Vipond Inc.

Vipond has been your complete package solution provider since 1945! We provide fire detection & suppression, security systems, inspection and service. Let us help protect your assets and provide a safe and secure work environment for your employees

Gordon M. Vipond founded Vipond in 1945. Vipond is a fully owned subsidiary of APi Group Inc. located in Minnesota, USA. Vipond is dedicated to build safe and secure communities, offering quality products and services utilizing the latest technologies to provide the most innovative, cost effective Life Safety solutions.

At Vipond, we believe our strength lies in our people, a highly effective team, all devoted to the growth and success of the company. Our goal is to provide the very best in fire protection and life safety solutions, to be recognized as the employer of choice by providing growth opportunities in a safe and creative environment, while building long term relationships with our customers and vendors.

Our Services: FIRE SOLUTIONS Vipond has been providing fire detection, suppression and fire sprinkler systems to a variety of industries since 1945. We design, install, test, inspect and service all types of Fire Alarm and Sprinkler Systems.

SECURITY SOLUTIONS Various security and communication systems: CCTV, Access Control, Nurse Call, PA, Intercom, Intrusion Detection, Systems Integration etc. Let us set your building up with the right fire and security systems.

SERVICE & INSPECTION Fully trained, dedicated staff empowered to promptly respond to our customer's inspection or testing needs, using the most current technology. Schedule a routine fire or security inspection and call us for all of your emergency service needs.

DESIGN Vipond provides the leading edge design, engineering resources and expertise to support on time delivery and budget targets. Our design departments continue to enhance their technical expertise and use of technological advancements. Vipond is proud to utilize the latest in CAD technologies, functionality and techniques in all of our divisions including Fire Suppression, Fire Alarm, Life Safety and Security.

Our in-house Design / CAD departments have a wealth of products and resources to them including the latest CAD technologies including 3D modeling, BIM (Building Information Management), and Clash interference overlay drawings. Our industry leading designs can be provided locally throughout our branch network.

We are proud of our design teams and their ability to deliver innovative, reliable, code compliant and economic design solutions which further drive efficiency and provide value to our customers. You can count on us for accurate preparation of design concepts, installation plans, budgetary criteria and feasibility planning, offering valuable engineering recommendations. “It is our pledge to provide the most advanced, custom designed, cost effective solutions”.

DESIGN - BUILD On time, and on budget is a promise everyone likes to make, but one that’s considerably harder to keep. Until you work with us. Through our three-step process of risk analysis, recommendation of technical solutions and the implementation and training plans we deliver cost effective solutions.

Our Life Safety, Sprinkler and Security Groups have the proven ability to develop, engineer and install turn-key detection, fire sprinkler, suppression and security systems based on your timeline, your budget and your unique requirements. We offer you an enviable combination of managerial and technical expertise essential to the successful completion of any new or retrofit project. We bring you the experience of skilled professionals who possess a comprehensive knowledge of building codes and protection system requirements. We share with you an uncommon work ethic and the capabilities that come with decades of industry experience. You can count on us for accurate preparation of design concepts, installation plans, budgetary criteria and feasibility planning, offering valuable engineering recommendations that will get you into a better building – faster and at a lower cost.

FABRICATION CWB CertificationVipond has one of the largest dedicated sprinkler fabrication facilities in North America (opened in 1975) in Mississauga, Ontario with additional facilities located strategically across Canada to support our customers’ requirements and construction operations.

Our Mississauga Fabrication facility is ISO 9001:2008 certified and is accredited by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA). We are proud to incorporate some of the most advanced sprinkler fabrication technologies available. Our welders are approved by The Canadian Welding Bureau and our fabrication equipment includes welding stations complete with semi-automatic welding machines, plasma pipe cutters, and hole burners. We currently utilize the most technologically advanced double-end grooving stations and in-line groovers that allow us to groove pipe up to 12 inch diameter. Our threaded area is equipped with doubleheaded Landis and fitting make-on machines for the most accurate joint, every time.

Vipond currently fabricates for Canadian, U.S. and international customers with a production capacity of up to 10,000 heads per week. We stock both black and galvanized pipe from Schedule 7 to Schedule 80 along with a vast array of fittings, couplings, parts and pieces. We are partnered with industry leading manufacturers providing us with access to products located around the world. We are proud to be known throughout the industry as a high-volume fabrication provider with a reputation for quality fabrication and timely delivery.

INSTALLATION Since 1945….Vipond has provided the experience, resources and expertise to ensure that your installation gets completed to your satisfaction, on time and on budget….every time. As we are in the business of providing fire protection systems that protect both life and property, we will ensure that all of our installed systems are code compliant and are completed with the highest level of integrity. From Fire Sprinkler, Fire Alarm, Fire Suppression, Special Hazards and Security systems, we can handle virtually any application requirement you may need.

It really is about our Employees…Vipond has one of the largest and most qualified installation workforce in Canada. All of our employees are either licensed journey-persons, or certified technicians, with an emphasis on continued quality training.

Our people enjoy being part of a continually growing, progressive thinking company and we pride ourselves in retaining many long term, top level employees. To ensure that we continue to be able to provide our customers with installations that exceed expectations, we maintain and equip our install teams with the latest in tools, and equipment. We also believe in “First for Safety” for all of our employees, a philosophy which extends from senior level management all through our entire organization.

TEST & INSPECT Vipond is a leader in the testing and inspections of fire, life safety and security equipment. Vipond ensures that each inspection is done to the latest codes and standards. When we test your system you can be assured it was tested correctly. The testing of your fire protection equipment is vital in keeping the system functioning properly. It allows us to catch the small problems before they become big and costly!

Vipond performs inspections in all types of facilities, including but not limited to, Airports, Hotels, Museums, Test Facilities, and Aircraft Hangers giving us the in house expertise to test any type of facility. Vipond offers complete Fire Alarm and Life Safety service and inspection solutions such as: System Testing & Inspection Preventative Maintenance Web Based Reporting Aspiring Early Warning Smoke Detection Test & Inspection Smoke Sensor Sensitivity Testing Smoke Control & Damper Testing Emergency Service & Repair Labor Replacement Parts Wet Pipe Sprinkler Test & Certification Pre-Action Sprinkler System Test & Inspection Fire Pump Test & Certification Backflow Preventer Test & Recertification Suppression System Test & Inspection Kitchen Hood System Test & Inspection Emergency Lighting System Test & Inspection Portable Fire Extinguisher Inspection & Maintenance We accomplish this by using well trained professional technicians who are equipped with the latest in test equipment and technology.

Vipond provides bar-coded reports that are available on line 24/7 from your own computer in which hard copies can be printed on demand. “Integrity and Honesty nothing less!”