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standards. That commitment to quality also
means that they’ll search for an innovative
design to meet their customers’ needs rather
than rely on standardized products.
Company President and owner Bill Stewart
purchased the business in 2006 when Rich-
ards-Wilcox began disassembling and selling
their Canadian assets. He dropped Richards
and chose the name Wilcox Door to differen-
tiate the organization from another Richards-
Wilcox door manufacturer in Mississauga
owned by a U.S. firm. The two companies con-
tinue to maintain a manufacturer-distributor
relationship today, and Mr. Stewart’s company
still controls the Richards-Wilcox name for the
crane side of the business.
Though he purchased a business that already
had a long-standing reputation as a quality
manufacturer, Mr. Stewart also brought his
own wealth of experience to the company.
Armed with an education in electronic engi-
neering, he began his career working for an
industrial door company, moved into a sales
position and then left to launch his own busi-
ness. That grew into the largest industrial door
service company in Ontario, and was followed
