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HORTON CSI, LIMITEO
FORT ERIE, ONTARIO
COMPANY
HISTORY
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company started a plant in 1913 at
This was to
Ontario with a sales office in Toronto, Ontario.
take care of the fabrication of railroad water tanks for the transcontinenta
iailroads that were being built.
The
Canadian
Bridgeburg,
1916
the company was incorporated.
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The plant
1919
did
war work
saw the
-
- fabricated storage tanks during
establishment of a sales office in
the First World War.
Montreal,
Quebec.
.
The plant
building.
burnt down in
In
December,
It was rebuilt with a 303'
1923.
1928 an addition was
made
to
steel
the main building doubling its
length.
During World War
II the operations of the plant were on
contracts for war
industries or work related directly to the war.
A
60'
x
227'
machine shop and new office building were erected
Additions were added to the office in
1953
1955
•
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1951 and
a sales office was established in
a manufacturing plant was
Calagary,
erected in
in
1947.
1955.
Alberta.
L eth b r id ge,
Alberta.
The
200'
length was later extended to 500' .
1956
-
erection
An experimental
approval by the
warehouse was establish ed
in
Edmonton.
welding laboratory was built and equipped at Fort Erie7 and
repartment of Labour for work handled through this f a ci lity
was given.
1958
Fort
1959
1961
1962
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heavy bending rolls and
1500 ton brake press were installed at
Eiie and a new stores building was built.
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1963
erection warehouse was established in
Montreal.
stress relieving furnace was built at
Lethbridge.
stress relieving furnace built and
celebrated
50th Anniversary with
in operation at.Fort
Open
Erie.
House for employees and the
public.
1965
1966
1966
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enlarged the
Montreal
Additions
off ice building
•
Edmonton warehouse
shop for
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Burning and
30000 sq.
ft.
were constructed.
rolling
to the Fort
shells star�ed operations.
Erie shop and a new
21000 sq.
f
�HORTqN C131, LIMITED
FORT ERIE, ONTARIO
purchased land at
Boucherville,
opened
Vancnuver
a
plant
at
1971 -
The Montreal warehouse
1972
The
-
Lethbridge plant
was
was
P.Q.
(Delta),
c losed
and sold in 1972.
c losed and
1973 - The name of Horton Steel Works,
Horton CBI, Limited.
B.C.
s old
in 1973.
Limited was
l:
c h an g ed
to
1973
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The property
. 1975
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A
new construction warehouse was
� company for operating in the provinc e of Quebec was
Construction Metallique Limited.
at
B urlington
1975 -
A
formed
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1977 -
Montreal
Sales office moved
1977 -
property·
at Boucherville,
1978
Toronto
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1979 '.'<I z D
The
\'.
. ·
Ontario
P.Q.
was sold
built
was
at
•
Fort
Erie.
sold
and Calgary Sales off ices moved to new loc ations.
plant
at Delta,
B.C.
was
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