Patrick W. McParlane is named President and COO of Danforth, making him the company’s 9th President.

Danforth begins regional operations in Columbus, Ohio.

Twenty years after completing the Lake Placid Bobsled Project for the Goodwill Games, Danforth is awarded the New York State ORDA Olympic Sports Complex project to construct a new base lodge.

Robert Beck becomes President and CEO of the John W. Danforth Company.

Danforth is named Mechanical Contractor of the Year by Plumbing and Mechanical Magazine.

Over 200 member contractors from across the country tour Danforth’s Tonawanda fabrication facilities.

Danforth consolidates offices in the Capital Region to a new facility in Halfmoon, NY.

Danforth expands into Syracuse, NY with new office location

Danforth opens a High-Purity Fabrication and Advanced Technology Manufacturing facility in Victor, NY.

Robert Beck becomes President of Danforth

Danforth opens Albany Regional office in Clifton Park, NY

Danforth acquires assets of Tougher Industries in Albany, NY

Danforth builds new LEED Certified office in Victor, NY

Danforth is certified as an ISO 9001:2008 company, solidifying a commitment to quality and customer service.

Danforth Acquires Automatic Firing

Danforth builds new Sheet Metal Fabrication shop in Tonawanda, NY

Danforth acquires Niagara Frontier Sheet Metal

Danforth acquires Total Filtration Solutions

Kevin “Duke” Reilly becomes CEO and the company moves into the Colvin Woods Business Park

Danforth installs 50 miles of refrigerant piping in Lake Placid, NY for the Goodwill Winter Games Bobsled Track

Wayne Reilly becomes CEO of Danforth

Danforth acquires Nova Mechanical in Syracuse, NY

JWD Group, Inc is formed as parent company of new divisions and branch offices

Danforth acquires Dineen Mechanical in Rochester, NY

Danforth becomes one of the first contractors to be licensed by the Atomic Energy Commission and begins remedial work at Love Canal

Wayne Reilly becomes Danforth’s President

Danforth begins providing state-of-the-art Cleanroom construction services

L. Nelson Hopkins becomes Danforth’s President

Danforth moves headquarters to 1940 Fillmore Avenue in Buffalo, NY

Danforth opens branch office in Niagara Falls, NY

Danforth constructs aircraft-manufacturing plants to aid the United States in WWII

Leo Hopkins and Albert Wood acquire Danforth

United States enters WWI; Danforth serves as general contractor for the US Navy Bureau of Docks and Yards

Loring Danforth becomes the company’s leader

John W. Danforth Company is Incorporated and moves into Ellicott Street location in Buffalo, NY

Danforth becomes a member of the Master Steam and Hot Water Fitters Association

John Willison Danforth establishes the John W. Danforth Company