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Archived Content: Kristian Electric was an Authorized Demag Dealer & Warranty Depot until October 2025. We remain a Canadian service depot for all crane types and brands.Looking for high-quality wire rope hoists to upgrade...
We are thrilled to invite you to Kristian Electric Edmonton's 60th Anniversary Open House Event on September 6, 2024! This is a special opportunity to celebrate our legacy with our fantastic customers and to showcase the latest...
We are thrilled to announce that Kristian Electric is celebrating our 60th anniversary, and we want you to join us for a special Customer Appreciation Event! For six decades, our valued customers have supported us, and now it's...
DST pendant controls from Demag are a one-stop, universal solution for the operation of overhead cranes, hoists, and more. Easily configurable with multiple operations, ergonomically designed for ease of use and constructed...
Recently, Kristian Electric manufactured, supplied, and installed four top running single girder (TRSG) overhead bridge cranes for a new maintenance facility located outside Calgary, Alberta. We were thrilled to provide custom...
Kristian Electric is excited to announce our 2024 Fall Special on select configurations of the Demag EK-DMR 5 tonne wire rope hoist! Now is the perfect time to upgrade or add a hoist to your industrial operations in Canada with...
Recently, Kristian Electric manufactured, supplied, and installed four top running single girder (TRSG) overhead bridge cranes for a new maintenance facility located outside Calgary, Alberta. We were thrilled to provide custom...
As Western Canada's Demag Stocking Dealer and the only Demag distributor in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Kristian Electric Ltd. carries a lot of Demag equipment in our inventory. Occasionally, we stock specialty Demag equipment...
DECA INDUSTRIES SHOW US THAT BIGGER IS BETTER Deca Industries is no stranger to going big. In their new 100,000 square foot facility in Saskatoon, they take on the biggest and heaviest jobs around, machining products for the...
When a Calgary manufacturing facility decided to expand their production to include a new aluminum-aging batch oven, they called on Kristian Electric Ltd. to install a new overhead lifting system to handle bundles of aluminum...
Kristian Electric Ltd is excited to announce our new partnership with Demag Cranes & Components to become Western Canada's exclusive stocking dealer for Demag DC electric chain hoists and trolleys. That's right. That means...
This past fall, Saskatoon carbon fiber composites manufacturer SED Research Inc. (SRI), a Calian subsidiary, commissioned Kristian to increase their shop productivity with the design and installation of three new overhead...
Demag; a world leader in overyhead crane design is changing the way we look at load handling. The innovative composition of "V" shaped supports through the interior create an organic tensile strength, much like the interior...
Demag is a world leader in material handling innovation and design and there has been no exception to this rule with the introduction of their latest design, the DCBS chain hoist. Designed with the same reliable versatility and...
Celebrate Our Anniversary with Hands-On Welding Demos and Exclusive Discounts! We’re excited to announce a special event to mark our 60th year in business next week at Kristian Electric Saskatoon! Join us on Thursday, July 25,...
As a leading Canadian overhead crane company, you might think that we are solely focused on material handling solutions above the ground. While it's not uncommon to hear the phrase, "there's a crane for that!" when our crane...
In the spring of 2014, a producer of highly complex HVAC units at their state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in the South Foothills Industrial Park of Calgary, began looking at doubling the size of their existing facility....
Still considered one of the top ten best Olympic opening ceremonies of all time, the Calgary Winter Games were officially opened on February 13, 1988. Not only are the '88 games emblazoned in our memory for the heroic ski...
2014 marks the fiftieth year that Kristian Electric Ltd. has proudly serviced the welding and overhead crane industry. This year marks KEL’s golden anniversary, and while the company is looking forward into the future, we are...
In the spring of 1985, Kristian Electric employees, family, and friends joined the Calgary Riverside Modified Baseball League. Kris Gjertsen, then company President, and his wife Bertha sponsored the team, provided the...
o our valued customers across the industrial community: May this message find you well during the holiday season. Although our usual gatherings and traditions are not something everyone can enjoy this year, I hope you are doing...
Anniversaries are always a good cause for reminiscence and contemplation. When company president, Kevin Gjertsen, was asked to reflect on the past half a century of the family business and what it means to him, it was of no...
We’ve all heard the adage, ‘kill two birds with one stone’, meaning to complete two tasks at once. Over the last year, Kristian Electric tackled a project that almost perfectly echoed the context of this old expression. However...
From the Norwegian fjords to the Canadian prairies, Kristian Electric has it's roots deep in Scandinavia. BORN AND RAISED In 1930, Kristian Electric founder Bjorn Kristian Gjertsen (Kris) was born and raised in Bergen Norway....
In 2004, Miller Electric Mfg. celebrated it’s 75th year as a company. To celebrate, they enlisted the services of the guys at Orange County Choppers to design and build a custom motorbike for the occasion. For those of you who...
In areas of B.C. and Alberta not yet accessed by road or rail, boats were the primary form of transportation for large amounts of freight or passengers since the days of the fur trade. However, paddle-wheeler boats could travel...
The Calgary Stampede is known across the globe. It not only boasts the highest rodeo purse in the world, but cowboys consider it to be the highlight of the rodeo season. One of the biggest draws to the rodeo grounds every...