Tervita

Tervita was a Canadian energy and environmental services company whose business combined industrial waste management with services supporting oil and gas operations. Its activities included oil-field waste disposal, landfill remediation, demolition, metals recycling, water treatment, civil and environmental construction, construction drilling, oil-sands-related work, and oil-spill cleanup. The company served customers through operations in Canada and the United States. The business originated in Alberta in 1979, when David P. Werklund and Gordon Vivian established Concord Well Servicing in Valleyview. The company’s early activities were connected to well servicing and the needs of the petroleum sector. In 1984, with investment from Werklund, Canadian Crude Separators Corporation, commonly known as CCS Corp., was formed to provide oil-waste services. This created the corporate platform from which the later Tervita group developed. Hazco, an environmental and water-services business, was established in 1989. During the following years, CCS and Hazco expanded through acquisitions of companies involved in energy-related waste, environmental services, and industrial operations. CCS became publicly traded in 1994 and acquired Hazco in 2004, bringing oil-waste and broader environmental capabilities under common ownership. In 2007, CCS changed its name to CCS Corporation and returned to private ownership. In 2012, twelve businesses operating under CCS Corporation, including CCS Midstream Services and Hazco, were brought together under the Tervita name. The consolidation presented Tervita as an integrated provider rather than a collection of separate regional or specialist businesses. Its scope covered the treatment, recovery, transportation, disposal, and remediation of materials associated with energy production and other industrial activity. Tervita became the subject of an important Canadian competition-law case after acquiring Complete Environmental Inc. for approximately CAD 6 million. The acquisition enabled Tervita to develop a landfill in northeastern British Columbia. The Competition Bureau challenged the transaction on the grounds that Tervita would control all three landfills in the region and could thereby reduce competition. In January 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in Tervita’s favour. The decision was significant because it addressed how Canadian merger law should treat a relatively small acquisition and clarified the evidentiary framework for assessing whether a transaction substantially prevents competition. On July 19, 2018, Tervita Corporation and Newalta Corporation announced the completion of their previously announced business combination. The combined company continued operating under the Tervita Corporation name, broadening its industrial and energy-services footprint. Tervita subsequently ceased to be an independent company when Secure Energy Services acquired it in an all-stock transaction that closed on July 2, 2021. The transaction ended Tervita’s existence as a standalone publicly traded corporate group, although its assets, operations, and service capabilities became part of Secure’s business.

Tervita’s history began in Alberta’s oil-field services sector. In 1979, David P. Werklund and Gordon Vivian founded Concord Well Servicing in Valleyview, Alberta. The company initially focused on well-servicing activities and developed within the wider petroleum-services economy. In 1984, Canadian Crude Separators Corporation, generally known as CCS Corp., was established with investment from Werklund. CCS provided services for oil waste and became the principal corporate vehicle for a growing portfolio of energy and environmental businesses. Hazco was formed in 1989 to provide water and environmental services, extending the group beyond its original oil-waste focus. CCS became publicly traded in 1994. Over the next decade, CCS and Hazco acquired businesses associated with energy waste, environmental management, and related industrial services. CCS acquired Hazco in 2004, combining the two organizations. In 2007, the company renamed itself CCS Corporation and went private. The Tervita identity was created in 2012, when twelve companies operating under CCS Corporation were combined under one organization. The group included CCS Midstream Services and Hazco. Its service portfolio covered oil-field waste disposal, landfill and remediation work, demolition, metals recycling, water treatment, civil and environmental construction, construction drilling, oil-sands exploration, and oil-spill response. The combined structure allowed the company to present a broader offering to energy-sector and industrial customers across Canada and the United States. A major legal event followed Tervita’s acquisition of Complete Environmental Inc. for approximately CAD 6 million. The transaction related to the development of a landfill in northeastern British Columbia. The Competition Bureau argued that Tervita would control all three landfills in the region and that the acquisition could eliminate competition. In January 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada decided in Tervita’s favour. The case became influential in Canadian competition law because it concerned a comparatively small acquisition and established guidance on the evidence required to demonstrate that a transaction would substantially prevent competition. On July 19, 2018, Tervita Corporation and Newalta Corporation completed a previously announced business combination. The enlarged organization continued under the Tervita Corporation name and combined complementary industrial and energy-services operations. Tervita’s independent corporate life ended on July 2, 2021, when Secure Energy Services acquired the company through an all-stock transaction. After the acquisition, Tervita was no longer an independent publicly traded company. Its operating assets and service capabilities were incorporated into Secure Energy Services.

