Tervita Corporation
Our History
Time-Tested, Proven Values
Teamwork. Integrity. Respect. These are the values that got us off to a great start more than a quarter of a century ago and are the same values on which Tervita is building a promising future.
We began as a one-rig operation known as Concord Well Servicing, co-founded by Chairman of the Board David P. Werklund in 1979. Several years later, in 1984, he made another astute investment in an oilfield service company in northern Alberta, which became CCS Corporation, our predecessor company.
Today, Tervita has more than 4,600 employees and the industry's most comprehensive array of environmental and waste management services. This remarkable record of sustained growth is a testament to David's philosophy of "empowering our people" and creating a workplace where innovation and a solutions-oriented, entrepreneurial spirit rules.
Key Milestones
1979 – David Werklund and Gordon Vivian purchase a single service rig, forming Concord Well Servicing in Valleyview, Alberta.
1984 – Canadian Crude Separators is formed to treat oil waste with one operating facility in Laglace, Alberta.
1989 – Don Friesen and John Thompson create HAZCO, a predecessor company of Tervita, with environmental construction, environmental technologies, site remediation, emergency response, waste services and bioremediation as key business units.
1993 – Canadian Crude Separators (CCS) becomes a publicly traded company.
1995 – HAZCO acquires Beck Drilling and Environmental Services, adding their geotechnical, environmental and geological coring services expertise to the company.
1997 – CCS pioneers cavern waste disposal in Canada by starting operations with the Mitsue Engineered Landfill near Slave Lake, Alberta.
1999 – CCS develops Gravity Compression System technology.
2000 – HAZCO acquires AXIS.
2001 – HAZCO acquires ERE.
2002 – CCS converts into the CCS Income Trust and acquires Prodrill Fluid Technologies, a supplier of drilling fluids and engineering services.
2003 – CCS opens Hardisty Caverns, an oil storage cavern business.
2004 – CCS Energy Marketing is formed. Later in 2004, CCS acquires HAZCO - the largest acquisition to date.
2005 – Concord acquires HIALTA Energy Services, a provider of rental equipment for well workovers and completions. That same year NORMCAN, a leader in providing safe management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) is acquired.
2006 – ETT and ARKLA are the first acquisitions of the year. Grizzly/Hi-West & Poncho Well Servicing are also acquired, increasing the service fleet to more than 140 rigs and making CCS Canada's third-largest well servicing company. CCS acquires HMI, Alberta's leading metal recycling company, and Lionhead Engineering, an innovative regulatory compliance solutions provider for managing the final stages of oilfield asset lifecycles. HAZCO makes strategic acquisitions in Ontario.
2007 – On Nov. 14, CCS converts to a private corporation and is re-named CCS Corporation.
2008 – Maxen begins operations as a transportation manager and logistics optimizer for the oil and gas industry, while HAZCO acquires Peninsula Waste Water Services, a marine waste management specialist. HAZCO also purchases Newalta's Filter Bins, Rig Bins & Lugger Bins.
2009 – CCS Corporation's U.S. Operation is created to offer the CCS portfolio of services to the American oil and gas industry. CCS Midstream Services opens the Buck Creek TRD, bringing the company network of TRDs, landfills and caverns to approximately 55.
2010 – Team HAZCO transitions into HAZCO Emergency Response and acts as the primary chemical spill response contractor for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. HAZCO acquires Complete Environmental in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. New President and CEO John Gibson is appointed. Dave Werklund retains chairmanship of the CCS Board.
2012 – CCS Corporation and the 12 related companies come together as Tervita to better serve customers as a leading provider of environmental and energy services in North America.
Source: http://www.tervita.com/about-tervita/Pages/tervita-history.aspx
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