ASCO Promises
As a leading full-service logistics, materials, and operations management specialist, we have unparalleled experience and a unique ability to combine high-level strategy with boots on the ground.
It’s an approach and mindset we call Frontier Thinking. It goes beyond logistics and enables us to advise and orchestrate safe, optimised operations, and plan and manage materials and movements – increasing efficiency and maximising value at every step.
We live by our obsession with safety, service excellence, and sustainability. These values guide our work and are reflected by three promises that define what you can expect from ASCO.
70 +
Facilities and offices worldwide
55 +
years providing logistics & materials management
1500 +
Colleagues worldwide
19
Logistics hubs
50 +
Warehouses managed globally
Owned or operated, every facility we run around the world, from supply bases and warehouses to quaysides, is optimised for safer, smarter, more efficient operations.
United Kingdom
Norway
Canada
USA
Australia
Dakar, Senegal
Trinidad & Tobago
Suriname
Namibia
The ASCO difference
High risk, no problem
We have decades of experience in high-risk, complicated environments, including the North Sea.
Multi-Line Critical Capabilities
Our capabilities span multiple critical industry service lines, from fuel and environmental waste to training and marine operations.
24/7 Operations Control
ASCO Operations Control Centre (OCC) operates 24/7, monitoring & coordinating clients’ operational environments in real time.
Global Consistency with AIMS
ASCO Integrated Management System (AIMS) ensures consistency across all global operations.
ISO-Certified Quality Commitment
Our ISO accreditations reflect our commitment to exceptional quality, environmental stewardship, and health and safety.
Global Leaders in Lifting
Through our ownership of NSL, we set the standard for global lifting and safety training.
Our history
Built on experience. Proven over decades.
Decades ago, we cut our teeth supporting oil and gas operations in the North sea, earning a reputation for transforming productivity and uncovering new efficiency gains.
Now we take this experience around the globe, assisting high-impact projects across a range of critical industries including energy, defence, utilities, metals and industrial manufacturing to unlock better progress, safety and value.
1967
ASCO starts life
In 1967, we began by cutting our teeth supporting oil and gas operations in the North sea, earning a reputation for transforming productivity and uncovering new efficiency gains.
Now we take this experience around the globe, assisting high-impact projects to unlock better progress, safety and value.
1981
Corporate HQ
ASCO opened a corporate HQ in Aberdeen on site of the original No 5 bonded warehouse. Staying true to our roots, ASCO’s corporate HQ remains in Aberdeen having moved to Dyce for a bigger facility.
1990
BP outsources its logistics operations to ASCO
BP outsources its logistics operations to ASCO, opening out of the port of Dundee. ASCO still support BP worldwide, with BP being a key player in our international growth.
2012
ASCO Manatoken Oilfield Services and NSL
ASCO acquire Manatoken Oilfield Services; providing a wide variety of equipment, and NSL; offering technical expertise and training to the lifting industry.
2023
Acquired by Endless LLP
ASCO acquired by Endless LLP, a company focussed on building and enduring sustainable businesses.
Our Impact
Discover how we solve high-stakes challenges for the world’s most demanding industries.
Sustainability