斐沙於一九二零年代退休後,與兒子Joseph Fisher 合資經營公司,名為「斐沙洋行」。 辦公室設在中環的第一代華人行 (China Building)。
當時的華人行只是三層高的維多利亞式建築物,全座合共只有三間公司。 其一就是「斐沙洋行」。公司的主要業務是生鐵鑄造並承接香港政府的渠務工程。
早年香港人口稀少,地下排污和排水系统並不發達,渠道十分狹窄,坑渠蓋是正圓形,直徑大約只有一英尺左右。「斐沙洋行」在今日的深水埗南昌街一帶自設廠房,生產渠蓋。當年的深水埗只是一片荒野,據說有一條河流沿今日的南昌街直出大海,為工廠提供了水源,十分方便,故此斐沙就選擇了在這裡開設工廠。工廠除供應渠蓋給香港政府外,還出口到澳門和廣州市。「斐沙洋行」一直運作至一九四一年香港淪陷前,當年香港大部份建築物都沒有自來水及排污設備,家家戶戶每天都要自行收集排洩物,放到街上,由專人在晚間收集清倒,當時稱為「倒夜香」。而清倒期間,難免發生臭味。時人即美其名「夜來香」。
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