Irving Equipment
{{Short description|Canadian equipment rental company}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Irving Equipment
|logo = IrvingEquipmentLogo.jpg
|logo_size = 170px
|foundation = 1958
|location = Saint John, New Brunswick
Canada
|industry = Crane Rental, Heavy Lift and Specialized Transportation, Pile Driving, Project Management
|homepage = [http://www.irvingequipment.com irvingequipment.com]
}}
Irving Equipment is a division of J.D. Irving, Limited that supports various construction industries in the Saint John area of New Brunswick, including shipbuilding,[http://www.canadiansailings.ca/canadiansailings/portals/0/June/sailings823.pdf Canadian Sailings Port of Saint John] oil refining (Irving Oil), and pulp and paper mill expansions. The division can trace its roots back to 1958.[http://www.irvingequipment.com/irving-equipment-crane-rental-about-history.aspx Irving Equipment - History]
Irving Equipment is a member of the Crane Rental Association of Canada[http://www.crac-canada.com/www/english/memdirnamelisti.html Crane Rental Association of Canada Member Listing] as one of the many companies involved with its formation,[http://www.crac-canada.com/www/english/about.html Crane Rental Association of Canada History] with the 2008–2009 Chairman being Irving Equipment's Roger Cyr. Kyle Jardine of Irving Equipment currently sits on the 2010–2011 CRAC Board of Directors.[http://www.crac-canada.com/www/english/bod.html Crane Rental Association of Canada Board of Directors]
Business activities
With the expansion of the Saint John Irving Oil refinery, in the mid-70's they expanded into pile driving[http://www.irvingequipment.com/irving-equipment-crane-rental-services-pile-driving.aspx Irving Equipment - Pile Driving] and in 1984, Irving Equipment separated out its civil contracting operations to form Gulf Operators.[http://www.gulfoperators.com/gulf-operators-about-history.aspx Gulf Operators - History]
Awards and recognition
In 1994, two Professional Engineers, Fred Dickinson and Jeff Dacey, received the individual Award for Technical Excellence from the New Brunswick Society of Professional Engineers for their work on CraneCad.[http://www.apegnb.ca/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=92&Itemid=44 APEGNB Individual Award for Technical Excellence]
In 2008, Irving Equipment received a 30-year Longevity Award from the Specialty Carriers and Rigging Association.[http://www.liftlink.com/news_archives/2008.10_news.htm#SCRA Specialty Carriers and Rigging Association Awards][http://www.scranet.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Membership/MemberBenefits/08_annualrpt.pdf Specialty Carriers and Rigging Association]
Irving Equipment is listed on the American Cranes and Transport ACT 50, which has now expanded to the ACT100, its annual assessment of the continent's top crane-owning companies.[http://www.bigge.com/pdf/ACT-June09.pdf ACT 100 2008/2009][http://www.khl.com/magazines/american-cranes-and-transport/detail/item7636/List-ology ACT 50 2007] In 2009, Irving Equipment ranked 31st in its ACT100 list. And in 2010, increased to number 27.[http://www.khl.com/servlet/file/ACT+June+2010.pdf?ITEM_ENT_ID=56577&ITEM_VERSION=1&COLLSPEC_ENT_ID=42&download=1 Act 100 2010]
In 2008, International Crane and Specialized Transport Magazine ranked them 45th on the IC50, a list of the top crane owning companies in the world.[http://www.bigge.com/pdf/ICST_june_08.pdf International Crane and Specialized Transport IC50] In 2009, Irving Equipment moved up to 44th in the list, and held that position for the 2010 IC50 listing.[http://www.khl.com/servlet/file/IC+June+2010.pdf?ITEM_ENT_ID=56772&ITEM_VERSION=2&COLLSPEC_ENT_ID=42&download=1 IC50 2010 Listing]
Irving Crane
In 1999, Irving Equipment expanded into the United States when they opened a crane rental office in Eliot, Maine under the name Irving Equipment Inc. Additional offices were later added in Hampton, New Hampshire and Burlington, Massachusetts. In 2008, a branch was added in Charleston, West Virginia.[http://www.wvgov.org/sec.aspx?id=32&articleid=1676 Press Release from West Virginia Government][https://web.archive.org/web/20091104192758/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=20642856 Business Week][http://www.wvopenforbusiness.com/OFB_0908/index.aspx#Irving West Virginia Open for Business][http://www.case-europe.com/News/News/JDIrvingLimit,73.aspx Council of American States in Europe]
In 2009, the company began operating in the United States as Irving Crane.[http://www.irvingequipment.com/irving-equipment-crane-rental-irving-crane-us.aspx Irving Crane]
CraneCAD
In 1987, Irving Equipment developed its own lift planning software called CraneCAD.[http://www.irvingequipment.com/irving-equipment-crane-rental-services-cranecad.aspx Irving Equipment CraneCAD] This software was built on top of the AutoCAD platform by two Professional Engineers, Fred Dickinson and Jeff Dacey, and the project received partial funding from the National Research Council of Canada. Using CraneCAD, engineers are able to create three-dimensional models of their project site to accurately determine the type of crane and the precise lift configuration required for each lift.[http://www.cranestodaymagazine.com/story.asp?storycode=2052647 Cranes Today Magazine article on Lift Planning Software]
References
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External links
- [http://www.irvingequipment.com Irving Equipment]
- [http://www.gulfoperators.com Gulf Operators]
- [http://www.jdirving.com J.D. Irving Limited]
= Point LePreau Generating Station refurbishment =
- [http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/715312 Telegraph Journal 07/01/2009]
- [http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/717622 Telegraph Journal 07/03/2009]
{{Irving Group of Companies}}
Category:Irving Group of Companies
Category:Conglomerate companies of Canada
Category:Transport companies of Canada
Category:Companies based in Saint John, New Brunswick