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Shutdowns & Turnarounds

Calgary & Western Canada

Planned shutdowns, equipment overhauls, replacements and modifications, delivered by Red Seal millwrights on a PMP-built schedule. We agree the scope before the outage starts so the plant comes back up when we said it would.

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Shutdown Work Planned Before the Outage Starts

A shutdown is won or lost in the planning. We scope the work, the crew, the parts and the sequence in advance, so the window is spent turning wrenches rather than deciding what to do next.

A Window You Can Schedule Production Around

We commit to a sequence and a finish time up front, and report progress against it while the outage runs.

Red Seal Millwright Crews

Overhauls, replacements and modifications are skilled-trades work. Our Red Seal millwrights do this daily, and the crew that strips the equipment is the crew that recommissions it.

Recommissioned Before Handover

We align, load-test and validate every system we touch, and sign off on readiness before the plant restarts.

What We Do During a Shutdown

Every Shutdown Scope We Plan & Execute

From a single equipment replacement through to a full plant turnaround, we cover the mechanical scope: removal, overhaul, replacement, modification, reinstallation and recommissioning.

01
Overhauls

Equipment Overhauls

Strip, inspect, replace wear components and rebuild to spec. Gearboxes, drives, pumps, rotating equipment and material handling systems.

02
Replacements

Equipment Replacement

Like-for-like and upgrade replacements planned so the removal, setting and reconnection all fit inside the outage window.

03
Modifications

Plant Modifications

Line changes, capacity increases and layout modifications executed during the shutdown, including the fabrication that goes with them.

04
Turnarounds

Full Plant Turnarounds

Multi-discipline turnarounds sequenced so the plant returns to service in a planned order rather than all at once.

What Makes Horizon's Shutdown Work Different?

Plenty of contractors can supply bodies for an outage. Fewer will hold a sequence, report against it, and take responsibility for the restart. We plan the shutdown and the recommissioning as one scope.

Every shutdown runs as a managed project: defined scope, named crew, sequenced timeline, and a validation gate before restart.

Certified millwrights do the work, people who overhaul and align equipment daily, not general labour.

If something fails after restart, our emergency team responds to get you running again.

Shutdown work is completed WCB-covered and Avetta-compliant.

We work across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Eastern BC, from the Calgary to Edmonton corridor outward.

We work alongside your team and your other trades to a shared sequence, not in isolation.

Industries We Support During Shutdowns

We support planned outages for the facilities that cannot afford an overrun, from distribution and manufacturing through to agriculture and grain handling.

Why Choose Horizon for Your Next Shutdown

An outage that runs long costs far more than the work inside it. We plan backwards from the restart time and hold the sequence that gets you there.

Shutdown & Turnaround FAQs

Both. We scope the work, sequence it, and run it as a managed project with a named crew and a finish time, or we work to your plan alongside your other trades.

The earlier the better, because the planning is where an outage is won. Contact us with your window and scope and we will tell you honestly what fits inside it.

Gearboxes, drives, pumps, motors, rotating equipment, presses, production machinery and conveyor and material handling systems.

Calgary and across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Eastern BC, including the Calgary to Edmonton corridor.

Yes. Alignment, load testing and validation are part of the scope, with a sign-off gate before the plant returns to service.

Specializing in Industrial Millwright Work

We specialize in industrial millwright work, from shutdowns and machinery installation through to maintenance, alignment and emergency repair.

Millwright Services

Shutdowns, Overhauls and Machinery Installation