For over 35 years, The Crane Certification Bureau™ and The Kova Engineering Group of Companies have helped businesses large and small across Canada stay profitable with equipment that lives longer and works harder than the competition’s.

Whether you’re working with a crane or industrial structure, our highly-qualified and experienced engineers are standing by to help keep your business running smoothly.

What is your current situation?

• Has the manufacturer of your crane or equipment gone out of business? Is it so old they won’t support it?
• Are you running unique custom-built machinery that nobody will look at?
• Have you recently purchased machinery from another country? Are you concerned that you might not be able to use it in Canada?
• Are your staff sitting around on million-dollar equipment that’s not functioning or not certified?
• Are you confused about the latest WCB laws or OH&S regulations?

We work with:

• maintenance managers
• project managers
• fabrication shops
• engineering and architectural firms
• construction management firms
• rental fleets
• crane service companies

We help make business easier and safer in five ways:

• Crane & Lift Equipment Engineering and Certification
• Scaffolding, Reshoring and Fall Protection Design & Certification
• Engineering Design and Drafting Including FEA & Solid Modeling
• Inspection and Non Destructive Testing
• Materials Engineering

In short, we’re here to help you

• ensure safety
• save time
• save money.

We are the Driving Force in Certification and Design.

We have provided certification and engineering services since the industry was in its infancy (read our story here). Our unbroken chain of knowledge going back 35+ years in certification, metallurgical engineering and stress analysis makes us the biggest and most experienced company with the strongest engineering background in the industry.

We are THE Crane Certification authority. Period.

Our engineers, technologists and technicians are ready to help you.

Looking to do business in Canada?

• British Columbia: Paul Walchuk: 604-579-0179 or Ryan Stewart: 604-579-0179.
• Alberta: Matt Hanes: 780-699-9728 or Phil Benest: 780-699-0963
• Ontario: Andrew Cutler: 519-328-5682