Allied Container Systems

Twenty-five years ago, the San Francisco headquarters of Allied Container Systems Incorporated (ACS) was awarded a major contract by the US government to dispose of hazardous materials. The words 'safe', 'secure' and 'expedient' became synonymous with ACS as it excelled in the handling of the dangerous, high-security, substances. More large-scale m... ilitary contracts followed, including one for the construction of a Mid East village, complete with mosque and market place, at Twentynine Palms, California, for pre-deployment training for the US Marines. They called it 'Combat Town.' ACS went on to construct many more scalable urban villages, using the very latest technologies, to serve as training environments for the US, Canadian and British militaries. As the focus of military operations has changed, so have the urban environments in which troops need to train. ACS Canada has provided fully functioning towns and villages to simulate those in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and the Caucuses. The company has also progressed from simply constructing the buildings to providing multi-ethnic, multi-lingual role-players to bring the population centers to life, including simulated media operators to demonstrate information threats and uses. ACS also boasts a range of phenomenally-realistic special effects. It is fitting that ACS Canada, headquartered in Calgary, is run by former military personnel and film industry creatives, with the perfect blend of skills to facilitate a full range of cost-efficient services. ACS's clients include first responders, aid agencies, educational establishments and corporations and government agencies nationwide, and worldwide, specialising in emerging economies and large, and therefore vulnerable, facilities. ACS is equally adept at catering to its military clients as its civilian clients. It has provided simulations of everything from frontline combat to helicopter crashes, train accidents, pipeline and oil well explosions, and more. Its state-of-the-art pyrotechnics and stage make up ...Read More