SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world, and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure and in the provision of operations and maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin companies provide engineering, procurement, construction, project management and project financing services to a variety of industry sectors, including agrifood, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, chemicals and petroleum, environment, heavy construction, mass transit, mining and metallurgy, power and water management.

Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin has been active internationally for 50 years, establishing a multicultural network that spans every continent. The SNC-Lavalin companies have offices across Canada and in over 35 other countries around the world and are currently working in some 100 countries.

SNC-Lavalin maintains exceptionally high standards for quality, health and safety, and environmental protection, and is committed to delivering projects on budget and on schedule to the complete satisfaction of its clients. 

 

EXPERTISE

 

Mining and Metallurgy

SNC-Lavalin has designed and constructed many of the world’s major aluminum and nickel smelters. SNC-Lavalin is also a leader in designing, engineering and constructing facilities for gold, copper, zinc, diamonds and potash. It has world-leading expertise in mining, mineral processing, pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical and electrometallurgical facilities, and it is an industry leader in mine closure and reclamation.

 

Power

SNC-Lavalin has over 95 years of experience in more than 100 countries. Its experts offer the complete range of services required to design, build, operate and manage power facilities.

These include hydroelectric facilities, thermal plants, nuclear power plants, and power transmission and distribution systems, including those for energy control.

 

Infrastructure

SNC-Lavalin has global experience in the planning, development and operation of a full range of infrastructure projects. It provides full EPC services for a wide range of buildings in the health care, education, government, corporate and commercial sectors. SNC-Lavalin also offers total-solution transportation expertise for mass transit systems, airports, roads, bridges and ports.

 

Chemicals and Petroleum

SNC-Lavalin employs several thousand technical experts in this sector. Their broad spectrum of expertise covers bitumen extraction and production, conventional, heavy and extra heavy oil production, pipelines, gathering systems and pump stations, gas processing, refining and upgrading, offshore oil and gas facilities, petro chemicals, liquified natural gas (LNG), fertilizers, chemicals, biofuels and sulphuric acid.

 

Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

SNC-Lavalin provides complete services to these sectors worldwide. Its professionals are market leaders in process technology, engineering design, automation, construction management, validation and compliance projects. Its teams are tailored to provide specific consulting mandates through to complete fast-track EPCMV programs. Its expertise includes R&D laboratories, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, nutraceuticals and support facilities.

 

Environment

SNC-Lavalin has been working closely with industry, communities and governments in this sector for over 30 years. Its areas of activity cross all industry sectors and include environmental impact assessments and studies, site assessments, remediation and reclamation, ecological and human health risk assessments, waste management, water and wastewater, marine and coastal

management, air quality and acoustics, environmental management and institutional strengthening.

 

Water

SNC-Lavalin is one of the world’s leading providers of water infrastructure, designing, building and managing some of the most ambitious distribution, conveyance, wastewater and potable water treatment and well-digging projects ever conceived. SNC-Lavalin’s procurement network and versatile teams allow it to carry out work in remote locations, as efficiently as it builds state-of-the-art facilities for the world’s cities.

 

Agriculture

SNC-Lavalin’s agricultural expertise includes land classification, soil and water conservation, master planning, the design and implementation of irrigation and drainage systems, technical and

administrative assistance to farmers’ and water users’ associations, institutional strengthening through training and technology transfer, the marketing of produce, financial planning and management, and agricultural extension.

 

Agrifood

SNC-Lavalin has over 60 years of experience in this industry. It offers comprehensive services in agrifood process engineering, from food processing to packaging, handling, distribution and storage facilities. SNC-Lavalin’s expertise covers the full range of agro-industry sectors,

including meat, fruit and vegetables, grains and oilseeds, wine, dairy products, sugar, ready-cooked and frozen meals, animal feed, biofuels and biotechnology.

 

Defense, Logistics and In-Service Support

SNC-Lavalin is involved in the contracting, project management, integration and implementation of programs for the Canadian Department of National Defence. It is currently carrying out a long-term contract to manage and maintain Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs) and auxiliary vessels for the Canadian Navy. SNC-Lavalin’s work in the field of logistics includes remote site support for Canada’s military worldwide and it is currently providing support in Afghanistan

 

Industrial

SNC-Lavalin offers full EPC/EPCM and project management services in the light industrial, heavy industrial and secondary processing sectors, including construction materials and glass. It has carried out work on facilities that manufacture consumer products, such as liquid and powder detergents, bleach, foods and beverages, as well as on automotive assembly lines. SNC-Lavalin also offers full services in the instrumentation and automation of industrial processes.

 

Operations and Maintenance

SNC-Lavalin provides global outsourcing solutions in operations, maintenance and logistics. Its services support buildings, infrastructure, mass transit systems, remote sites, power plants, postal services, roads and water treatment facilities. Experienced in working with private, public and P3 entities, SNC-Lavalin applies sophisticated asset management solutions suited to long-term and/or short-term operations and maintenance contracts.

 

Infrastructure Concession Investments

SNC-Lavalin has made equity investments since the mid 1980s, and in 1997, created SNC-Lavalin Investment, a division dedicated entirely to infrastructure concession investments. SNC-Lavalin has the breadth of expertise to design, build, own, operate and maintain infrastructure facilities and systems, as well as structure debt financing through SNC-Lavalin Capital.