ATCO Electric is in the early stage of a big move to amalgamate its operation in Drumheller.
East Central District manager Allan Gano for ATCO Electric confirmed with The Mail they are planning to renovate and expand what is known as its warehouse, near Greenview Villa, to house its entire Drumheller operations under one roof.
“We are committed to the community and want to maintain a strong presence,” said Gano. “Our plan today is we want to expand our existing facility at our warehouse location. We are going to bring all of our staff into one location, that is our goal.”
While the company is in the preliminary stages of the transition, Gano said they have leased some property in the area to continue operations while the space is being renovated.
"We are still working on our overall design as well as approvals, both internally and externally, so we are working through that,” said Gano. “In anticipation, we have started relocating staff from our warehouse building. We have a few spots leased in town.”
He adds that not all the staff has been moved yet as many of the buildings they have leased will need renovations.
“Our goal is to complete the project by the end of 2014. That is quite optimistic, but that is our goal,” said Gano.
ATCO has had a presence in the valley for 85 years and in recent years ATCO has brought on new staff in the area. The company is not expected to add more staff with the improvement of the facility.
“We aren’t looking at a huge expansion. We are just really fortunate we have a good bunch of staff there and a renewed commitment to the community that we're going to expand and bring everyone together. It will draw out some efficiencies from having everyone in one location,” said Gano.
ATCO Electric is planning to house its operation in Drumheller under one roof, and is beginning a renovation/expansion of its warehouse location.
