Areas of focus
Well kempt, engineered solutions
Experts at getting your operation up and running
Know-How
Knowledge backed by real world experience.
Our team brings firsthand expertise in the planning, the execution, and the operations of capital projects. We combine this with industry insight, through producer-side experience, to deliver results that align with your strategic objectives.
Resolve
Solutions with a clear course of action.
Our resolve touches every stage of a project—shaping initial strategies, overcoming obstacles, and providing decisive recommendations with confidence. We bring a solutions-driven mindset, fully committed to project success.
Velocity
Keeping projects moving without compromise.
We know downtime costs money. Whether launching new capital projects or upgrading existing systems, our team works with speed and foresight. By anticipating challenges before they become roadblocks, we ensure projects stay on track and deliver results faster.
Full range of KRV capital project services:
Advisory & Capital Planning
We help clients make confident, data-driven investment decisions. Through early-stage technical advisory, cost modelling, and strategic capital planning, we assess feasibility, align stakeholders, and chart a clear path that balances business objectives with practical execution. Our insights ensure your capital plan is realistic, achievable, and aligned with long-term business goals.
Project Scoping
We define your project with clarity from day one. By outlining requirements, constraints, risks, and success criteria, we ensure all parties understand the “what” and the “why” before moving into design or procurement. Our scoping process reduces ambiguity, prevents scope creep, and sets the foundation for predictable cost, schedule, and performance.
Process Design
We design manufacturing and operational processes that are efficient, scalable, safe, and tailored to your business needs. From flow diagrams and utility requirements to equipment layout and throughput optimization, we apply engineering precision and real-world experience to create processes that work—on paper and in practice.
Equipment Specification to Procurement & Contract Facilitation
We take your equipment needs from concept to contract. KRV develops technical specifications, manages RFQs, evaluates vendors, negotiates terms, facilitates contracting, and manages acceptance testing to ensure you select the right equipment at the right value. Our technical and commercial oversight reduces risk, shortens timelines, and improves project outcomes.
Construction Management
We manage on-site execution with discipline and accountability. Acting as your eyes and ears in the field, we coordinate contractors, monitor quality, resolve issues, and ensure construction stays aligned with design intent, safety standards, and schedule expectations. Our oversight keeps your project moving and minimizes costly rework.
Program Management & Commissioning
We bring complex, multi-phase programs together with structured project controls and hands-on leadership. From integrated schedules and cross-functional coordination to FAT/SAT support and full commissioning, we ensure equipment, systems, and processes start up smoothly and perform as designed. Our goal is simple: a successful, operationally ready project or facility on day one.
Bringing years of experience to your project
KRV Principals are actively involved in all projects with 80+ combined years of hands-on and leadership experience.
Industry Verticals
- Food and Beverage
- Consumer Products
- Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Pet Food
Leverage our trusted partners
- Engineering
- Architects
- Specialized Equipment OEMs
- Custom Fabricators
- General Contractors
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(of a person or a place) maintained in a neat and clean condition; well cared for.
We’ve been down this road before
KRV projects
Produce Dehydration Facility
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Industry: Food
- Size: 46,000 SF
- Value: $ 4.0 M
- Date Completed: 2022
The Ask: Client required full support to establish a new dehydration facility—from process design through commissioning.
The Challenges:
- Selecting the right site, coordinating Selecting and securing the right facility to support the process
- Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and layout development
- Managing equipment sourcing, installation, and commissioning
- Ensuring the operation could be staffed and launched efficiently.
KRV’s Solutions:
- Advisory & Capital Planning: Guided location selection, lease negotiation, and project decision-making.
- Project Scoping & Process Design: Developed complete process flows, layouts, and engineering requirements.
- Equipment Specification & Procurement: Facilitated equipment design, sourcing, and vendor coordination.
- Construction & Program Management: Oversaw construction activities, installation, and integration of systems.
- Commissioning & Operational Readiness: Led commissioning and supported HR to staff and prepare the facility for launch.
Processed Poultry Facility
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Industry: Food (Poultry processing)
- Size: 40,000 SF
- Value: $ 73 M
- Date Completed: 2024
The Ask: Retrofit an existing facility to support a new high-throughput poultry processing line capable of producing formed and whole-muscle products
The Challenges:
- Adapting an older facility footprint for modern processing requirements
- Integrating new primary processing equipment into existing utilities and structural systems
- Managing a complex, multi-discipline retrofit with tight timelines
- Coordinating installation and commissioning while maintaining operational readiness
KRV’s Solutions:
- Advisory & Capital Planning: Defined retrofit scope and guided project decisions.
- Process & Engineering Design: Delivered updated process flows, mechanical and structural engineering, and layout modifications.
- Equipment Specification & Procurement: Supported equipment selection and procurement for new primary processing systems
Pie Production Facility
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Industry: Food
- Size: 54,000 SF
- Value: $ 20 M
- Date Completed: 2019
The Ask: Support Client in transitioning two pie-processing facilities into a single upgraded production site, including equipment integration and facility retrofit
The Challenges:
- Retrofitting an existing plant to accommodate new production equipment
- Integrating multiple production lines into a unified layout
- Managing the procurement, selection, and repurposing of equipment from various facilities
- Coordinating installation, utilities, and commissioning across a complex retrofit
KRV’s Solutions:
- Project Scoping & Advisory: Defined retrofit requirements and consolidation strategy for two facilities into one.
- Engineering & Process Design: Provided process, mechanical, structural, and construction engineering to support facility transition.
- Equipment Specification & Procurement: Guided procurement of new pie-processing equipment and repurposing of assets from within Clentnetwork.
- Construction & Project Management: Managed retrofits, equipment installation, and plant readiness.
- Commissioning Support: Oversaw system commissioning to ensure full operational capability
KRV’s Principals
bring a wealth of experience to your project, operational efficiency, or business strategy.
With over 80 years of combined expertise, KRV’s principals know what it takes to deliver. They have led projects from initial design to commissioning, while also managing production operations and guiding business performance.
Their strength lies in blending engineering depth with business insight, anticipating challenges before they arise, optimizing operations, and driving results that last. When scale is needed, KRV’s trusted partners extend that capability, ensuring even the largest, most complex capital initiatives are delivered without compromise.
Barry P Harkin
P. Eng, MBA
Principal
Frank Delost
BASc. Mechanical Engineering
Principal
Careers at KRV
KRV is growing, and we’re looking for talented people who want to help deliver capital projects with confidence.
We’re currently seeking professionals in:
- Process & Project Engineering
- Process Design
- Facility Modeling and Layout Design
- Project Management
- Construction Management
If you thrive in fast-moving environments and enjoy solving real operational and engineering challenges, we’d like to meet you. Explore current opportunities on LinkedIn and Indeed, or reach out directly if you’re interested in upcoming roles.
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