Team Fox
About Fox Wardrobes
Fox Wardrobes Creates Sustainable Storage Solutions to Declutter Your Home and Improve Your Lifestyle
Fox Wardrobes is a family run business, born and raised on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. The Fox family creates space for what you value, with beautiful, functional, and stylish wardrobes!
In addition to our modular and custom sustainable wardrobes in Sydney, we also offer a range of storage solutions for all over the home, including:
- Home office spaces
- Entertainment units
- Under-stair storage
- Custom shelving and bookshelves
- Pantry storage
- Garage storage solutions
What we offer
Here at Fox Wardrobes, we believe that living well requires space, so we offer well-designed storage solutions for your family.
When you choose Fox, you and your family will enjoy:
- A more peaceful and organised home, free from clutter and mess
- Sustainable wardrobe and storage solutions that make your day-to-day easier
- Storage solutions and wardrobes in Sydney that create space for the items you value
- Custom-made solutions that meet the exact needs of your family
Our History
To tell the Fox story, we need to go back a few years to its predecessor, and first share the story of Volpe Cabinetmaking.
2010
Fox co-founder and qualified cabinet maker Vic started Volpe Cabinetmaking in 2010 – during the Global Financial Crisis – operating out of a storage shed.
With brilliant attention to detail, a focus on quality and customer service, and a passion for the environment, Vic’s business grew quickly. Operations soon moved to a factory, and before they knew it, they’d outgrown a single factory and taken over three more.
Local friends were brought into the business to cope with the rapid growth – friends who are still with the company today!
2014
Four years later, Vic asked his brother Chris to step into the business, too, to assist with systems and business processes.
Chris’ background in business management and the combination of the two brothers’ skills reduced Vic’s overwhelming amount of work, without sacrificing product quality or exceptional customer service.
This amalgamation was the catalyst to launch the Fox Wardrobes brand, delivering to a specific niche in the market: wardrobes and storage solutions.
Pairing their individual cabinetry skill-sets with business systems and management, the Volpe brothers formed a powerful customer service base at the very heart of the business.
The brothers soon realised that bringing the two businesses together as one would provide much needed focus during the crazy years of COVID, reducing business risk, and aligning their team of approximately 40 at the time to one focus and one business system.
2020
Volpe Cabinet Making and Fox Wardrobes joined forces in 2020 to become Fox Wardrobes and Cabinetry.
The consolidation meant reducing the Volpe Cabinetmaking product line by discontinuing kitchen and vanity design and production and increasing the Fox Wardrobes product lines to include TV Units, Office fitouts, under-stair storage, entry storage and other storage solutions.
Over the last few years, the Fox Wardrobes brand has continued to grow, with a strong focus on people, training, workplace culture, and sustainability (including solar installation, LED lighting, and a comprehensive recycling and waste management program).
Today
Today, the Fox brand thrives thanks to a highly-skilled group of individuals who have fun delivering superior cabinetry solutions to clients.
The Volpe brothers are enjoying their new team environment and are excited about the future of the business and its evolution.
One Team, One Vision, One Focus.
Fox Wardrobes Aims For Sustainable Storage Solutions
Our vision is to create a manufacturing business that is as sustainable as possible, in terms of minimising greenhouse gases, minimising waste going to landfills, choosing sustainable cabinet materials, and recycling waste or materials wherever possible.
Even our food scraps after lunch are being used as compost in our factory garden!
Here’s how we’re doing it:
- As of 2020, we are currently running the business from 96% solar power and hope to increase this to 100%
- We send approximately 40% of our offcuts from our sustainable cabinet materials back to our trusted manufacturers to be repurposed and recycled into particleboards
- We recycle 100% of our soft plastic and cardboard waste to be repurposed and reused, diverting these materials from landfill
- We’ve replaced all our company lighting with energy-efficient LED globes
Our goal for 2030 and beyond is to find a solution to recycling MDF boards or otherwise use a different substrate that can be recycled safely. This is an industry-wide issue that sadly gets overlooked by a lot of manufacturing businesses.
On top of this, Fox Wardrobes also wants to find a cost-efficient substitute for our petrol/gas used to power our vehicle fleet.
We show up to work every day to achieve these missions. Stay tuned for progress updates on our sustainability mission!
Meet the Fox Wardrobes Team
At Fox, we believe that our success is entirely due to our talented team. Every person that works at Fox Wardrobes is an employee – we do not outsource contractors to complete any projects.
We are here for the long haul – there is a great African proverb we love that 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’s more than just sustainable cabinets for us; we believe we are changing people’s lives one project at a time!
We love bringing to life cabinetry and wardrobe ideas that create space in our clients’ lives by helping them to become more organised in a chaotic and cluttered world, so that they can have more peace and joy in their lives.
OUR TEAM
Chris Volpe
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.
Vic Volpe
Co-Founder of Fox wardrobes. Loves surfing, scuba diving, snorkelling, sea kayaking, spear fishing, walking his dog, Bikram yoga, meditation, ice baths, playing digeridoo, camping, road trips, loves the country, bush walks, travelling, passionate about our environment, making pizza for the Fox team, wake boarding, jet skiing, plus jet ski with a tube behind it seeing his girls having fun. Loves taking his girls outdoors to experience nature, his playground. Vic is a passionate cabinetmaker by trade and an entrepreneur at heart.
