Ottawa · Canada — Full-Service Industrial Engineering

Heavy Industry Needs Heavy-Duty Engineering. We Deliver Both.

Process, mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering for pulp & paper, power generation, hydro, and manufacturing — from 3D scan to construction support, under one roof.

20+Active Projects
100+Years Collective Experience
$5M–$100M+FEL Study Project Values
P.EngLicensed ON · NC · US States
What We Do

Five Disciplines. One Accountable Team.

No hand-offs between firms, no finger-pointing between trades. Every discipline sits at the same table from scope through construction support.

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Process Engineering

Process calculations, heat & mass balance, hydraulics, and debottlenecking for recovery boilers, scrubbers, and pulp & paper mill systems. 13+ years of mill field experience on staff.

DebottleneckingUtility SystemsEmissions
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02

Mechanical Engineering

Piping stress & thermal analysis, pressure vessels and power boilers to ASME BPVC, pump sizing, rotating-equipment installs, and lifting/shipping equipment to BTH-1 and B30.2.

ASME B31.1/B31.3BPVCFEACFD
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03

Structural Engineering

Steel structures, pipe bridges and supports, foundations, monorails, gantries, seismic design, and forensic failure investigation — commercial, industrial, and institutional.

AISCCISCACIIBC/OBC
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04

Electrical Engineering

Power distribution, plant wiring, and controls constructability. 35+ years of industrial shut-down experience with Allen-Bradley, ABB, Mitsubishi and Omron PLC/HMI/drive platforms.

ConstructabilityPLC/HMIShut-Downs
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05

Civil Engineering

Site grading, foundations, drainage, and permitting-support drawings integrated with your structural and mechanical scope — one coordinated construction package.

FoundationsSite WorksPermits
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06

3D LiDAR & Digital Twin

Point-cloud scanning of brownfield plants, modelled in 3D so new equipment drops into existing space with zero interference before a single weld is made.

Scan-to-BIMClash DetectionPre-Fab
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Selected Work

Proof, Not Promises.

A sample of recent projects across pulp & paper, power, hydro, and heavy manufacturing.

Recovery boiler studyPulp & Paper

Recovery Boiler Uprate — Front-End Study

Auxiliary equipment evaluation, structural modifications for increased loading, pressure parts and ductwork engineering — multiple design cases evaluated and costed.

ASME BPVC3D Modelled
Lifting beam FEALifting / FEA

180,000 lb Lifting Beam — FEA Design

Custom lifting beam, fully FEA-analyzed with fabrication drawings issued — ASME BTH-1 Design Category B compliant.

BTH-1FEA
Oxygen delignification studyProcess / Mill

Oxygen Delignification System — FEL Study

Two-stage oxygen reactor installation designed into an operating bleach plant — complete process design and equipment specification.

FEL 1/2/3Process Design
Hydro turbine installHydro

Hydro Turbine Packages & Lifting Cradels

Turbine install packages with shipping cradels and heavy lifts engineered to ASME BTH-1 — delivered on schedule.

BTH-1Commissioning
LiDAR point cloud scanReality Capture

Brownfield 3D Scans — Scan-to-Draft

LiDAR capture of congested industrial bays, modelled to intelligent 3D with clash-checked drawings for pre-fabrication.

LiDARScan-to-BIM
Scrubber retrofitEnvironmental

Emissions Control Retrofits

Air-pollution-abatement equipment integrated into live plants — tie-ins designed around operating constraints.

BrownfieldAPA
How We Work

Five Steps, Zero Surprises.

1
Initial Meeting

We learn your challenge; you learn how we solve it.

2
Site Survey

3D scans, OEM drawings, operator interviews — all data captured.

3
Modelling & Engineering

Visualize the solution in 3D, then detailed code-compliant design.

4
Drafting

Clear construction drawings engineers and contractors both love.

5
Construction Support

We stay until your contractor installs it right.

The People

Engineers Who've Worn the Hard Hat.

A dedicated team of process, mechanical, electrical, structural and civil engineers and designers driven by precision, innovation, and problem-solving.

DG

Derek Goyette

President · PE, P.Eng

Boilers, pressure vessels & structural steel. 3D scanning, CFD, FEA. Founded Goliath to keep plant engineering honest.

RS

Richard Scott

VP Mechanical · P.Eng

Hydro turbine design, ASME systems, multimillion-dollar packages delivered on-time.

BD

Brad DiFranco

Structural · P.E. (NC)

Seismic design, facility expansions, forensic failure investigation across three sectors.

RS

Ryan Shortreed

Process Engineering

13 years pulp & paper, field engineering, large capital project delivery.

Meet the Full Team

Got a Plant Problem That Won't Wait?

Tell us what's down, what's overdue, or what's in planning. We'll tell you what it takes.

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