History
- 1956-1991
- 1992-1996
- 1997-1998
- 1999
- 2000-2010
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ADF began its operations in 1956 as a blacksmith shop named "Au Dragon Forgé", founded and operated by Jacques Paschini, whose children, Jean, Pierre and Marise Paschini, became the principal shareholders and officers of the Company in the early 1980's.
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| Under their leadership, ADF refocused its activities on the production of structural steel for the non-residential construction industry in Quebec and Ontario. | ||
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Jacques (Giacomo) Paschini,
founder of the Company |
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One of the first street signs
of the blacksmith shop |
Au Dragon Forgé's old facilities in
Ste. Rose, Laval |
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| ADF started expanding its activities in the U.S.A., where the structural steel market was growing. As a result, ADF obtained larger contracts, mostly in the commercial and recreational sectors. | ||
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Walt Disney Boardwalk
(Orlando, Florida) |
Reedy Creek Sports Complex
(Kissimee, Florida) |
American Indian Museum
(Maryland) |
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In April 1997, the Company moved its main production operations to a new plant in Terrebonne, Quebec, which maximized the utilization of high-technology, computerized and fully automated production lines |
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Head office and new fabrication plant in Terrebonne (1997)
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Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
(San Antonio, Texas) |
Alcan Smelter Plant
(Alma, Quebec) |
Ravens NFL Stadium
(Baltimore, Maryland) |
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In July 1999, ADF became a public company which shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (Ticket symbol: DRX). |
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Memphis Cook Convention Center
(Memphis,Tennessee) |
U.S. Federal Courthouse
(New York, New York) |
Ultramar Refinery
(St.Romuald, Quebec) |
After doubling the size of the fabrication plant in 2000 by adding new fabrication and storage bays, the Company invested, in 2007-2008, in the refitting of one of its storage bays into a new fabrication bay (the fifth one), and in purchasing the latest-generation equipment and CNC machines, increasing the fabrication capacity to more than 100,000 tons per year.
ADF is strenghtening its position as a North American leader in structural steel, and developing the overseas market by entering into strategic alliances with major engineering firms and steel fabricators who have a continued presence on the international scene.
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Goldman Sachs Building (New York, New York) |
O'Hare Airport Canopy (Chicago, Illinois) |
Automated People Mover Pearson Airport (Toronto, Ontario) |