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The Company > History

1921 : Fonderie Ste-Croix is founded in Ste-Croix de Lotbinière, Quebec and mainly produces castings for the agricultural sector.

1933 : Bibby Foundry in Galt, Ontario is founded by Ed Bibby and produces soil pipes and soil pipe fittings for plumbing in buildings.

1939 to 1945 : Fonderie Ste-Croix slowly gets into the soil pipe market and mass production begins in 1947.

1973 : Bibby Foundry is purchased by four employees.

1977 : Bibby Foundry purchases Fonderie Ste-Croix and the company is called Bibby-Ste-Croix Foundries.

1985 : Foundry Laperle located in St-Ours, Quebec, becomes part of the Bibby-Ste-Croix group and  primarily produces street castings.

1990 : Fonderie Grand-Mère becomes a member of the Bibby-Ste-Croix group. Its main products are waterworks fittings and street castings. Operations cease at this plant in 2003.

1997 : Bibby-Ste-Croix is purchased and becomes a division of Canada Pipe Co. Ltd. Major investments are made to modernize the Bibby-Ste-Croix plant.

2001 : Bibby-Ste-Croix purchases two new low frequency induction furnaces each with a 15 ton hearth. These furnaces allow the production of several grades of cast iron.

2002 : Bibby-Ste-Croix adds a new chemical molding system to produce a broader range of products.