DNS Industries manufactures commercial millwork for Toronto and the GTA from one facility at 967 Edgeley Blvd in Vaughan. Engineering, shop drawings, CNC machining, solid surface, LED integration, finishing, assembly and staging are handled by one team in one building, the same shop that has built more than 60 stores for L’Occitane North America to a single standard. For a Toronto project, that means a millwork package drawn, built and staged inside the GTA.

What commercial millwork we build for Toronto projects

Commercial millwork is the custom-fabricated part of an interior: the reception desk, the casework, the feature wall, the display fixture, the ceiling element. On a Toronto fit-out, millwork is often a long-lead package and one of the most visible parts of the finished space. We build it across these sectors:

• Retail: cash wraps, display casework, merchandising walls and complete store packages. See retail store fixtures and rollout programs.
• Corporate office: reception desks, boardroom millwork, storage walls and suspended feature ceilings, including installs in occupied towers. See office millwork and reception desks.
• Healthcare and veterinary: clinical casework that has to survive cleaning chemicals and still look like a front of house. See healthcare and veterinary millwork and the Juno Veterinary, Queen Street East case study.
• Restaurant and hospitality: bars, banquettes, host stands and back bars. See restaurant and hospitality millwork.
• Institutional: durable casework for education, public-sector and community buildings. See institutional millwork.
• Showrooms and fitness studios: brand environments for direct-to-consumer and studio concepts. See showroom millwork and fitness studio fixtures.

One team from drawings to delivery

Many millwork problems on a downtown site start at a hand-off: the drawing office assumed one thing, the shop built another, the metal arrived to a third set of dimensions. We keep engineering, CNC, solid surface, finishing, assembly and staging in one building, and all components, including metal and glass, are coordinated from one set of shop drawings, which leaves fewer hand-offs to go wrong.

In practice, that covers:

• Engineering and shop drawings
• CNC routing and millwork fabrication
• Metal frames, trims and details in powder-coated and wet-coated finishes
• Solid surface fabrication, including Corian, with thermoformed curves
• Acrylic and plastic fabrication, and glass shelves and doors
• LED lighting integration and graphics
• Laminating, edge taping and veneer work
• Finishing, assembly and staging before delivery

A display case combines wood, metal, glass and lighting. Detailing all four in one set of shop drawings and assembling them in one place helps keep joints, reveals and finishes consistent across a project.

Built in Vaughan, delivered to Toronto sites

Our shop is in Vaughan, inside the GTA, which lets us run site checks, deliver in phases and host shop reviews on short notice:

• Site visits and field measures happen on short notice, so site dimensions are verified before drawings are released to production.
• Staging and sequenced delivery: finished units can be held at our facility and released to site when the floor is ready, which matters on condo-podium retail and tower fit-outs with tight loading windows.
• Mock-ups and first-article reviews can be inspected in person by the architect, designer or GC before production runs.
• Assembly sizing for towers: pieces are sized to fit the building’s freight elevators and service corridors.

Working with architects, designers and general contractors

Most of our Toronto work comes through a design team or a GC rather than direct from the end client. We are set up for that: shop drawings in the format your team reviews, submittals and samples on schedule, and a single point of contact through fabrication and install. See working with architects, designers and GCs, how to specify DNS and our qualifications and Ontario procurement details.

On specification, we build to the grade the project calls for under AWI or NAAWS standards, and our quality grades guide explains where Custom grade is enough and where Premium is worth specifying. When budgets tighten, our value engineering looks for savings in materials, details and production methods while keeping the performance the piece needs.

Cost and lead time

Millwork cost on a Toronto project is driven by scope, material and finish grade, quantity and site conditions more than by geography. For planning numbers, see what commercial millwork costs or run a range through the millwork budget estimator. For schedule planning, see millwork and store fixture lead times; shop drawings and finish approvals often drive the schedule more than machine time does.

Recent work

• L’Occitane North America: millwork supplier of record; more than 60 stores across four formats, from Toronto to North Vancouver to San Juan, built to one standard. Read the program.
• Juno Veterinary, Queen Street East: arched banquette niches, a maple slat ceiling, a treatment island and kennel bank. Read the case study.
• Le Creuset at The Well: millwork, metal and solid surface for the boutique at The Well, downtown Toronto, with SAJO.
• Herschel Supply Co., Sessions Cannabis, Chop Hop and other GTA retail and hospitality projects. See our work.

Frequently asked questions

Do you install millwork in Toronto, or only manufacture it?

We manufacture, stage and deliver, and we coordinate installation with the project team. Tell us the site and the schedule when you send drawings and we will confirm the install arrangement in the quote.

Can you work from an architect’s design-intent drawings?

Yes. Most projects start that way. We develop engineered shop drawings from design intent, issue them for review, and build only from approved drawings.

Can millwork be installed in an occupied office tower?

Yes. Assemblies are sized for freight elevators and service routes, and work is sequenced around building rules and tenant hours. See office millwork for how we plan occupied-building installs.

What do you need to quote a Toronto project?

Drawings (PDF is fine), a finish schedule if one exists, the site address and the target install date. Send them through Get in Touch and we will come back with questions or a number.

Send us your drawings

If you have a Toronto or GTA project with millwork in it, whether a single reception desk or a full package, send the drawings to our estimating team or call 905-761-9568.