What Ampjack Industries does

Ampjack Industries Ltd. is a privately held Canadian engineering company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Centreport (Winnipeg), Manitoba, that specializes in proprietary solutions for upgrading high-voltage electrical transmission infrastructure. The company's core technology is the patented AMPJACK® Tower Raising System — a modular hydraulic lifting platform that fits in 8-12 job boxes, can be deployed by an 8-10 person crew, and raises transmission towers while lines remain energized without cranes or suspended loads. Building on this foundation, Ampjack launched the exogrid™ Grid Upgrade system in 2024, a patented exoskeleton methodology that adds structural steel over existing towers to expand circuit capacity, increase wind-load tolerance, and convert structures on existing right-of-way without new land acquisition.

The company monetizes these capabilities primarily through project-based professional services contracts with electric utilities and transmission operators, delivered as turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction engagements, complemented by an exogrid™ licensing program available on per-project or system-wide implementation terms. Customer engagement is enterprise field sales, anchored by named relationships with utilities including SaskPower, Manitoba Hydro, Hydro-Québec, BC Hydro, Southern California Edison, ITC Holdings, Hydro One, ComEd/Excel, and San Francisco Water Power Sewer, with project corridors spanning Canada, the United States, and Europe. Operations are executed through three wholly-owned corporate entities — Ampjack Industries Ltd. (Manitoba, Canada), Ampjack America Ltd. (Nevada, USA), and Ampjack Europe Limited (Cork, Ireland, established May 2026) — supported by certified engineering and Power Line Technician-qualified personnel, ISO 9001 quality certification, and NACE-certified corrosion inspection and cathodic protection services.

Name

Ampjack Industries

Legal name

Ampjack Industries Ltd.

Website

https://ampjack.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ampjack Industries Ltd. is a Canadian engineering company that provides proprietary hydraulic energized transmission tower raising and exogrid™ grid upgrade solutions for electric utilities across Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transmission Line Construction Services

NAICS

Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Power, Distribution & Specialty Transformers (3612)

akta.pro primary industry

Grid Interconnection & Collector Substation EPC (Utility-Scale Renewables) (EUAEABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pole, Tower & Structure Installation / Replacement (Distribution) (EUAEACAE), Distribution Network Construction (Feeders, Laterals, Service Drops) (IMAFAHAC), Utility-Scale Power Generation Asset Management (EUAEAMAA)

Keywords

• Transmission tower raising
• Grid upgrade services
• Corrosion protection services
• Energized line maintenance
• High voltage infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tower Raising Services: Ampjack provides specialized energized tower raising services for utilities requiring tower height increases for clearance compliance, capacity upgrades, or conductor replacement projects. Services are delivered as turnkey solutions including engineering design, material procurement, and construction execution. Revenue is project-based, typically multi-million dollar contracts with utilities for specific transmission line upgrades.
2. Grid Upgrade Solutions (exogrid™): Licensing and implementation of the exogrid™ system for grid hardening and capacity expansion projects. The company offers per-project licensing or system-wide implementation agreements, with engineering support and training included.
3. Construction and Maintenance Services: Turnkey transmission line upgrade and maintenance services including tower repairs, foundation repairs, live line and live load maintenance, corrosion protection installation, and emergency stabilization services.
4. Corrosion Services: Comprehensive corrosion control programs including inspection (NACE certified), design, installation, and monitoring of cathodic protection systems and protective coatings. Delivered as standalone programs or supplementary to tower raising projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ampjack Industries is a specialty construction and engineering services firm that raises, extends, and repairs high-voltage energized transmission towers using its proprietary AMPJACK® hydraulic tower raising system. The company also delivers exogrid™ exoskeleton grid upgrades that increase capacity and extend the service life of existing lattice towers without taking lines out of service, and performs corrosion inspection, mitigation, and repair services for utility transmission assets across North America and Europe.

Product overview

Ampjack Industries is an engineering company providing a portfolio of transmission line upgrade and maintenance solutions. The core offerings include the AMPJACK® Tower Raising System (a proprietary hydraulic lifting system that raises transmission towers while energized), the exogrid™ Grid Upgrades solution (a patented exoskeleton method for expanding capacity on existing right-of-way), and supporting service modules including Corrosion Services, Tower Repair Solutions, and Construction Operations. The company operates globally through subsidiaries in Canada (Ampjack Industries Ltd.), the United States (Ampjack America Ltd.), and Ireland (Ampjack Europe Limited).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMPJACK Tower Raising: Proprietary hydraulic tower raising system that allows transmission line towers to be raised while remaining energized, eliminating the need for outages and heavy crane equipment.
• exogrid

Products and services

• AMPJACK® Tower Raising System

Quantifiable outcome

• Transmission capacity increased from 1,600 MVA to 2,100 MVA on Hernani-Argia interconnection using tower raising combined with conductor upgrades
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Big Ice ServicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner on SaskPower energized 110kV double circuit tower restoration. Big Ice Services constructed over 70 kilometers of ice and winter roads to provide access to remote tower sites in northern Saskatchewan.
• APE DrillingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner on SaskPower project providing innovative foundation installation solutions tailored to rugged terrain and unknown subsurface conditions at remote tower locations.
• Apollo PilingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as a party involved in the SaskPower energized 110kV double circuit tower restoration project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Eltel Group: Nordic-headquartered provider of technical services for power and communication networks across Northern Europe. Most relevant European peer as Ampjack expands into Europe; competes in the same transmission infrastructure services space but in different geographies.

Broad incumbents

• MYR Group: Public specialty contractor serving electrical commercial and industrial markets through T&D construction subsidiaries (e.g., MYR Transmission). Overlaps with Ampjack's transmission services portfolio but operates at much larger scale across broader customer segments.
• EMCOR Group: Large mechanical and electrical services firm with utility services exposure through commercial/industrial electrical contracting. Adjacent comparability via electrical contracting services to utilities and industrial customers.
• MasTec: Diversified infrastructure construction company with a sizable Power Delivery segment covering transmission, distribution, and substation construction. Operates as a broad incumbent in Ampjack's core end market with significantly larger scale.
• Quanta Services: Largest pure-play utility infrastructure construction firm in North America with extensive transmission build-out capabilities. Provides adjacent and overlapping transmission services, though focused on greenfield construction rather than Ampjack's specialty of energized modifications/upgrades.
• Black & Veatch: Global EPC firm with critical infrastructure solutions across transmission, substations, and grid modernization. Overlaps with Ampjack in grid capacity expansion services though at enterprise scale across full EPC delivery.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and construction firm with a substantial transmission & distribution practice. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary utility services provider, though significantly larger and broader in scope than Ampjack.

Direct peers

• Osmose Utilities Services: Provider of inspection, corrosion control, and structural restoration services for utility poles, towers, and supporting infrastructure across North America. Closely comparable on the corrosion services line, with overlapping NACE-certified inspection and cathodic protection offerings.
• Henkels & McCoy: Large North American utility infrastructure contractor providing transmission line construction, maintenance, and emergency restoration for investor-owned utilities and cooperatives. Directly comparable to Ampjack in transmission services delivery, though without Ampjack's patented energized tower raising and exogrid niche specialization.

Emerging players

• Volt Power: Specialty electrical contractor focused on live-line and energized services for utilities, providing overhead/underground transmission and distribution construction. Comparable as a niche live-line services provider, though smaller and less technology-led than Ampjack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TheAMPJACK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ampjack-industries-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/ampjack.corrosionservices

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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