A Legacy of Innovation
Deep Roots
The story of Enerflex is the story of capability built over time. Who we are today is a direct result of the combined expertise and ingenuity of over a century of builders, pioneers, and problem-solvers. It’s a heritage remarkable for much more than its longevity.
We are Enerflex, a leading global provider of modular gas, power, and water technology solutions. Guided and inspired by a proud legacy of more than a century of progressive innovation and technical expertise, we’re continuing to envision the paths forward to a better, more sustainable energy future worldwide.
Our Impact
But Our Story Has More Than One Origin
Enerflex may have been born in Calgary. But in fact, we stand on a combined international lineage that has helped shape key parts of the energy industry across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Through strategic integration, we’ve continually brought important capabilities from other companies together into a more complete platform.
Key Turning Point: The Acquisition of Exterran, 2022
On October 13, 2022, Enerflex announced the transformational acquisition of Exterran Corporation for $735M USD, effectively doubling the size of our combined company.
This was more than a transaction. This was the coming together of multiple foundational lineages that had helped shape the industry for decades. Exterran’s advanced cryogenic compression product line represented a significant step forward in our service capabilities, with the manufacturing facility at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, also unlocking new opportunities.
Complete Timeline
Roots (1910s-1970s)
This foundational era represents the creation, growth, and technical innovation of companies and organizations that would one day join Enerflex’s shared lineage, becoming central to our long-term strength. Though their paths may not lead directly to Enerflex as we know it today, these pioneers helped build the engineering and operating foundations required for increasingly sophisticated industrial systems – and more importantly, forged the mindset of discipline, expertise, and perpetual improvement.
1913 – CIMCO Refrigeration founded
1935 – Lewis Refrigeration founded
1954 – South Gas Coast Company founded, predecessor to Universal Compression
1955 – Lewis Refrigeration merges with Lock Process Systems
1961 – Toromont Industries founded
1969 – Tidewater Marine acquires South Coast Gas Company
1969 – Toromont acquires CIMCO
1972 – T.H. Russell Company founded
Expansion and Emergence Era (1980-2000)
Following Enerflex’s founding in Calgary in 1980, this era marks where our inheritance transforms into leadership. Through stronger technical specialization, broader operating capabilities, and the acquisition of technologies, systems, and networks, our company began to build real category importance. We moved from manufacturers of reliable equipment to offer aftermarket services, water treatment services, and more, all while taking our first steps into international markets around the world.
1980 – Enerflex founded
1990 – Hanover Compression founded
1993 – Tidewater acquired multiple US compression assets and businesses, including Haliburton’s compression units
1995 – Toromont Industries acquires Lewis Refrigeration
1998 – Tidewater divests its compression division, forming Universal Compression
1999 – GLR Solutions Ltd. is established
Era of Consolidation (2000-2010)
The new millenium was a period of rapid growth for Enerflex. We broadened our geographic reach, while continually strengthening our position in our core capabilities. Further acquisitions broadened our strength in specialized technologies like water treatment and cryogenic compression, while careful expansion boosted our ability to support more complex systems over time. The result of this pivotal decade was not just greater scale, but a more complete technical relevance.
2000 – Hanover Compression is established and acquires T.H. Russell
2001 – Universal Compression acquires Weatherford Global Compression
2001 – Hanover acquires Production Operators from Schlumberger
2002 – Enerflex acquires VR Systems
2003 – Enerflex acquires EnSource Energy
2005 – Enerflex acquires HPS Group in Australia
2007 – Hanover and Universal merge to create Exterran
2008 – Exterran acquires GLR Solutions Ltd.
2010 – Enerflex joins Toromont, then emerges as a public company
Global Growth and Integration (2010 – Present)
Through expansion in key markets, continued capability building, and major integration of new technologies, Enerflex dramatically strengthened our position in the categories that matter most to our customers. This was not a period of growth. This was a period of honing capabilities while offering broader operational strength. Moving forward toward 2050, we’re now better positioned to deliver full lifecycle support of critical systems with more depth, more reach, and more practical capability.
2014 – Enerflex acquires Valerus AXIP Energy Services’ assets in Latin America
2014 – Exterran acquires compression assets from MidCon compression
2017 – Enerflex acquires contract compression fleet from Mesa Compression
2018 – Exterran acquires Enerscope
2022 – Enerflex acquires Exterran