ATCO Brings Full Service Offering to Queensland

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwired - July 15, 2015) - ATCO Australia, a leading energy infrastructure company, is expanding its presence in Brisbane, Queensland as part of a long-term commitment to invest and grow in Australia.

The company has opened a full solution business development office as a joint initiative with ATCO Structures & Logistics that is already headquartered in Brisbane. ATCO builds, operates and maintains electric and gas transmission and distribution, power generation and water infrastructure, in addition to the modular structures and logistics provided by ATCO Structures & Logistics.

"Our customers value the scope and scale of complete infrastructure solutions that we bring to the table and we see Queensland as a key market for those services," said Bobbi Lambright, Managing Director, ATCO Australia. "Opening this office is an important step in our plans to continuously expand and improve the range of services we offer to our customers in this region."

With the opening of this office, Ken Spicer has been appointed as the company's East Coast Business Development Manager based in Brisbane.

"Ken has more than 35 years of experience working with customers to understand their needs and help shape the right solutions for their energy infrastructure challenges," Ms. Lambright added.

"In these times of global economic challenge, ATCO's strong balance sheet combined with its expertise and proven track record of delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions world-wide are real strengths," said Ms. Lambright. "We look forward to working with our customers to create innovative solutions to meet their business needs."

ATCO has had a presence in Australia since 1961 through its modular structures and logistics arm. The company also owns the largest gas distribution network in Western Australia, and owns and operates power stations in South Australia and the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

More information about ATCO Australia can be found at www.atco.com.au.

ATCO Australia is part of the ATCO Group of Companies. With more than 9,000 employees and assets of approximately $18 billion, ATCO is a diversified global corporation delivering service excellence and innovative business solutions through leading companies engaged in Structures & Logistics (manufacturing, logistics and noise abatement), Utilities (pipelines, natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution) and Energy (power generation and sales, industrial water infrastructure, natural gas gathering, processing, storage and liquids extraction). More information can be found at www.atco.com.