ASCO

ASCO is an Aberdeen-headquartered company providing logistics, materials management and operational support to energy and other industrial sectors. Its group headquarters is on Harvest Avenue in Dyce. The UK network covers quaysides and warehouses in Aberdeen, a supply base in Peterhead and operations in Great Yarmouth and Teesside.

Services include supply base operation, warehousing and materials management, freight forwarding and project cargo, customs handling, environmental and waste services, fuel supply and storage, ship agency and marine coordination. ASCO also provides lifting assurance, workforce provision, consultancy and training courses.

The business began in Aberdeen in 1967 to serve the early North Sea oil industry. Its Peterhead facility opened in 1974 and remains the flagship UK base. The group now also operates internationally and reports more than 1,500 employees worldwide.