Arva Industries was founded in 1979 by Fred Smith and LaVern Eck.
The company is based in St. Thomas, Ontario, and specializes in designing and manufacturing equipment for rail, mining, military, construction and marine sectors.
In 2016, Paul Smith was named president of the company.
Major Products
Vacuum ballast excavator
Mining scaler
35 ton rail bound crane
Belt service vehicle
Track vacuum car
Multi-purpose engineering vehicle (MPEV) Lube service vehicle All terrain crane Track utility vehicle 25-ton, 20-ton, 15-ton and 10-ton low-profile mining crane 75' electric crane car
Clients
Toronto Transit Commission
RT2 flat car
RT4 track re-insulation car
RT5 tunnel leak repair (grout) car
RT6 vacuum ballast excavator
RT9, 39, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69 single car work car
RT11 non-motor car
RT14-15 mk III snow clearing unit
RT16-17 tunnel washer
RT28-29 flat car
RT42 scaffold car
RT47 flat car
RT48-49 motored snow blower
RT55 flat car with crane
RT56 vacuum rodder car
RT57 general purpose rail flat car
RT70 flat car
RT71 tri-mode work locomotive
RT72-76 dual cab work car
RT77-79 ballast delivery trailer car
RT82-83 hydrostatic car
RT84 vacuum ballast excavator
RT86 dual cab workcar
RT87-88 electric crane car
RT89 track vacuum car
ATP caboose
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) 35 ton rail bound crane Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) Track utility vehicle New Jersey Transit Corporation Catenary inspection vehicle Nutrien ARA2025LP mining crane MC200 mining crane MC210 mining crane MC430 mining crane MC500 mining crane Dual platform bolter basket MC350 mining scaler The Mosaic Company MC210 mining crane MC310 mining crane SV12101 lube service vehicle SV12140 belt service vehicle SV12160 mechanic service vehicle LPC 54 low-profile carrier and crane LPC 72 low-profile carrier Dyna Industrial Epiroc FMC Green River Wyoming J&S Maclean Marcotte MTI Multicrete Sifto Salt Tata Chemicals SNC Lavalin East & West Canadian Coast Guard US Army Canadian Army CJ Pink Finning/Hytracker