Arva Industries

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