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The Churchill Corporation was incorporated
as Churchill Development Corporation Ltd.
on August 31, 1981. The name of the Corporation
was changed to The Churchill Corporation
on July 30, 1985. On June 30, 1987, Churchill
acquired A.I.L. – Alberta Investments
Ltd. (“AIL”), a closed end
mutual fund listed on the Alberta Stock
Exchange (the “ASE”), and became
a reporting issuer. Churchill Common Shares
were listed and conditionally accepted
for trading by the ASE on December 1, 1987.
On December 8, 1999, Churchill Common Shares
were listed for trading on the Toronto
Stock Exchange (the “TSX”).
On January 30, 2000 Churchill consolidated
its trading onto the TSX and dropped its
listing on the ASE, which was then the
Canadian Venture Exchange.
Stuart Olson was originally founded by
Mr. Stuart Olson in 1939 in Edmonton, Alberta,
and Churchill bought the company from the
Olson family in 1989. With offices in Vancouver,
Edmonton and Calgary, Stuart Olson is a
progressive builder and construction manager.
Triton Projects provides heavy industrial
general construction contracting, fabrication
and maintenance services. Triton has been
in business since 1953 and was acquired
by Churchill in 1990. Triton is based in
Edmonton, Alberta with branch offices in
Fort McMurray and Bonnyville, Alberta.
The company has fabrication facilities
in Bonnyville and Lamont, Alberta, and
is one of the largest open-shop mechanical
contractors in its region.
Laird Electric has been in business since
1962 and was acquired by Churchill in February
2003. Based in Fort McMurray, Alberta and
with a branch office in Edmonton, Laird
provides industrial and commercial electrical,
instrumentation and power-line construction
and maintenance services. Laird primarily
serves the resource and industrial sectors,
including the oil sands, oil and gas, petrochemical
and power generation markets.
Insulation Holdings was incorporated as
a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation
to provide industrial insulation services.
Insulation Holdings has two wholly owned
subsidiaries – Fuller Austin (in
business since 1961) and Northern Industrial
(in business since 1984). Fuller Austin
and Northern Industrial were acquired by
Insulation Holdings in 1988. Fuller Austin
serves the building-trades union market
and Northern Industrial serves the open-shop
market. These companies each provide an
integrated range of services, including
industrial thermal and acoustic insulation,
fireproofing and fire stopping, asbestos
abatement, siding application and plant
maintenance.
