Structural steel frame with trusses against blue sky Edmonton

CWB Certified · ABSA Registered · Edmonton, Alberta · Est. 1999

CUSTOM
STEEL FAB Structural · Industrial · Oil & Gas

Vantec Fabrication Corp. builds structural steel and custom metalwork for Alberta's most demanding industries. 40,000 sq ft shop. CWB-certified welders. In-house powder coat. From raw material to site-ready steel.

CWB

Certified

ABSA

Registered

ISO

9001

WCB

Alberta

1999

Year Established

Founded by journeyman welder Rick Vanderhoeven in Edmonton's industrial northeast. Started with two welding bays and oilfield clients who needed reliable work, fast.

40K

Square Foot Shop

Our facility on 128 Ave NW houses CNC plasma tables, fit-up bays, certified welding stations, and a full in-house powder coat line — all under one roof.

500+

Projects Completed

From single custom brackets to full building steel packages — measured by whether the steel fits on site and lands on schedule.

Welder working structural steel inside Vantec Fabrication shop Edmonton

Our Shop

Built In Edmonton.
Built For Alberta.

25 years of fabricating steel for Alberta's oil & gas and construction sectors. Family-owned. CWB-certified. Measured by what fits on site.

What We Build

Core Capabilities

01

Structural Steel Fabrication

Columns, beams, bracing, connections, and complete building frames fabricated to CSA S16. Shop drawings produced in-house. MTRs supplied with every order.

Structural steel erection crane Alberta construction site

CSA S16 Compliant

Full Building Frames

Shop Drawing Approval

MTR Documentation

02

Custom Metal Fabrication

One-off and production-run custom parts to your drawings or sketches. Plate steel, pipe, HSS, angle, channel — cut, formed, and welded to exact spec.

Custom fabricated steel channel and bracket components on shop pallet

Plate, Pipe, HSS

One-Off & Repeat Runs

Drawing or Sketch Input

03

CNC Plasma Cutting

High-definition plasma table cutting to 2" mild steel, 1.5" stainless, 1" aluminum. DXF/DWG/PDF input. Nesting optimized for material efficiency.

Up to 2" Mild Steel

DXF / DWG / PDF Input

Tight Tolerances

04

CWB Certified Welding

All welds performed to documented WPS by CWB-certified welders. MIG, TIG, and stick across mild steel, stainless, and aluminum. NDE available.

CWB certified welder welding structural steel with sparks

CWB Cert. AB-2241

MIG / TIG / Stick

WPS Documentation

05

Powder Coat Finishing

In-house powder coat line to 24' length. Blast, zinc phosphate, prime, topcoat. RAL colour matching. Superior corrosion resistance for industrial and oilfield environments.

Up to 24' Length

RAL Colour Match

Blast & Prime Prep

06

Fit-Up & Pre-Assembly

Complex assemblies trial-fitted in our yard before delivery. Reduces field installation time, eliminates on-site surprises, and lets us verify quality before the steel leaves.

Ironworkers assembling structural steel frame on construction site

Trial Fit-Up

Sequenced Delivery

Quality Verified

Industries Served

Alberta's Toughest Sectors

🛢️

Oil & Gas

Skids, pipe supports, wellhead structures, equipment frames for upstream and midstream operations.

Commercial steel frame construction site at sunset

🏗️

Commercial Construction

Structural steel for ICI builds — mezzanines, stairs, railings, canopies, and full building frames.

High voltage electrical substation and transmission lines

⚡

Power & Utilities

Substation structures, transmission line supports, and equipment mounting frames.

🏭

Industrial & Mining

Conveyor structures, platforms, access systems, and heavy-duty frames for processing facilities.

Prairie grain elevator and storage bins Alberta

🌾

Agriculture

Grain elevator structures, bin rings, catwalks, and custom agri-equipment frames across Alberta.

Structural steel engineering drawings with building model and crane

Get Started

HAVE DRAWINGS?
LET'S TALK STEEL.

Send us your drawings, specs, or project description. Quote turnaround within 3 business days.

Our Story

25 YEARS
OF STEEL.

From a single welding bay in 1999 to one of Edmonton's most capable fabrication shops.

Founded 1999

The Vantec Story

Vantec Fabrication Corp. was founded in 1999 by Rick Vanderhoeven, a journeyman welder who'd spent fifteen years working for fabrication shops across northern Alberta. He started with two welding bays, a used ironworker, and a handful of oilfield clients who needed reliable structural work on short timelines.

The early years were built entirely on word of mouth. Vantec earned a reputation in Edmonton's industrial northeast for doing exactly what the drawings said, delivering on time, and handling changes without drama. By 2005, the shop had grown to 12,000 sq ft and 20 employees. By 2010, Vantec was CWB-certified and ABSA-registered.

Rick's son Trevor Vanderhoeven joined in 2012 and took over as President in 2020. Under Trevor's leadership, Vantec expanded to its current 40,000 sq ft facility, added a full CNC plasma cutting line and in-house powder coat shop, and grew the team to 80 employees.

Today, Vantec Fabrication is one of Edmonton's largest independently-owned steel fabricators — still family-operated, still CWB-certified, and still measured by whether the steel fits on site.

How We Work

From Drawing
To Delivered

Step 01

Scope & Quote

We review drawings, specs, and timeline. Detailed quote within 3 business days for standard scopes.

Step 02

Engineering & Detailing

In-house detailers produce shop drawings for client approval before any material is cut. No surprises on site.

Step 03

Fabrication

Material sourced, cut, formed, welded, and inspected under CWB-certified supervision in our Edmonton shop.

Step 04

Finish & Delivery

Powder coat or primer applied in-house. Delivery coordinated to your site schedule — flat deck, curtain, or LTL.

80

Employees

40K

Sq Ft Shop Floor

500+

Projects Completed

1999

Year Founded

Qualified For Regulated Work

Certifications &
Registrations

CWB

Canadian Welding Bureau

Certified welding procedures and welder qualification under CSA W47.1 and W59. Cert. No. AB-2241.

ABSA

AB Boiler Safety Association

Registered shop for pressure vessel and boiler components under Alberta's Safety Codes Act.

ISO

ISO 9001:2015

Certified quality management system. Documented processes, non-conformance tracking, continuous improvement.

WCB

WCB Alberta

Active WCB coverage for all employees. COR-certified safety program. Incident-free since 2018.

Leadership

The People Who
Run The Shop

Trevor Vanderhoeven

President

Second-generation owner. Trevor joined Vantec in 2012 and has served as President since 2020. Led the expansion to the current facility and diversification into commercial construction scope.

Brad Mullen

VP Operations

Oversees all shop operations, project scheduling, and quality control. CWB-certified weld inspector with 20 years in the Alberta fabrication industry.

Karen Shupe

Estimating & Projects

Manages all estimating, client quoting, and project coordination. First call for new project inquiries. Keeps every job on schedule from kickoff to delivery.

LET'S BUILD
SOMETHING.

Send us your drawings. Quote back within 3 business days.

What We Do