28 November 2002 16:17
ATCO Europe Ltd. Awarded ISO Quality Management Certification ATCO Secures Major Projects Worldwide
CALGARY, Nov. 28 /CNW/ - The European division of ATCO Structures, with recently awarded manufacturing contracts
exceeding $13 million CDN, announced that it has achieved ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:1994
certification in its Budapest, Hungary facility. Current ATCO Europe projects include four 44-person accommodation camps
for a Russian oil company and a 98-person pioneer camp (providing accommodation for the first workers to arrive on-site)
including offices, a medical complex and site services for Algeria's large-scale In Amenas natural gas project.
"Ten years after pioneering the construction of rugged factory-built structures in Eastern Europe, ATCO continues
to be the industry leader in the supply of high quality workforce accommodations to remote and local locations
worldwide," said Walter Kmet, President and Chief Executive Officer, ATCO Structures Inc. "ISO certification
in Budapest reflects ATCO's commitment to quality in Europe and worldwide," added Mr. Kmet, noting the company
will emphasize its certification while actively pursuing workforce projects across three continents including areas of
focus such as Algeria, Libya, Kazakhstan and Russia. ATCO Structures' manufacturing facilities in Calgary and
Spruce Grove, Canada as well as in Australia are ISO certified. The Company's Texas, USA manufacturing facility is
currently undergoing certification. ISO Quality Systems' Model for Quality Assurance in design, development,
production, installation and servicing certification is an achievement recognized worldwide as the corner stone of the
highest standard of quality excellence. ATCO Structures Inc., part of the ATCO Group of Companies, has manufactured,
sold and leased modular buildings since 1947, supplying shelter products to over 100 countries around the world. The
ATCO Group is engaged in electric power generation, transmission and distribution; natural gas gathering, processing,
transmission, storage and distribution; modular workforce housing; noise abatement; technical services, and facilities
management. More information about ATCO Structures can be found on website atcostructures.com.
VIEW ADDITIONAL COMPANY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: http://www.newswire.ca/cgi-bin/inquiry.cgi?OKEY=69551
http://www.newswire.ca/cgi-bin/inquiry.cgi?OKEY=33804 /For further information: Walter Kmet, President & CEO, ATCO
Structures Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Phone: (403) 292-7648, Email: walter.kmet(at)atcostructures.com; Ron
Morrison, Vice President, ATCO Europe Kft., Budapest, Hungary, Phone: (361) 291-5333, Email: rvm(at)atcoeuro.hu/
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