OUR MISSION

INNOVA REVOLUTIONIZES THE DESIGN OF CONFINED SPACE RESUCE AND RETRIEVAL EQUIPMENT TO CREATE SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENTS.

We commit ourselves to the engineering and design of the most innovative fall protection and rescue/retrieval systems on the market. Our core mission is to reinvent the approach to confined space work.  We provide high-quality, cutting-edge solutions and systems that give industries the tools to minimize injuries and maintain a safe environment for confined space crews.

For many years, industries compromised employee safety because most rescue and retrieval systems were not designed to accommodate unconventional confined workspaces.

INNOVA with its experienced, dedicated staff, design ergonomic solutions to create the safest work environment possible for the  performance of tasks in confined spaces.

OUR STORY

THE BEGINNING.

In 1998, Martin Dufour and Denis Poissant, two friends with experience in sales and distribution in the utility industry, carved their niche in the distribution of industrial equipment to prominent companies such as Hydro-Québec and Bell Canada. Through the distribution of high-quality equipment and great customer service, INNOVA garnered a great reputation in the utility industry in the Quebec Province.

HARD WORK MEETS OPPORTUNITY.

INNOVA identified an opportunity to fill a need in the market in 2000 and seized it.  This need was to provide specialized confined space rescue/retrieval equipment to industries that had no solutions.  Following two years of research, Innova landed a contract with Hydro-Quebec for 287 manhole barricade systems.  To date, the Xtirpa Manhole barricade system is our signature product and our best-selling system.  

The decision to dedicate itself to the confined space industry was made.  INNOVA invested heavily in engineering, design, skilled workers, and superior manufacturing equipment.  And today, because of the determination and drive of the INNOVA team, we offer the lightest, most durable, innovative, and modular confined space equipment on the market.

THE EVOLUTION OF XTIRPA™

INNOVA, the industry leader in confined space rescue/retrieval equipment, offers a complete line of Xtirpa equipment.  The aircraft grade aluminum we use allows us to design strong, durable equipment that is light and allows us to design versatile equipment for conventional and unconventional confined space entry.

 

INNOVA continuously seeks new opportunities, constantly improves and grows its product range with the latest technology. INNOVA commits itself to innovation and to adaptation as industries change and confined spaces become more versatile and complex. 

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ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

INNOVA continues to invest in new design technology, CNC machinery, robotic welding and testing equipment so it can offer the most advanced equipment to the confined space industry.

 

The most important investments we make are in our team.  The dedication and energy of our designers, engineers, welders, machinists, and everyone else on our team are the heart and soul of Innova.  Their shared vision to provide the people who take on the daily task of confined space entry with the lightest, strongest, most durable equipment on the market is what makes us the world leader and the envy of the industry.

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OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

Innova offers the safety industry the highest quality and most innovative systems on the market.

Innova, with its XTIRPA™ fall protection and confined space rescue/retrieval line of equipment, meets the most demanding fall protection requirements in the world.

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OUR COMMITMENT

We care about safety at 360°, this is the reason for which we decided to create the  Xtirpa Academy®, a place where everything the concerns confined space can be experienced. 

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