Team Fox
Team Fox
Fox Wardrobes is a family run business, born and raised on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. The Fox family create space for what you value – beautiful, functional and stylish wardrobes!
The story of Fox Wardrobes began to take shape in 2014, when brothers Vic and Chris Volpe decided to join forces. Vic and Chris leveraged the skills of their already highly experienced custom cabinetry team at Volpe Cabinetmaking (established in 2010 and still operating today delivering outstanding custom cabinetry to clients) to develop a product line that would satisfy customers demand for high quality and style at an affordable price.
Pairing their key individual skill-sets of custom cabinet making and business leadership, the Volpe brothers formed a powerful partnership with customer service prioritised at the very heart of the business. The Fox Team has grown to a highly skilled group of individuals having fun delivering to clients superior customer service and wardrobes (sliding door wardrobes, hinged door wardrobes, walk in wardrobes, linens and pantry shelving).
Here at Fox Wardrobes, we believe that living well requires space and well-designed storage solutions.
- We help you create space to feel organised and live the life you love
- Our passion is to build smarter storage that saves you time each day
- We design clever wardrobes that create space for the things you value
- We have a wardrobe to suit your individual needs – or we can custom build one just for you
Our vision is to create a manufacturing business that is totally sustainable with no waste going to landfill and powered fully by solar energy. Even our food scraps are being used for compost in the factory garden!
As at the start of 2020, we are running the business off 94% solar power and send approx 40% of our offcuts back to the manufacturer to be re-purposed and recycled into new particle board. We also recycle 100% of our soft plastics and cardboard waste diverting this away from landfill to be re-purposed and re-used. We’ve replaced all lighting with energy efficient LED lighting.
Our goal for 2020 is to find a solution to recycling MDF board or use a different substrate which can be recycled safely (we believe this is an industry wide issue because it isn’t currently able to be recycled safely) and to find a cost efficient solution to change our fleet from petrol/gas to electricity. Stay tuned for progress updates on our sustainability mission during 2020.
Why Fox?
- Your job will be manufactured and installed as agreed – we do what we say we are going to do every time
- Expert and experienced cabinetmakers all employees of Fox Wardrobes (NOT CONTRACTORS) who leave your home as clean and tidy as when they arrived, it’s our guarantee!
- Full wardrobe onsite design with an experienced wardrobe designer
- We manufacture everything locally in Warriewood, on the Northern Beaches of Sydney
- We only use the best quality materials and hardware from REPUTABLE suppliers (Blum, Viridian, Polytec and Hafele)
- We operate our manufacturing facilities off 85% solar energy and are focused on sustainability and our impact on the environment
- We recycle over 40% of our offcuts and are working with Polytec and local council to increase this % to our target of 85% in 2020
- Across our two manufacturing brands Volpe Cabinet Making and Fox Wardrobes we currently have five apprentices – we pride ourselves on training the next generation of cabinet makers
- We closely follow workplace health & safety regulations engaging a highly experienced external consultant from the Timber Trade Industrial Association (TTIA) to ensure we have the best safety policies and procedures in the market
- Obligation free measure and quote
- 10 year warranty on all wardrobe installs & componentry
Our People
At Fox we believe that our success is due to our people. Every person that works at Fox is an employee. We do not hire contractors to complete our projects. We are not in business for fast quick growth we are here for the long haul. There is a great African proverb which we love which says “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” we want to go far with pride and integrity. It is more than just wardrobes for us we believe we are changing peoples lives one wardrobes at a time!
We create space in our clients minds and hearts by helping them to becoming more organised in a chaotic and busy world so that they can have more peace and joy in there lives… and HAVE MORE FUN! When your house is tidy you can entertain with pride and we show up to work every day to achieve this mission.
Loves having a dip a day, seeing live music, yoga, meditation and exploring the outdoors. Chris is a passionate business man focused on delivering outstanding results for all involved. He is a fully qualified Chartered Accountant with a post graduate diploma in Insolvency Accounting with more than a decade of experience in business management. Co-Founder of Fox Wardrobes. Loves surfing, scuba diving, sea kayaking and bikram yoga. Vic is a cabinet maker by trade but entrepreneur at heart. Favourite Saying: Silver runs the operations of the Northern Beaches Den and is our Business Development expert. He’s a cabinet maker by trade with an eye for detail and a flare for getting sh*t done like a Fox! He is passionate about family, holidays and the ocean. Favourite Saying:
He loves 4 wheel driving, going out to the farm, shooting and spending time with his family! He is our inhouse senior installer. He is charged with ensuring the best quality finished products are installed in your Den! Our Foxy receptionist and administrator! Fiona will keep you on your toes with her swift foxiness and is proud of her attention to detail and getting Sh** done no fuss attitude! Favourite Saying: “You glorify the past when the future dries up” Favourite Saying: Claus is our swift smart drawing fox. He gets projects from concept to production and enjoys the process! He loves surfing and his family of Foxes. He is also an installer and is multi skilled. Keep your eyes out for an email from Claus or just a glimpse of him zipping around getting it done! Favourite Saying: Family focused and has an air of confidence. He is all about flow. He just gets it done with a can do attitude and a massive heart! He is a fully qualified cabinet maker with significant experience working internationally and in Australia. He has an eye for detail and is a passionate problem solver. Loves going to the beach and hanging out with freinds and family. He is one of our all star apprentices. Matty is keen to learn and focused on supporting the team to become a fully qualified cabinet maker. He is passionate about the trade and getting his hands dirty! One of our all star apprentices. Jordan is keen to learn and focused on supporting the team to become a fully qualified cabinet maker. He is passionate about the trade and getting his hands dirty! Favourite Saying: Favourite Saying:
Chris Volpe
REDFOX
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take!"
Victor Volpe
THE WATER FOX
"Livin the dream!"
Phillip Korpar
SILVER FOX
“Let’s make it happen, just gotta get it done.”
Dan Mckie
BIG FOX
"Family First".
Fiona
FOODIE FOX
Leah
MONEY FOX
MoneyFox is our inhouse finance guru. She is across all things number related and more! She collects cash, pays cash, gets good deals, reports on cash and how the business is going. Sometimes she even makes deals! She loves to party, long walks along the beach in Hawaii and to make sure her desk is really organized!
“Work Hard, Play Hard!”
Claus Henrique Pereira
TIGER FOX
“Go your own way.”
Alvaro
Russian Fox
Marcellino
Brown Fox
Matty
Flying Fox
Jordan
J Fox
Belinda
FIREY FOX
Firey is our inhouse bookkeeper. She supports Moneyfox with financial reporting and accounting type tasks. She's friendly, hardworking and may bite!
“Tbc”
Dale
TIDY FOX
TidyFox is basically there to clean up after all the messy foxes run around doing stuff. She does a bit of everything and she does it really well! She loves to travel and have a cocktail or two, long walks along the beach and to make sure MoneyFox is on her toes!
“Work Hard, Play Hard!”