Tom
Tom started as a school based apprentice! He loves spending time with his friends and family. He likes to play a round of golf when he can. He loves traveling to Italy
Simon
Simon is into footy, music and loves horses! He loves to spin a good yarn for the team. He also loves to be social and going out for a drink with friends.
Phil
Silver is head of the Sales team at our Northern Beaches Den. 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.
Monique
Monique is one of our second year apprentices at Fox Wardrobes, she likes to get out and about, she likes dirt bikes, cars, dogs and travelling with her friends.
Mitchell
Our BB Fox loves playing basketball and shooting hoops with his mates. He also plays cricket, is a keen gaming enthusiast and has a passion for cabinet making.
Matty
Matty started at Fox in the factory supporting the team and is now working his way up as a tradesman. Matty enjoys fishing and hanging out with his friends.
Mark
Mark has been with us at Fox Wardrobes for over 5 years and is passionate about his trade. Mark enjoys pumping iron, playing soccer and basketball and enjoys his JDM.
Marcelino
Marcelino is our cabinetmaker from the Philippines, he’s a basketball fan and enjoys the beach and mountain bike riding. He has a positive can do attitude that flows through the team!
Leah
Money Fox is our inhouse finance guru. She is across all things number related, HR & IT! She collects cash, pays cash, helps her fellow foxies and reports on how the business is going. She loves to travel & spend time with her daughter. Her favourite place in the world is Hawaii! Aloha
Jenny
Like to spend time with her family and grandson. Walking the dog and relaxing at the beach. Jenny supports our Foxy accounts & admin to keep us super efficient.
Jamie
Jamie is one of our Apprentices, he enjoys soccer and ultimate frisbee. Also enjoys the outdoors and takes part in Scouts.
James
James has been part of the Fox Family for over five years and completed his apprenticeship with us. James enjoys hanging out with his mates, throwing the footy around, staying active and celebrating life!
Jai
Jai is our factory foreman, he runs the team producing your projects! He has a real passion for wood working. He loves to get out and go camping and mountain biking.
Luca
Loves scuba diving, travelling, playing with his dog and going on motorbike rides. With a background in custom cabinet making , Luca will make sure he’ll come up with the best possible design for your storage solutions.
Esera
Esera loves his footy! He plays rugby union and rugby league. He loves spending time with his family and friends. He likes to look good and keep himself in shape!
Diego
Diego enjoys his surfing and hanging out with his friends. Diego is working his way up to be a qualified cabinetmaker.
Dan
He loves 4 wheel driving, going out to the farm, shooting and spending time with his family! Previously our senior installer, he’s now a Foxy Sales designer. He is charged with ensuring you get the best design for your space that is functional and stylish!
Chris
Chris has been with Fox Wardrobes for many years as one of our Senior installers, he loves camping, fishing and getting away when he can. His boys keep him busy.
Alison
Our lovely machinist Alison loves animals, loves to play ice hockey and is machinist by trade. Loves to cook and try new foods.
Why Fox Wardrobes?
- Your project will be manufactured and installed exactly as agreed, verbally and on paper
- Fox Wardrobes proudly manufactures all of our custom and modular storage solutions locally in our factory in Warriewood, on the Northern Beaches of Sydney
- Your project will be manufactured and installed exactly as agreed, verbally and on paper
- All Fox’s employees (NO CONTRACTORS) are experienced cabinet makers who leave your home as clean and tidy as when they arrived – it’s our guarantee!
- Get full wardrobe onsite design with an experienced wardrobe designers
- We only use the best quality materials and hardware from REPUTABLE suppliers, such as Blum, Viridian, Polytec, and Hafele
- We operate our manufacturing facilities off 94% solar energy and are very focused on sustainability and our impact on the environment
- We recycle roughly 40% of our offcuts and are working with Polytec and our local council to increase this to 85%
- We currently have a number of apprentices and are thrilled to be training the next generation of cabinet makers!
- We closely comply with Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) regulations, including engaging with a Timber Trade Industrial Association (TTIA) consultant to ensure we have the best safety policies and procedures in the market. We even brought in personal trainers to teach our team proper lifting techniques.
- We offer obligation-free measures and quotes
- We have a 10-year warranty on all wardrobe and cabinetry installations and componentry
- We support the McGrath Foundation – by choosing Fox, you help to raise money to support families affected by breast cancer
Look Out For The Fox!
Our cabinet makers in the Northern Beaches will be easy to spot coming down the street to your home!
We are passionate Foxes ready to create space in your life for what you value. Whether you are a Sassy Fox, a Surfie Fox, Family Fox or Baby Fox we have storage solutions which will have you feeling super organised and ready to tackle your day!
Contact us to Find Out More About Our Sustainable Wardrobes in Sydney
If you’re searching for wardrobes on the North Shore or wish to learn more about what Fox Wardrobes can offer you, give us a call or contact us online. Tell us a little about your space, what you envision, and the storage solution you’re interested in.