Mechanical Contracting

Danforth is a premier installer of Commercial Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in New York State. Commercial HVAC systems control the indoor environment of a building. Occupant comfort and safety are main drivers of having satisfied tenants and productive workers. It is imperative that your HVAC system is designed and installed correctly to help optimize performance and manage operating costs.

Danforth is a single source for all your plumbing installation needs. We can evaluate, design, and install virtually any system in any setting. Our Plumbers and Supervising Foremen are among the best in the industry with a proven track record in providing high quality plumbing system installations that are both practical and economical for our customers. Our Team specializes in maintaining occupancy and functionality to other areas of the project site while we work. We work around our customer’s schedule by providing 24/7 availability which helps our customers to sustain their productivity during installation.

With the increase in advanced technology industry seen across New York state and the northeast, Danforth has expanded our capabilities to provide services to this specialty market. We have experience designing and installing mechanical systems and specialty equipment for projects in the semiconductor, LED, solar, pharmaceutical and photonics industries. Our 11,000 square foot stainless steel and cleanroom fabrication facility in Rochester, NY allows us to fabricate components for nearly any high-purity system.

Our experienced fitters, fabricators, and certified welders regularly perform all facets of process piping and industrial piping replacement and installation. Our services include threaded, soldered, or welded installations of plastic, steel, copper, carbon, cast iron, PVC, fiberglass, and more. Our technicians are experienced with chemical conveying and food processing systems as well as water, wastewater, steam, and condensate, and other process-intensive applications. We have years of experience in performing chemical plant shutdown work around the clock, to meet your schedule.

Our advantage as a Preconstruction Services provider is that we are involved in all stages of a project. This affords us the knowledge and experience to plan an entire project without missing details. Our in-house experts are constantly working together, sharing expertise and recommendations to help make each project a success before the construction phase begins. This results in innovative solutions that are mindful of overall cost, sustainability, and performance.

At Danforth, our Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) department is a driving force for our project planning process. Working in conjunction with other teams within our company, as well as other contractors, our VDC team can provide images and data that are key to decision making and coordination on a project. Using state-of-the-art tools such as Autodesk NavisWorks software, Trimble TSI automated field dimensioning and 3D laser scanning, we are able to virtually create your project in 3 dimensional renderings, promoting streamlined project delivery.

Danforth has years of experience with Design-Build project delivery. Our Design-Build team has successfully delivered turn-key projects in office buildings, K-12 schools, higher education, sports arenas, hotels, federal buildings, hospitals, and data centers. Danforth’s Design-Build Model was developed to help us seamlessly design, estimate, and construct complex projects. We work with our customers from design to project turnover to help ensure that all needs are met.

Danforth offers the very best in ice surface design-build solutions. We have extensive experience in the installation of new and retrofitting of ice rink systems. This experience helps equip us to provide high quality rinks from recreational and community arenas to NHL-level arenas. Quality ice rinks are the result of precise design engineering and proper construction and installation.