Industrial electrical

Industrial electrical services in the Edmonton region: switchgear upgrades, motor controls, plant retrofits and maintenance, planned around production and delivered by licensed electricians.

Electrical work for places that make things

Plants, fabrication shops, warehouses and processing facilities around Edmonton depend on electrical systems that are bigger, more powerful and less forgiving than a typical building. A failed starter can stop a line. A tripped main can stop the whole site.

Alberta Electrical's licensed journeyperson electricians work on industrial power distribution, motor controls and plant equipment. We plan around production, respect your safety program, and leave behind records your maintenance team can use.

Our industrial services

Our industrial work covers four main areas:

These services often overlap. A new line may need a plant retrofit plus new motor controls, and the extra load may push you toward a switchgear upgrade. Treating them as one project avoids the gaps that appear when several contractors each handle a slice.

• Switchgear upgrades: replacing or extending ageing distribution equipment, adding capacity and improving safety.
• Motor controls: starters, variable frequency drives, control panels and troubleshooting for pumps, fans and conveyors.
• Plant retrofits: rewiring for new lines, relocated equipment and process changes, phased to keep you producing.
• Industrial maintenance: thermal scans, insulation testing, planned shutdown work and fast emergency response.

Safety comes first

Industrial electrical systems carry enough energy to cause serious arc flash and shock injuries. We follow the Alberta OHS Code and work to CSA Z462 practices for workplace electrical safety, including lockout, de-energized work wherever possible, and the right protective equipment when it is not.

We work within your site's own safety orientation, permits to work and lockout procedures. Where a site has hazardous locations, such as areas with flammable gases or dust, the wiring methods and equipment must be approved for that classification, and we confirm the area classification before we start.

Code, permits and drawings

Industrial installations follow the Canadian Electrical Code as adopted in Alberta and need permits under the Safety Codes Act. Many industrial jobs also need engineered drawings, coordination studies or arc flash labelling. Whether those apply depends on the work, so we sort it out at the planning stage.

We can coordinate with your engineer of record or bring in electrical design support. At the end of the job, we provide updated single-lines and panel schedules so your records match what is actually installed.

Planned around production

Every hour a line is down costs money. We plan industrial work around scheduled shutdowns, weekends and shift changes wherever possible. Before a shutdown, we pre-build panels, pre-pull cable and stage materials so the outage is as short as it can be.

Our online job management system keeps your team updated with schedules, progress photos and reports. For urgent breakdowns, our 24/7 line at 1 (800) 716-8955 is always answered, and every job is backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Our crews are used to the realities of Alberta industrial sites: cold starts on equipment that sat through a -30 C weekend, unheated buildings where controls misbehave, and dusty or wet areas where enclosure ratings matter. We choose materials and methods that stand up to those conditions rather than the ones that are simply cheapest on paper.

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