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The Door Company Ltd.
Distance: 4.9 Mi9236 Castor Road
K0A 2P0 Greely -
Ram Overhead Door System Ltd.
Distance: 13.5 Mi2181 Bantree Street
K1B 4X3 Ottawa -
American Building Supply
Distance: 15.5 Mi1120 Cummings Avenue Ottawa
K1J 7R8 Gloucester -
Commercial Door Systems
Distance: 87.1 Mi639A Justus Dr
K7M 4H4 Kingston -
Wilcon Garage Doors
Distance: 99.6 Mi2796 County Road 8
K7R 3K7 Napanee
Description
With only four employees - all but one are family members. Jeff has been continuing a tradition that began prior to 1948 with his grandfather and great-grandfather in a Bank St. sash-and-door company in the Billings Bridge area of Ottawa. It was in that year the Benson's of two and three generations ago agreed to concentrate on the needs and recurring demands of area apiarists and commit part of their wood shop's production to the creation of the hives and frames that are the source for the liquid gold found in almost every kitchen. The sash-and-door business withered and the company evolved into Benson Bee Supplies, the only remaining manufacturer of wooden hives, frames and foundation sheets - which are the bases for honeycombs - in Ontario. Fifty-five years later, the Benson's are still producing homes for millions of the critters that provide us with one of nature's sweetest nectars - honey, a treasure in itself and a base for everything from sauces and glazes to wine.