ABOUT

Our Story

As a child, founder Nick Bohner had a passion for heavy machinery, green tractors in particular. With no clear path to obtaining his dream of owning and operating equipment, he began shovelling neighbours’ driveways before and after school at age 11. The initial years were a slow grind, he worked tirelessly by himself in the early hours of the morning to service a handful of loyal customers. Everything changed when he met his first mentor at age 14, a man named Paul Vanderzon from Montreal. It turns out that in Quebec, entrepreneurs are known as “deniers” use agricultural tractors with a special attachment known as an inverted snowblower. This business model is so effective that it’s used to clear upwards of 80% of all residential driveways in the province! Quebecers have now come to expect a very high level of service. Each of these tractors will service between 100-200 driveways per route, completing a pass in no more than 4hours so that follow-up runs can be completed during the day on large events. Each driveway is marked withtwo posts on either side to avoid lawn damage and to help the operator identify their properties. Since each tractor is able to effectively serve such a significant number of driveways in a short time (30 secs-2 minutes visit), they’re able to offer a very affordable flat rate for the entire winter.

When Nick began learning about this business model, something just clicked. He realized that the level of snow service that homeowners in Ontario were receiving was woefully lacking. Any competitor he spoke to saw driveways as a headache rather than an opportunity, they would complain about the hassle of driveways but offered no real solution for their customers. These contractors would work all night servicing their commercial properties and then come to clear the driveways when their customers had already left for work, not a very customer-centric model. Rather than follow in the footsteps of his unimaginative peers, Nick saw the opportunity to combine his passion for machines with the need for a higher level of residential snow service in Ontario. Leading the charge in southwestern Ontario, Nix Snow now has a fleet of more than 25 machines and almost 40employees. Currently servicing every 1/5 homeowners in Stratford. Based on this success, Nix expanded to London and is now servicing thousands more happy homeowners. Due to overwhelming demand, we have also decided to franchise, with locations being added in the towns of St.Mary’s, Tavistock, and New Hamburg for the 2022/23 season!

Why Nix?

Fast Trip Returns

Efficient

No Snow Banks

No Damage

Timely Service

Communication

our team

Operations Manager

Office Manager

Customer Service

RAVE REVIEWS

“For years I have shovelled my own driveway and decided I had enough and signed up for snow removal this year. I work a lot of shift work and I truly appreciate coming home to a nice cleared driveway. I’ll definitely renew next winter. The Nex crew deserves recognition for all the late nights and early mornings they endure. Great job!”

– Bernadette Lush

“After years of struggling through winter, we finally treated ourselves and haven’t looked back. Having not to worry about one thing on our day-to-day winter to-do list has been absolutely amazing and wondering why we didn’t do this sooner.”

– Dina Noble-Fine

“Best money I’ve ever spent! This is my 3rd year, the Nix crew is amazing.”

– Jenny Fir

“Nix has the best service ever!”

– Shelley Brown

“Prompt service; coming back to clear end of driveway after city plow, courteous, polite, helpful.”

– Nancy Beaumont

“These guys are awesome. Email updates, thorough and speedy service. I can’t say enough! Best money I spent this winter!”

– Ali Mathews

“Great service. Efficient, timely and nicely controlled removal of snow not to disrupt neighbours’ property. Thank you.”

– Erin Lawson

“This is my first year having snow removal and I will be a returning customer in years to come. The speedy service you and your team provided was amazing, especially with the amount of snow we have had. Driveway always very neat and clean. Thank you so much!”

– Leslie Beacham

“I have meant to thank you as I have been so very pleased with your prompt work and efficiency. THANK YOU so much. I enjoy watching you blast in and out of here again.”

– Ann Switzer

“We were very pleased with the service this winter. I liked your idea in the most recent email to be notified when you are coming.”

– Don Berry

“We appreciate all the hard work and could not have survived the winter without you and your crew! Excellent service! Many thanks!”

– Colleen & Ron

“Nix did a great job this winter, especially considering how often and how much it snowed. Great job, we’re happy with your service!”

– Norm Steinhauser

“We are very happy with the snow removal service this winter!”

– Don Hathaway

“For reliability, excellent results, and more for your money. Pick Nix!”

– Joan Connery

“Nix service has made my life easier this winter! I hired him three years ago, he has always provided exceptional service. Nick is reliable, professional, and flexible and I have never had to shovel my driveway even after the plow drives by that day, the price is very reasonable, you won’t be disappointed with Nick’s service!”

– Barb Kirwin

“We just thought you were great how early you would get the snow cleared in the mornings and we really appreciate how you would even come back a second time later in the day when enough snow had fallen that day.”

– Lyndsey Stewart

“Good service, good value.”

– Dave Million

“Thanks for all the great lawn care this season – we have been more than satisfied! Looking forward to you looking after our snow removal!”

– Dr. Laurel Moore

“This will be our third year with Nick maintaining our driveway, very satisfied. Comes out whenever needed, sometimes twice a day.”

– Darlene Manning