Company Overview

Lunenburg Foundry & Engineering Limited (LIFE) has been providing a wide variety of high quality products and services since its establishment in 1891. From its location on two waterfront sites on Lunenburg harbour, LIFE has serviced both local needs and world wide markets.

LIFE's craftsmen have offered a long heritage of excellent service to the fishing industry and continue to serve this market with both conventional and innovative new products. The company was an early pioneer in the development of a marine internal combustion engine and continues to manufacture many products for the marine industry. In 1921, LIFE was the first in Canada to install a diesel engine in a fishing schooner. The company is heavily involved in ship repair such as refits, conversions and outfitting. Our full service Ship Repair Facility at Plant 2 has three marine railways with a maximum capacity of 1600 tons, a mobile boat hoist, and a machine shop. At the head of the Lunenburg Harbour, the Main Plant, there are two protected wharf areas with 350' and 150' frontages and 27' drafts at high tide.

Today LIFE designs and manufactures a full line of equipment and offers a wide range of services to the marine industry, including distribution of products by well-known manufacturers such as Ford, B. F. Goodrich and Bird Johnson and respected by Atlantic Canadian Fishermen and boat owners.

LIFE's Marine Products are engineered and built to withstand the rigours of the North Atlantic. LIFE's wide line of products can be integrated into packages that are manufactured and may be installed at the plant.

Our Foundry castings meet Lloyd's and CSI quality standards. Raw materials for our non-ferrous foundry meet ASTM quality standards.

Custom work is a specialty at LIFE; engineers are available at the plant to service your specific needs.

LIFE employs a variety of experienced craftsmen and tradesmen. Our present workforce includes the following skilled employees:

Engineers and Technicians; CWB W47.1 Certified Welders, Pipefitters, Mechanics, Riggers and Shipwrights.

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Additional Details

Legal Name: Lunenburg Industrial Foundry & Engineering Ltd.

Number of Employees: 60

Total Sales ($CDN): $100,000 - $200,000

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Services

• Computer-aided Design And Drafting (cadd) Systems And Training
• Electrical Repairs
• Engine Repairs
• Grit/Sand Blasting
• Heating, Ventilation Systems And Air Conditioning
• Hull Repairs
• In Situ Grindig/Machining
• Lengthening
• Ocean Engineering
• Oil Cleaning
• Overhauls
• Precision Machining
• Propeller Repairs
• Repairs Afloat
• Ship Repair

  The Ship Repair facility is located on the eastern edge of Lunenburg Harbour. Three marine railways, a mobile boat hoist, and a machine shop are located at this site. At the head of the Lunenburg Harbour, the Main Plant, there are two protected wharf areas with 350' and 150' frontages and 27' drafts at high tide.

  Marine Railways - Capacities:

  Cradle 1 Length - 220' Beam - 35' Max. Draft - 16' Rated Capacity - 1600 tons

  Cradle 2 Length - 180' Beam - 40' Max. Draft - 14' Rated Capacity - 1200 tons

  Cradle 3 Length - 120' Beam - 27' Max. Draft - 12' Rated Capacity - 430 tons

  Boat Hoist Length - 85' Beam - 25' Max. Draft - 12' Rated Capacity - 75 tons

  The yard is serviced with electricity, compressed air, water and phone.

  Ship Repair Capabilities:

  Painting and Sandblasting;

  Steel Plate and Structural Alterations;

  Fixed and Controllable Pitch Propeller Repair and Service;

  Engine Repair and Service;

  Diesel Injector Service;

  Electrical Equipment; Service; Installation and Support;

  Hydraulic Systems Repair;

  High Quality Welding;

  Advanced Electric Arc, MIG, TIG, Nonferrous Brazing and Welding, Stainless Steel work, Submerged Arc;

  Metallizing and Resurfacing;

  Integration with the Foundry, Machine Shop, and Engine Department and all other departments at LIFE.

• Ship Repairs - Steam
• Tank Cleaning
• Tank Coating
• Underwater Cleaning
• Underwater Repairs
• Welding Services
• Yacht Service Company

Products

• Accessories, Ship Bells

  BRONZE

• Acetylene
• Air Conditioners System
• Alloys - Non Ferrous
• Aluminum & Alum. Alloys (incl. Basic Shapes)
• Aluminum, Steel
• Anchor

  CAST IRON

• Ballast Water
• Barges
• Bearings

  BRONZE, CAST IRON

• Bins & Hoppers
• Bitts - Mooring

  BRONZE, STEEL

• Blocks

  BRONZE, STEEL

• Boat Hoists
• Boat Hooks

  BRONZE

• Boat Repairs
• Boats, Dredges
• Boats, Scows & Barges
• Boats, Steel And/Or Other Metal
• Boiler Repairs
• Brass
• Brass & Brass Alloys (incl. Basic Shapes)
• Bushings - Brass, Bronze
• Capstan Head
• Capstans
• Castings

  ALUMINUM, IRON

• Castings & Forgings, Iron & Steel (excl.
• Chain Plates

  BRONZE, STEEL

• Chains, Power Transmission & Conveyors
• Chocks

  BRONZE, GALV. IRON

• Compressed Air
• Controls & Control Systems
• Conversions
• Conveyors & Conveying Systems & Their Parts
• Couplings

  BRONZE, CAST IRON

• Cradles - Boats
• Cruisers Boat
• Davits
• Deck Fittings
• Deck Machinery
• Deck Plates
• Decks
• Doors
• Drums, Net
• Drums, Winch
• Dry Docks
• Engine Test Facilities
• Engines

  2.2-22.4 KW/3-30 HP

• Engines, Diesel & Semi-diesel, Marine Type
• Engines, Gasoline, Marine Type
• Engines, Marinization
• Engines/Diesel
• Exhaust System
• Fabrication, Custom
• Ferries
• Fishing Gear
• Fishing Vessels
• Fittings

  BRASS, ALUMINUM

• Fittings - Cabin: Hinges, Hooks, Latches
• Fresh Water
• Furnaces, Parts For
• Furnaces, Wood Burning
• Furnaces, Wood, Oil Or Combination
• Galley Equipment
• Gas Freeing Station
• Gears
• Generator Sets/Components, Marine/Indus.
• Generators
• Glands Stuffing Box (bronze)
• Hardware
• Hardware, Marine And/Or Rigging
• Hatches, Portlights, Skylights

  BRONZE

• Heaters - Cabin, Fireplaces, Central Heat
• Hulls - Aluminium

  ALUMINUM

• Hulls - Steel
• Instrumentation
• Iron Work, Ornamental
• Iron, Grey & Alloys (incl. Basic Shapes)
• Keels

  IRON, STEEL

• Ladders/Stairways
• Machine Shop
• Machinery, Hoisting, Incl. Parts & Attachments
• Metal Fabrication - Custom
• Metal Fabrication, General And/Or Specialty
• Mooring Cleats, Hawse Pipes, Deck Pipes

  BRONZE, GALV. IRON

• Mufflers
• Naval Architects
• Naval Vessels
• Oarlocks

  BRASS, GALV. IRON

• Oxygen
• Panels
• Pipes/Corner Ducts, Heating/Vent./Air Cond.
• Plates, Decks
• Power Boats - Custom
• Power Boats - Fishing Commercial
• Power Ferry Boats
• Power Tugboats
• Power Work Boats
• Project/Program Management
• Propeller Calculations, Drawings And Performance Curves

NAICS Categories

• 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
• 336612 Boat Building

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