• 2021

  Acquisition by Secure Energy Services

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  Secure Energy Services acquires Tervita in an all-stock transaction.

• 2018

  Newalta combination closes

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  Tervita and Newalta complete their business combination and continue under the Tervita Corporation name.

• 2015

  Supreme Court competition ruling

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  The Supreme Court of Canada rules in Tervita’s favour in litigation concerning its acquisition of Complete Environmental Inc.

• 2012

  Tervita is formed

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  Twelve businesses operating under CCS Corporation are consolidated under the Tervita name.

• 2007

  CCS becomes CCS Corporation and goes private

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  The company adopts the CCS Corporation name and leaves public ownership.

• 2004

  CCS acquires Hazco

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  The acquisition brings Hazco’s water and environmental capabilities into CCS.

• 1994

  CCS becomes publicly traded

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  CCS enters the public markets as it expands its energy-waste and environmental-services portfolio.

• 1989

  Hazco is established

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  Hazco begins providing water and environmental services.

• 1984

  Canadian Crude Separators Corporation is formed

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  CCS Corp. is established to provide oil-waste services and becomes the foundation of the later Tervita group.

• 1979

  Concord Well Servicing is founded

  [1]Tervitaen.wikipedia.org

  David P. Werklund and Gordon Vivian establish Concord Well Servicing in Valleyview, Alberta.

An integrated Canadian energy and environmental services provider combining oil-field waste management, industrial recycling, remediation, water treatment, and field-support capabilities.

• Waste management

  Oil-field waste disposal

  Tervita handled waste generated by oil and gas operations, including disposal and related treatment services. This activity was central to the company’s historical development from CCS and connected the business directly to petroleum production and field operations.

• Environmental services

  Environmental remediation

  The company provided landfill remediation and other environmental-management services for contaminated or disturbed industrial sites. Its remediation work complemented waste disposal by addressing the longer-term restoration and management of affected land.

• Industrial environmental services · 1989

  Water treatment

  Through capabilities associated with Hazco and the wider Tervita group, the company offered water and wastewater treatment services for energy and industrial customers. These services formed part of its broader environmental-services portfolio.

• Recycling

  Metals recycling

  Tervita recycled metals and managed recoverable industrial materials. The business supported resource recovery while complementing its waste-handling, demolition, and industrial-services activities.

• Construction and field services

  Civil and environmental construction

  The company undertook civil and environmental construction work connected with industrial facilities, waste infrastructure, remediation projects, and energy-sector operations. These capabilities enabled Tervita to combine project execution with waste and environmental management.

• Emergency environmental response

  Oil-spill cleanup

  Tervita provided oil-spill cleanup and response services for energy-sector customers. The offering addressed containment, recovery, and environmental-management needs associated with petroleum incidents.

• 2021

  Sale to Secure Energy ServicesM&A

  Background

  Tervita operated as an integrated energy and environmental services company serving customers in Canada and the United States.

  Action taken

  Secure Energy Services acquired Tervita in an all-stock transaction completed on July 2, 2021.

  Aftermath

  Tervita ceased to operate as an independent corporate group and became part of Secure Energy Services.

  Source

• 2018

  Business combination with NewaltaM&A

  Background

  Tervita and Newalta announced a business combination intended to join complementary industrial and energy-services operations.

  Action taken

  The parties completed the combination on July 19, 2018, with the merged company operating as Tervita Corporation.

  Aftermath

  Tervita continued as the operating identity of the enlarged company.

  Source

• 2015

  Defence of the Complete Environmental acquisitionOther

  Background

  Tervita’s approximately CAD 6 million acquisition of Complete Environmental Inc. was challenged on competition grounds because the resulting landfill ownership could have left Tervita controlling all three landfills in northeastern British Columbia.

  Action taken

  Tervita defended the transaction through the Canadian competition-law process, ultimately receiving a favourable Supreme Court of Canada decision.

  Aftermath

  The ruling became an important Canadian precedent concerning small mergers and the evidence needed to establish that an acquisition substantially prevents competition.

  Acquisition value. CAD 6 million (Acquisition of Complete Environmental Inc.)

  Source

• 2012

  Consolidation under the Tervita brandStrategy

  Background

  CCS Corporation operated through a group of related energy and environmental businesses, including CCS Midstream Services and Hazco.

  Action taken

  Twelve companies were combined under the Tervita name to create a more integrated energy and environmental services organization.

  Aftermath

  The consolidation established Tervita as the group’s principal operating identity and broadened its offering across waste, remediation, recycling, water, construction, and field services.

  Source

1. 1Tervitaen.wikipedia.org