Company History

O'Brien Installations Limited has been in the Material Handling & Industrial Door and Dock business since 1963. The company is characterized as one of the leading suppliers in Canada with over 48 years of experience. O'Brien Installations Limited is well known for quality products, installation experience and commitment to lasting customer satisfaction.

O'Brien Installations Limited developed into an independent crane manufacturer to provide a fast, individual response to standard and custom job requirements.

Company timeline

2011	O'Brien Installations Limited partners with MET-TRACK to offer their Workstation Bridge and Jib Crane exclusively in Canada and some parts of the USA
	O'Brien Installations Limited strategically moves Stoney Creek, Ontario facility to Burlington, Ontario in order to better serve their customers
2005	Growth with dealer networks throughout Canada and the United States
2004	O'Brien expands to Quebec by opening a sales and service facility
2002	New partnership agreement with Street Crane Co. of the U.K. “O’Brien” Overhead Cranes complete with Street Hoist product
1991	O’Brien Installations aquires Omni Material Handling of New Brunswick & Nova Scotia
1987	Mannesmann Demag agrees to sell & market O’Brien jib cranes through their dealer & distribution network
1985	Signs licensing agreement with Vetter Krantechnik to market and build jib cranes through North America
1974	O'Brien Installations becomes a DEMAG dealer and begins to install and manufacture cranes
1972	The company builds their own facility in Stoney Creek to expand its growing demand
1967	O'Brien Installations moves facility to Stoney Creek, Ontario
1966	O'Brien Installations becomes a limited company
1963	Mr. Hugh O'Brien forms "O'Brien Installations" in Hamilton, Ontario as a Industrial Door and Dock installation company