Acheson (Edmonton), Alberta

Canadian Manufacturing HQ

Powell’s Canadian facility specializes in medium-voltage PowIVac® Metal-Clad Switchgear, with additional offerings including arc-resistant switchgear, MV motor control centers, LV switchgear, and E-Houses/PCRs. All equipment is designed and tested to ANSI, NEMA, IEEE, and CSA standards.

Real Innovation. 
Engineered in Canada.

Built to perform in the toughest environments. Certified to lead in safety, quality, and reliability.

Purpose-built

Our Acheson facility is purpose-built to support custom-engineered switchgear solutions with unmatched precision and care.

Designed for efficiency

From design to delivery, our Canadian operations are optimized for quality, speed, and compliance with the industry’s most rigorous standards.

real-world demands

We manufacture medium-voltage PowlVac® switchgear in-house—serving power-intensive sectors across North America.

Canadian Service Hubs

Powell Service provides coast-to-coast coverage with hubs in Montreal for Eastern Canada and in Calgary and Edmonton for Western Canada. 

Our regional teams support everything from new project commissioning to ongoing maintenance, parts supply, and field service, ensuring long-term reliability and compliance for Powell equipment across Canada.

Speed, scale, and Control

With a collaborative engineering culture and vertically integrated manufacturing, we deliver projects faster, with less risk, and greater control from start to finish.

Our Canadian team specializes in modular and custom switchgear assembly, supported by extensive local resources. Across more than 500 employees and 400,000 ft² of combined shop and office space, we provide tailored solutions to meet the needs of utility, industrial, and infrastructure clients.

Have a project in Canada? Let’s build it together.

Whether you're upgrading critical infrastructure or starting from the ground up, our Canada team is ready to deliver safe, scalable, and proven switchgear solutions—on time and on spec.

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