation partners or by the client’s general contractor, depending on the project and site; the quotation says which.
Clients and projects
DNS has built millwork for 60 L’Occitane stores across Canada and the United States, and produces Bosch (BSH) appliance display programs for Best Buy, Home Depot, RONA, Sleep Country and The Brick. Other recent work includes Le Creuset, Sessions Cannabis, Juno Vet, Pickleplex (ten clubs: Barrie, Oshawa, Cambridge, Milton, Windsor, Belleville, Downsview, Promenade and Brantford in Ontario, and Red Deer, Alberta), The Hunny Pot Cannabis (a 40+ store fixture program), Mellow Leaf Cannabis, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Elder Care and Brownsburg School. We work for architects, design firms and general contractors, and directly for brands. See commercial and architectural millwork. See our work.
Awards and recognition
In May 2023, DNS Industries was named a top-five finalist for Business of the Year (Manufacturing) at the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards. See awards.
At a glance
- Founded: 2001, Greater Toronto Area
- Facility: about 40,000 sq ft at 967 Edgeley Blvd, Vaughan, Ontario, with drafting, CNC machining, finishing, assembly and staging in one building
- Team: about 45 people across drafting, production, project management and installation
- Markets: retail, office, healthcare and veterinary, hospitality and institutional; fixtures shipped across North America
- Programs: L’Occitane (60 stores, Canada and the United States); Bosch (BSH) displays for Best Buy, Home Depot, RONA, Sleep Country and The Brick; The Hunny Pot Cannabis (40+ stores, Ontario); fixture and millwork packages for other cannabis retailers in Ontario
- Standards: architectural woodwork is built to the standard and quality grade named in the contract documents (AWMAC/AWI NAAWS, Custom or Premium); see quality grades explained and qualifications and procurement
How we work
Most projects start from design-intent drawings supplied by an architect, designer or general contractor. DNS prepares shop drawings and submits them for review. On multi-location programs a first unit is usually built and reviewed before the run. The package is then fabricated, assembled and staged in Vaughan before delivery. See working with architects, designers and GCs, shop drawings explained and how to specify DNS.
Location
967 Edgeley Blvd, Vaughan, Ontario L4K 5Z4
Phone: 905-761-9568 · Toll-free: 1-866-744-1183 · Email: sales@dnsdisplay.com