1201 Egerter Road South, Port Robinson, ON L0S 1K0, April 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Port Robinson, Ontario – The Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI) is proud to congratulate E.S. Fox Limited for supporting the nuclear industry for over 30 years.
A multi-trade company, E.S. Fox supports the nuclear industry across the province. They bring an integrative approach which is central to their long-standing relationship with the nuclear program in Ontario. With over 700 workers, E.S. Fox’s wide-ranging integration enables their staff to interact more readily with nuclear facilities.
Established in 1934, E.S. Fox is headquartered in Niagara Falls, Ontario and maintains full-service regional offices across the province, including in Port Robinson where the company is fabricating thermal insulation cabinets for Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Refurbishment project. These cabinets will protect the refurbished reactor vault’s concrete walls and feeder header frames from excess temperatures and will reduce the load on the reactor vault cooling system.
Currently, E.S. Fox is supplying the cabinets in two orders: 654 carbon steel support frames and 3,792 stainless steel panels.
Aside from the Darlington Refurbishment project, E.S. Fox is also supporting Ontario Power Generation’s Pickering station on several critical initiatives helping to ensure the power plant continues operating safely and reliably until 2024.
The refurbishment of Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is Canada’s largest clean energy project and supports 14,000 jobs across Ontario. Over 200 of the project’s suppliers are located in Ontario, including E.S. Fox. The 10-year, $12.8 billion refurbishment is progressing on time and on budget and will ensure a safe, clean and reliable energy supply for the next 30 years.
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”For nearly 50 years, E. S. Fox Limited has proudly supported the Canadian Nuclear Program. By employing a steadfast commitment toward quality labour and materials, we work in concert with our partners and fellow stakeholders to sustain the production of safe, clean, reliable power for Ontario homes and businesses”.
E. Spencer Fox III, President, E.S. Fox Limited
“Congratulations to E.S. Fox for their outstanding service in Ontario’s nuclear energy industry and for their many years of operation in Niagara Falls and the Niagara Region. We are proud to have them in our community and appreciate them for the great corporate citizen they are and for the significant employment they have created over their 84 year business history. We wish E. S. Fox many more years of business success and prosperity.”
Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls
"OCNI is proud to honour E.S. Fox and all of its dedicated employees who have over many years consistently manufactured quality products and components that have contributed to the success of Ontario's nuclear program."
Ron Oberth, President & CEO, OCNI
“Nuclear energy provides 60 per cent of Ontario’s electricity needs. Ontario Power Generation is committed to ensuring this important energy source continues by refurbishing our Darlington station. Darlington Refurbishment is Canada’s largest clean energy project and one of Canada’s largest infrastructure projects. We are doing the work required to ensure our Pickering station continues to operate until 2024 and we’re continually investing in our hydroelectric stations like the ones here in Niagara. E.S. Fox, along with over 200 companies from across Ontario, play a key role in ensuring Ontario has the safe, clean and reliable energy we need today and in the future.
Ted Gruetzner, Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, Ontario Power Generation
E.S. Fox Limited is recognized as a preeminent Canadian multi-trade Industrial, Commercial, Institutional (ICI), and nuclear constructor and fabricator.
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI) is an association of more than 200 Canadian suppliers to the nuclear industry that employ more than 14,000 highly skilled and specialized engineers, technologists, and trades people. OCNI companies design reactors, manufacture major equipment and components, and provide engineering services and support to CANDU nuclear power plants in Canada as well as to CANDU and Light Water Reactor (LWR) plants in offshore markets.
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