Vard Electro Canada Inc.
About Vard Electro Canada Inc.
Vard Electro Canada delivers full-scale electrical engineering design, marine procurement, and integrated solutions for vessels in the marine industry. With the ability to operate as a specialized system integrator (SSI), we can provide everything from concept design to equipment purchase to equipment integration through the warranty period. We are proud to be a contributor on Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) for new ship construction and are the designated Electrical Engineering Design Centre of Excellence for Government Vessels within Vard Group.
Vard Electro Canada was incorporated in 2016 and we are a subsidiary of Vard Electro AS. What started with a handful of employees has now grown substantially to span across our offices in Vancouver and Ottawa, and we are continuing to grow.
Products & Services
- Marine electrical design
- Electrical system analysis (Arc-flash, Harmonics, etc.)
- System-level energy modelling
- Engineering drawing services
- Commissioning services
- Equipment specifications
- Electrical distribution design
- Advanced Time-Domain system analysis
- Supporting Factory Acceptance Testing (FATs), shore-based trials and other Verification & Validation activities
- Specialty engineering studies
- System test agendas and test planning
- Cable management and routing services
- Marine procurement
- Procurement advisory, planning, and strategy
- Equipment and services procurement and proposal evaluation
- Contract negotiation and execution
- Contract management, including:
- Administration
- Expediting, logistics, and warehousing
- Change management
- Invoicing
- Risk assessment, mitigation, and crisis management
- System integration
- Hybrid power and propulsion systems
- Advanced energy management
- Systems engineering
- Government build program
- Customer-tailored integration services, including:
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- Integrated Electrical Power and Propulsion Systems (IEPPS)
- Integrated Bridge and Navigation systems
- Ship control and monitoring systems
- Electrical power distribution systems
- Shipboard communication systems
- Auxiliary systems (fire detection, HVAC)
- Shore-based charging systems
- Propulsion control systems
- Shipboard lighting
- Specialized system integration (SSI)