DNS Industries designs and manufactures custom display fixtures and visual merchandising millwork in Vaughan, Ontario. Display cases, merchandising walls, gondolas, shop-in-shop units and brand displays are engineered in one set of shop drawings and assembled in one facility, combining millwork, metal, acrylic, glass, solid surface and LED lighting. We build single feature pieces and programs that roll out to hundreds of locations.

What a display fixture has to do

A display fixture has to hold product at the right height and density, light it well, and stand up to daily restocking and customer handling without losing the brand’s look. Most custom displays combine several trades: a display case is a cabinet, a frame, a glass enclosure and a lighting system in one piece.

Display fixtures we build

• Display cases and showcases: locking glass cases with integrated LED, for cannabis, cosmetics, jewellery, electronics and collectibles. See how to specify a custom display case.
• Merchandising walls: slatwall, panel and shelf systems designed to be re-merchandised as the assortment changes.
• Gondolas and floor fixtures: mid-floor tables, nesting tables and gondola runs built to suit the planogram.
• Shop-in-shop and vendor displays: brand displays that live inside a host retailer and have to meet its site rules.
• Cash wraps and service counters: among the hardest-used fixtures in a store, usually combining POS, storage and display, with a barrier-free counter section where the building code or accessibility standard requires one.
• Feature and window displays: focal pieces for seasonal campaigns and brand launches.
• Acrylic and solid surface displays: risers, plinths, product trays and illuminated signage elements.

Materials and processes

• CNC routing and millwork fabrication, finished in veneer, laminate or paint
• Metal frames, brackets and bases in powder-coated and wet-coated finishes
• Acrylic and plastic fabrication, vacuum forming, heat bending and UV bonding
• Glass shelving, sliding and pivoting glass doors
• Solid surface fabrication, including Corian
• Aluminum extrusion and aluminum composite panel work
• LED lighting integration and graphics

Every material is detailed in one set of shop drawings, and each fixture is assembled and checked in Vaughan before it ships. See materials and finishes for finish options.

Display programs at scale

Most display work is repeat production: one approved fixture built many times. Our programs include:

• BSH / Bosch appliance displays deployed inside Best Buy, Home Depot, Rona and Sleep Country: one brand standard built for four host retailers, each with its own site rules and install windows.
• Cannabis retail: fixture and millwork packages for more than 350 locations, including Fire & Flower, Friendly Stranger, Happy Dayz and Prairie Records under the Fika group, plus Hunny Pot, Sessions, Woods and Circa 1818. See cannabis dispensary fixtures.
• L’Occitane North America: backlit product walls, timber slat casework and stone display islands across more than 60 stores in Canada and the United States. See the L’Occitane program.

For how an approved pilot becomes the standard that later fixtures are built to, see retail store fixtures and rollout programs.

Visual merchandising starts at the drawing

Good visual merchandising depends on decisions made before the fixture is built: shelf heights and depths that match the product, adjustable increments that suit the planogram, lighting aimed at the product with glare controlled, and sightlines that suit the store layout. We work those details out in shop drawings with your design or merchandising team, then prove them on a first-article or pilot unit before production. For the fixture types and the decisions behind them, see our visual merchandising fixtures guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between store fixtures and display fixtures?

Store fixtures is the broader term for the purpose-built casework, counters and displays in a retail space, including cash wraps, fitting rooms and back-of-house casework. Display fixtures are the subset whose main job is presenting product: cases, walls, tables and shop-in-shop units.

Can you build a single display, or only large programs?

Both. Many programs start as one pilot unit. Once the pilot is approved, it becomes the reference for production, with any site-specific variants documented.

Can display fixtures include lighting and locks?

Yes. LED lighting, wiring paths, locks and the specified glazing are designed into the fixture in the shop drawings rather than added on site. Lit fixtures are built with the LED components the project specifies. In Canada the electrical equipment must carry approval recognized by the provincial electrical authority, and a pre-wired custom assembly may need a certification or field-evaluation mark of its own, so the approval route is confirmed with the project’s electrical consultant at that stage. See illuminated display fixtures.

How long does a custom display fixture take?

It depends on drawing and finish approvals, material lead times and the size of the order; approvals are often the longest part. See store fixture lead times for how schedules are built, or send us the drawings for a project-specific answer.

Start with a drawing or a sketch

Send whatever you have (design-intent drawings, a reference photo, a planogram) through Get in Touch, or call 905-761-9568. For early budgeting, try the millwork budget estimator.