🠈 WillScot Corporation 🠊
WillScott Corporation
WillScot Corporation (aka WillScot) is a leader in providing mobile offices and portable storage units. The units are popular at construction sites. The portable classrooms are popular with schools that need to expand rapidly to fit student demand. The company has offices throughout the US with its headquarters in Baltimore. The company trades on NASDAQ with the symbol: WSC.Corporate History
This section shows select corporate events in the growth of WillScot the the site's about us page1 providing the base for the outline.
- 1944: Williams Mobile Offices created an office that one can tow behind a car.
- 1945: Scotsman Manufacturing Company began producing recreational vehicles and specialty units for the movie business/.
- 1955: Business incorporated as Williams Mobile Offices
- 1967: Company introduced 6-55 x 10 modular office.
- 1990: Williams merged with Scottsman Manufacturing Company
- 1945: Scotsman Manufacturing Company began producing recreational vehicles and specialty units for the movie business/.
- 1999: WillScot expanded to Canada.
- 2004: WillScot expanded to Mexico and Europe
- 2004: WillScot acquired GE California DSA Classrooms
- 2005: WillScot held an IPO on the NASDAQ
- 2006: WillScott acquired Wiron based in Spain.
- 2007: WillScot acquired Hawaii Modular Space.
- 2007: WillScot merged with Algeco and became private again.
- 2017: An entity called Double Eagle Acquisition acquired WillScot. Double Eagle changed its name to WillScott Corporation and started trading on NASDAQ with the WSC.2
- 2017: WillScot acquired Acton Mobile.
- ????: Acton founded
- 2015: Acton acquired the mobile office fleet of Phoenix based Mini Mobile3
- 2018: WillScot acquired Tyson Onsite.
- 2018: WillScot acquired ModSpace for $1.2 billion4.
References:
- WillScot - Our History (Drawn 10/16/2019)
- WillScot - Double Eagle Transaction (Drawn 10/16/2019)
- Market Watch - Acton acquires Mobile Mini Fleet (Drawn 10/16/2019)
- WillScot - Mod Space Acquisition (Drawn 10/16/2019)
Directory Listings:
- Phoenix Color - Construction: WillScot Corporation
- Pima County - Construction: WillScot Corporation
- Denver Color - Construction: WillScot Corporation
- Salt Lake Sites - Construction: WillScot Corporation