History
QC Data was founded in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1977 as a small privately held company, providing well log digitizing services to the oil and gas industry. Over the years the Company further expanded its service offering creating the largest data bank of private and public oil and gas production data for the entire Canadian Western Sedimentary Basin. Achieving the position of industry leader in Canada, the Company subsequently expanded geographically into other oil and gas market areas in the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia.
Having established a reputation as an industry leader in oil and gas data management and delivery, steps were taken to expand into the general field of geographic related data conversion, providing AM/FM/GIS services to telecommunication and utility companies and government organizations.
In 1991, QC Data was acquired by Mr. Alfred H. Balm, an entrepreneur and financier. His vision and goal was to transform QC Data from a regional, technology-driven company into an international, market-driven and technology-based company. In December 2000, the Company sold its oil and gas data division in order to focus all its resources on growing its engineering and data business providing services to telecommunications, utilities, and property management companies.
Today, QC Data’s operations in Data Services and Engineering Services span the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada.
QC Data Evolution
Founded in 1977
QC Data focuses on petroleum data services – translating, building, storing, and managing oil and gas production data in digital format.
1987, Enters AM/FM/GIS market
QC Data enters into the relatively new Automated Mapping / Facilities Management / Geographic Information System (AM/FM/GIS) market providing data conversion services.
1990s, Becomes a Leading Provider of Data Conversion
QC Data becomes a leading provider of data conversion services for the AM/FM/GIS marketplace, with operations in Canada, the United States and Ireland.
1997, Enters the Outsourcing Market
QC Data successfully establishes the largest engineering records maintenance outsourcing program of its kind in North America with a major US based telecommunications company.
1997, AltaLIS Subsidiary was Formed
QC Data established a joint venture company to manage the Province of Alberta’s land data for a consortium of owners including the provincial government, utilities, and telecommunications.
1998, Enters the Government GIS Outsourcing Market
QC Data (through its subsidiary AltaLIS) becomes the sole provider of land base maintenance and management for the Province of Alberta in Canada.
1998, Becomes Petroleum Data Services Leader
QC Data grows its petroleum data services business in the USA and UK, and achieves leadership position in Canada with a market share of 85 percent.
2000, Sells Petroleum Data Services
QC Data makes the strategic decision to sell its petroleum data services business to focus on the expanding utility and telecom asset data services outsourcing market.
2001, Focuses on Outsourcing Market
Throughout 2001, QC Data expanded its sales and marketing initiatives to focus on growing its data management outsourcing services business.
2001, UK Works with Leading Gas Services Provider
In 2001 QC Data expanded its existing services in the UK electricity market to provide asset data project services to the UK gas market, working on behalf of the major distribution network operator.
2001, UK Enters Field Data Collection Marketplace
In support of our UK utility clients and their contractors, QC Data launched Field Data Surveying to provide specialist support in accurately recording crucial asset type, location and positional data from the field to ensure timely update into the ultimate client’s GIS.
2004, Acquires Emery DataGraphic, Inc. (EDG)
QC Data acquires EDG, of Denver, Colorado. EDG brings to the QC Data family a solid long-term business relationship with a major US telecommunications company along with a portfolio of data conversion and migration tools and expertise.
2005, Establishes Outside Plant Engineering Design Program
As a logical extension of our traditional data service offerings, QC Data invests in establishing an engineering service line of business to benefit the telecom industry.
2005, Establishes Offshore Management Center
QC Data establishes an Offshore Management Center responsible for the management and coordination of data services work sent offshore, when business conditions warrant such.
2006, Formalizes Outside Plant Engineering Design Practice
QC Data further invests in its Outside Plant Engineering Design Practice with the addition of key resources with the depth of experience in the latest telecom fiber design practices and technology.
2008, QC Data and the Economy
QC Data feels the effects the economic recession is having on utilities and telecommunication companies throughout the world.
2009, QC Data Restructures
QC Data uses the economic slowdown as an opportunity to build a company-wide restructuring plan aimed at improving its business fundamentals.
2009, QC Data Relocates International Corporate Headquarters
QC Data, as part of its restructuring plan, relocates its corporate headquarters from Alberta, Canada to the Unites States.
2010, Company Reorganization
QC Data announces the reorganization of the Company identifying a senior executive with P&L responsibility for US business and likewise for our UK-Ireland business. Both the US and UK-Ireland organizations are now structured around major business units.
2010, Sells shares in AltaLIS
QC Data sells all its shares in AltaLIS as a further element of the Company restructuring plan to focus and strengthen its resources on growing its business in the US and UK.
2011, Significant Growth
QC Data has realized steady growth month on month throughout 2011. New project bid activity is at the highest level in the last two years and QC Data is optimistic in achieving its financial objectives for the year. We plan to enter 2012 with a solid backlog of business and some exciting new business development pursuits.
