Forestdale was founded in 1997 with the help of generous and optimistic friends and the Ontario Small Business Fund.

 

Dave Church founded the company in 1997,  looking to the future saw an opportunity in metal fabrication, and wanted to create a business that could support the local community. Dave came from a metal punching and stamping background, and Forestdale's initial focus was centered on stamping with one of the business's initial investments being a used punch press. 

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From this start, Forestdale became involved in the Furniture industry and worked with the leading manufacturers of the time developing a process for quickly stamping and spot-welding file drawers. They also became involved in the snow and ice industry, working with clients to develop salt spreader parts. Forestdale is still involved in the furniture industry, and snow and ice industry today, in addition to multiple new fields. 

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In 2004 Forestdale began its initial journey with lean, adopting a build-to-order JIT approach, rather than the previous costly and inefficient build-to-stock methodology. This continues to be a major part of the way we set up and operate metal component projects for our clients, ensuring we can deliver on time with minimal defects and wasted costs.

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In 2018 Forestdale purchased our first laser cutter, which revolutionized the way we do business. Having in-house laser capabilities gave Forestdale the ability to control its supply chain further, eliminate stocked laser blanks, and provided increased flexibility with prototyping and design. This led to a transition away from stamping-focused work and more toward a burn-bend-weld model, which very much continues today. 

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These innovations are what created the Forestdale of today- a highly flexible and adaptable metal component supplier, that is committed to meeting customer-requested delivery dates; providing a predictable and reliable solution to your metal needs.

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