Welding & Millwright
Contractor Services
Vancouver BC
Red Seal millwrights, CWB-certified welders, and heavy equipment technicians ready to tackle your toughest industrial challenges across the Lower Mainland and BC-wide.
There's a moment every plant manager, site super, or ops director knows well: something goes down, and the clock starts. Maybe it's a conveyor that's seized at 11 PM, a cracked bucket on a machine that was supposed to run through the weekend, or a piece of equipment that needs to be installed and aligned before your crew shows up Monday morning.
In those moments, you don't need a brochure. You need a mechanical contractor who picks up the phone, shows up with the right gear, and actually knows what they're doing. This page breaks down everything we do — the welding, the millwright work, the heavy equipment repair — and gives you a straight answer on how to pick the right contractor for your job.
What We Do
Our Services
Welding & Fabrication
We specialize in structural welding, bucket repair, custom platforms, and steel fabrication for industrial environments. Whether it's reinforcing excavator buckets on-site or building walkways, chutes, and frames in the shop — our work is built to handle real-world stress and last under pressure.
Common projects:
- Bucket repair & hard facing
- Catwalks, safety barriers, stairs
- Custom steel frame builds
- On-site or in-shop welding available
Millwright Services
Our millwright crew handles machinery installation, repair, and alignment across BC. We work in mills, plants, and industrial facilities — keeping conveyor systems, processing lines, and rotating equipment running efficiently and safely.
Millwright capabilities include:
- Equipment installs & teardown
- Shaft, bearing, and pulley service
- Shutdown support and emergency repair
Heavy Duty Equipment
Raider provides comprehensive heavy duty equipment maintenance and repair services. We specialize in servicing and maintaining equipment, ensuring your machinery operates at peak performance through expert care and precision repairs.
Services include:
- Cutting edge replacement and maintenance
- Bucket lining and reinforcement
- Complete cylinder rebuilds
- Undercarriage rebuilds and service
- Equipment maintenance and repair
The Trade, Explained
What Industrial Welding Actually Covers
Ask ten people what a welder does and you'll get ten vague answers involving sparks. In practice, welding is a broad trade — and the right process, material knowledge, and certification matters significantly depending on your application.
Structural Steel Welding
Structural welding joins steel members that carry load — frames, platforms, staircases, supports, and infrastructure that needs to hold up under stress, weight, and the vibration that comes with active industrial environments. A structural steel fabricator isn't just running beads — they're reading drawings, understanding joint design, and working to code standards that facilities and safety teams will inspect. CWB certification is the benchmark here. For any fabrication going into a regulated facility, it's a baseline requirement, not a nice-to-have.
Aluminum Welding
Aluminum welding is a different discipline. Aluminum conducts heat differently, oxidizes instantly, and warps if you don't know what you're doing. An aluminum welder needs significantly more finesse than someone who works exclusively in steel — TIG welding is typically required, the prep work is more involved, and the tolerances are tighter. If you're dealing with aluminum components — marine, processing, transport equipment — make sure you're working with someone who actually welds aluminum regularly, not someone who'll figure it out on your job.
Custom Metal Fabrication
Custom fabrication is where welding meets design problem-solving. A metal fabricator builds things that don't exist yet — custom chutes, guards, platforms, frames, enclosures, and components built to spec for a specific machine or environment. A good steel fabricator reads your drawings (or works with you when there are none), sources the right material, cuts and fits accurately, and welds it properly the first time. Custom fab done in-shop is typically faster and cleaner; field fab gets done when transport isn't practical or the job simply can't be moved.
The Other Half of Industrial Trades
Millwright Services — The Backbone of Industrial Operations
If welders build and repair the steel, millwrights keep the machinery turning. A millwright is an industrial mechanic who installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs industrial machinery — everything from conveyor systems and processing lines to compressors, pumps, and rotating equipment. Red Seal certification is the credential to look for in BC.
