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ATCO Ltd.
Type	Public (TSX: ACO.X)
Founded	1947
Headquarters	Calgary, AB, Canada
Key people	Ron Southern, Founder Nancy Southern, President & Chief Executive Officer
Industry	Power Generation, Utilities, Global Enterprises
Employees	7,000 +
Website	http://www.atco.com

ATCO Ltd. (TSX: ACO.X) is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities (natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution) and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services. Controllers survey the field at Misawa Air Base, Japan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “TSX” redirects here. ... This article is about the Canadian city. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... Ron Southern, along with his wife Marg, is responsible for bringing to Calgary arguably the world’s finest competitive show jumping complexes, Spruce Meadows. ... Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric generating station Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. ... This article is about work. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... “TSX” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ...

ATCO Ltd. controls its operations through Canadian Utilities (TSX: CU). It owns 74% of Canadian Utilities' voting shares and 40% of non-voting shares. Canadian Utilities' registered head office is in Edmonton, and the main corporate office is in Calgary. “TSX” redirects here. ...

The ATCO Group of Companies includes the following subsidiaries:

• ATCO Electric (delivers electricity in Alberta, the Yukon (as Yukon Electrical Company), and the Northwest Territories (as Northland Utilities)
• ATCO Frontec (project management and technical/logistical services to NATO and other western mlitary operations in countries such as the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan)
• ATCO Gas (delivers natural gas in Alberta)
• ATCO I-Tek (information technology, billing, customer care)
• ATCO Midstream (natural gas processing and storage)
• ATCO Pipelines (transports natural gas throughout Alberta)
• ATCO Power (electricity generation)
• ATCO Structures (manufactures, leases, and sells modular buildings)
• ATCO Travel (corporate and vacation travel services)
• ATCO Noise Management (industrial noise-reduction services)

ATCO Electric is an electric utility company. ... This article is about the Canadian territory. ... For the former United States territory, see Northwest Territory. ...

History

ATCO was founded in 1947 by Ron Southern and his father, under the name Alberta Trailer Hire, renting utility trailers in the Calgary area. As the company's operations grew, they also began to sell trailers, first becoming the Alberta Trailer Company, then ATCO. By the early 1960s, the company had operations across North America and in Australia. Ron Southern, along with his wife Marg, is responsible for bringing to Calgary arguably the world’s finest competitive show jumping complexes, Spruce Meadows. ... This article is about the Canadian city. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ...

ATCO Industries Ltd. became a public company in March 1968, with shares traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. During the 1970s, the company expanded into the natural gas and petroleum industries, and into the electricity industry in the 1980s. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “TSX” redirects here. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

In 2004, with the deregulation of the retail energy industry in Alberta, ATCO sold the retail operations of ATCO Gas and ATCO Electric to Direct Energy Marketing Ltd.; ATCO Gas and ATCO Electric still operate as "distributors" (owning and operating the infrastructure that delivers natural gas or electricity in its service territories) but are no longer in the retail market. As part of the sale to DEML, DEML contracted call center and billing services from ATCO I-Tek. This split between "retailer" and "distributor" has proved to be confusing to many Alberta consumers, many of whom have interpreted the change as meaning that Direct Energy now owns ATCO. Deregulation is the process by which governments remove, reduce, or simplify restrictions on business and individuals in order to (in theory) encourage the efficient operation of markets. ... Direct Energy is a retailer of energy and energy solutions. ...

External links

• ATCO website
• Calgary Electrical Services