John W. Danforth Company ...
We Build Solutions!
A registered ISO 9001 Company founded in 1884, and incorporated in 1897, the John W. Danforth Company is a group of talented, aggressive people dedicated to producing excellent Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, Process Piping, Plumbing, Sheetmetal, and Fire Protection Systems on schedule and at a price ensuring value for the dollars. Over the past 120 years we have grown to become one of the largest mechanical contractors in the United States. With annual sales exceeding $100 million, Danforth has the financial strength and stability to continue meeting the needs of our customers for many years to come. Our mission is to be the premier provider of mechanical services. We advise our clients in making the best decisions and we will maximize their successes in the execution of their decisions.
While the majority of projects that we have worked on have been in the Upstate New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania areas, we have been involved in major projects throughout the Eastern United States in recent years including Tennessee, Ohio, Rhode Island, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Major projects include:
- Casinos
- Industrial Waste and Remediation
- Site Utilities
- Breweries
- Banks
- Hospitals
- Service Piping, both aboveground and underground
- Schools
- Computer Centers
- Clean Rooms
- Food Processing Plants
- Industrial Chemicals
- Industrial, commercial, and institutional power plants
- Co-Generation Plants
- Paper Mills
- Ice Rinks / Bobsled Tracks
- Water Treatment Plants
- Cryogenic Plants
We operate from an office, warehouse, and shop at 300 Colvin Woods Parkway in Tonawanda, New York and 7401 Willowbrook Road, Victor, New York.
Our permanent staff consists of 100 experts in their line backed by an IBM System 400 computer and several Quick-Pens together used for estimating, cost control, and accounting functions. Our Project Management methods, evolving from many years of experience, leave nothing to chance. The Purchasing Division is most responsive to the needs of the field personnel, while at the same time being cost conscious. Our purchasing division’s ability to get needed material on site at the correct time and within pricing limitation is unmatched.
Our work force on jobs utilizes 250 to 500 tradesmen, most of which have been on our payroll for many years. Included are a substantial number of qualified general foremen. As you would expect, our many years of service have taken us to most of the states of the Union and a couple of the provinces of Canada. A partial list of satisfied industrial customers ---
- Anheuser-Busch Inc.
- Global Crossings
- Level 3 Communications
- HSBC Bank
- Outokumpu American Brass
- Canisius College
- D’Youville College
- NYS - OGS
- NYS - Dormitory Authority
- NYS - SUCF
- Department of the Navy
- General Motors Power Train
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Bausch & Lomb
- University of Rochester
- Waste Management
- Airco Industrial Gases Division
- Eastman Kodak
- Occidental Chemical Corporation
- E. I. Du Pont de Nemours
- Olin Chemical Corporation
- Union Carbide Corp - Linde Division
- AEX
- Bethlehem Steel Corporation
- FMC Corporation
- Praxair
- American Axle & Manufacturing
We custom fabricate many large components and subassemblies in our shop to exacting specifications. This guarantees quick field installation with a minimum of downtime and work interruption at the job site. We have a stable work force of craftsmen skilled in fabricating stainless steel, nickel, enamel, and rubber lined steel, aluminum, glass, plastic, and silver for the most demanding applications.
We complete many classes of construction work with our own forces. This includes:
- Mechanical Equipment Erection
- Piping (Industrial Process , HVAC & Code Piping)
- Plumbing
- Air Conditioning and Service
- Complete Design/Build Capabilities
- Sheetmetal fabrication
- State-of-the-Art Auto-Cad Facilities
- Air & Hydronic Balancing
- Controls
- Duct Cleaning
- Filtration
- Ammonia System Engineering and Design Construction
We have the know-how and the people to execute the work in a timely and economical fashion. We are proud of our ability to work on or ahead of schedule, and we have the team ready for your project. Our company has never failed to complete any work awarded to us.
John W. Danforth Company - We Build Solutions!