Equipment Installation & Alignment
Getting a new piece of equipment running correctly involves more than bolting it to a skid. Precision alignment — shaft, belt, laser — determines how long that equipment lasts and how efficiently it runs. Misalignment by even a fraction of a millimetre translates to premature bearing failures, increased vibration, and accelerated wear on components that are expensive to replace. A skilled millwright handles the full install: rigging, positioning, grouting, alignment, and commissioning.
Machine Maintenance Service
Machine maintenance service doesn't get the attention it deserves until something fails. Scheduled maintenance — bearing inspections, lubrication service, belt and coupling checks, alignment verification — is what keeps planned shutdowns short and unplanned shutdowns from happening at all. Facilities that run a solid machine maintenance program spend less on repairs, have better uptime, and don't need to call someone at midnight nearly as often.
Machine Repair Service
Emergency machine repair service is where experience is the difference between a 4-hour fix and a 2-day ordeal. When a critical piece of equipment fails, you need someone who has seen enough breakdowns to diagnose quickly, carries the right tools, and can improvise when the part you need isn't available locally. We've rebuilt conveyor drives at remote mine sites, repaired gearboxes in active sawmills, and replaced bearings on processing equipment mid-shutdown.
All Services
Full Service Directory
Every service we provide across BC — welding, millwright, mechanics, concrete, and labour — with dedicated pages covering scope, process, and what to expect.
Welding & Fabrication
CWB W47.1 certified structural steel welding — field and shop.
Carbon steel and alloy pipe welding for industrial process piping.
On-call field repair and equipment welding — 24/7 emergency response.
Custom steel, stainless, and aluminum fabrication to drawing or sample.
Millwright Services
Complete machinery installation — rigging, setting, alignment, commissioning.
New equipment installation and commissioning on BC construction projects.
Planned PM programs and on-call breakdown response for operating facilities.
Laser precision alignment for pumps, motors, compressors, and rotating equipment.
Belt, chain, and screw conveyor installation, repair, and maintenance.
Centrifugal, positive displacement, and submersible pump installation.
Industrial gearbox disassembly, bearing replacement, and overhaul.
Heavy Duty Mechanics
Plant Shutdowns
Serving Clients Across BC
Do Your Homework
How to Choose the Right Welding Contractor in BC
Not all contractors are equal, and in industrial work, the wrong call is expensive. The credential you need depends on the work — here's the quick reference:
| What You Need | Credential to Look For |
|---|---|
| Structural welding, in-facility work | CWB Certification |
| Millwright installs, alignment, repair | Red Seal Millwright |
| ISN/Avetta-prequalified contractors | ISN & Avetta membership |
| Unionized trades, accountability | IUOE Local 115 |
| Compliance docs before mobilization | Safety packages on request |
Checklist Before You Hire
If a contractor can't answer these clearly, that's your answer.
- Can they provide CWB certification for welding work?
- Are they ISN or Avetta prequalified?
- Do they carry WCB coverage for their crew?
- Can they provide a safety package before mobilization?
- Do they have documented experience in your specific industry?
- Can they work in your timeframe — nights and weekends if needed?
- Will they provide a written scope and quote before starting?
- Do they have field service capability, or are they shop-only?
Custom Work
Beyond Standard Services
Need something not listed? We handle custom projects that other contractors won't touch. From emergency breakdowns to specialized fabrication — if it involves steel, machinery, or industrial systems, we've probably fixed it, built it, or rebuilt it.
Our crews have tackled everything from midnight crusher repairs in remote mines to precision millwright work in active production facilities. We bring the right tools, the right experience, and the right attitude to get your operation back online.
Real problems require real solutions. That's what we deliver, every time.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Get In Touch
Ready to Get Started?
Whether you need a welder on-site tomorrow, a millwright crew for an upcoming shutdown, or a mechanical contractor for ongoing machine maintenance — start with a phone call. We'll tell you quickly whether we're the right fit and what it'll take to get moving.
Call (672) 514-0234Why Choose Raider?
- CWB certified welders & Red Seal millwrights — meets facility compliance standards
- ISN and Avetta approved — prequalified for major industrial contractors
- IUOE Local 115 — unionized trades, skilled and accountable
- Emergency service available 24/7 throughout the Lower Mainland
- Field service or shop work — we handle both