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As of 1880, the company now separated into three divisions, Iron Ore Extraction, Manufacturing, and Shipping/Exports. Marsden overall maintained on the board as Chairman but had consolidated power and pushed out Billsworth and Chauncey, replacing them with 'company men' who had worked their way up the corporate ladder since Arco Steel's founding three decades before. Steel exports to Levantia had continued to grow, and with the industry now becoming the single most important company in Easthampton, Arco Steel was poised to be the largest corporation in Arcerion by 1900, but with the arrival of the [[First Great War]], there was a distinct shift. Battles as part of the Arco-Paul conflict spilled out of Washakara and into Easthampton, damaging the plant's ability to produce steel. The [[Arcerion Parachute Regiment]], at that time the Duke of Lincolnshire's Regiment, was awarded a regimental battle honour for defending Easthampton, and set their Regimental Headquarters within Factory No.1's own offices, and their mortars and artillery in the plant itself. This spawned an affiliation between the two organizations, and with the war's conclusion and Arco Steel continuing production and operations, Marsden annually paid for a Christmas Dinner to be put on for the Regiment, a tradition that continues in modern times. | As of 1880, the company now separated into three divisions, Iron Ore Extraction, Manufacturing, and Shipping/Exports. Marsden overall maintained on the board as Chairman but had consolidated power and pushed out Billsworth and Chauncey, replacing them with 'company men' who had worked their way up the corporate ladder since Arco Steel's founding three decades before. Steel exports to Levantia had continued to grow, and with the industry now becoming the single most important company in Easthampton, Arco Steel was poised to be the largest corporation in Arcerion by 1900, but with the arrival of the [[First Great War]], there was a distinct shift. Battles as part of the Arco-Paul conflict spilled out of Washakara and into Easthampton, damaging the plant's ability to produce steel. The [[Arcerion Parachute Regiment]], at that time the Duke of Lincolnshire's Regiment, was awarded a regimental battle honour for defending Easthampton, and set their Regimental Headquarters within Factory No.1's own offices, and their mortars and artillery in the plant itself. This spawned an affiliation between the two organizations, and with the war's conclusion and Arco Steel continuing production and operations, Marsden annually paid for a Christmas Dinner to be put on for the Regiment, a tradition that continues in modern times. | ||
=== Interwar & [[Second Great War]] Period (1906-1943) === | === Interwar & [[Second Great War]] Period (1906-1943) === | ||
The Interwar period saw a significant expansion of Factory No.2, tripling in size as it tried to keep up with the demand for Arcer steel from major export markets in Crona and Levantia. The expansion continued with more extensive supply chain investments in Chester-on-Moore, as well as the size and capabilities of the Arcer railways ability to ship steel to the coast from the Aileach Mountains. The company had only operated off of a single set of double-track rail lines to Kurst and and Chester-on-Moore, and bought a majority stake in the Railway, doubling the amount of track laid during the late 1880s, to allow for more steel to be sent to Arcerion's main Southern commercial port in Chester-on-Moore. | The Interwar period saw a significant expansion of Factory No.2, tripling in size as it tried to keep up with the demand for Arcer steel from major export markets in Crona and Levantia. The expansion continued with more extensive supply chain investments in Chester-on-Moore, as well as the size and capabilities of the Arcer railways ability to ship steel to the coast from the Aileach Mountains. The company had only operated off of a single set of double-track rail lines to Kurst and and Chester-on-Moore, and bought a majority stake in the Railway, doubling the amount of track laid during the late 1880s, to allow for more steel to be sent to Arcerion's main Southern commercial port in Chester-on-Moore. | ||
The death of Marsden in 1919 (at the age of 93) saw a new period evolve for the company. Marsden's three sons, John Jr., James, and Nathaniel all retained board seats and established a commanding and sizeable control of the company, solidifying the Marsden family's role in Arco Steel and as a dynastic family, one of the few in Arcerion that grew from naturalized citizens and native Arcers rather than existing old-world Occidental noble families. | The death of Marsden in 1919 (at the age of 93) saw a new period evolve for the company. Marsden's three sons, John Jr., James, and Nathaniel all retained board seats and established a commanding and sizeable control of the company, solidifying the Marsden family's role in Arco Steel and as a dynastic family, one of the few in Arcerion that grew from naturalized citizens and native Arcers rather than existing old-world Occidental noble families. | ||
[[File:2GW Steel Plant.jpg|thumb|An aerial photograph of Factories No.1 and No.2 in Easthampton at the breakout of the Second Great War showing the scale of expansion since the first factory's establishment almost a century prior. ]] | [[File:2GW Steel Plant.jpg|thumb|An aerial photograph of Factories No.1 and No.2 in Easthampton at the breakout of the Second Great War showing the scale of expansion since the first factory's establishment almost a century prior. ]] | ||
With the Second Great War rapidly approaching with a breakdown of relations between [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]], Factory No.3 was opened and prepared for operations with the arrival of hostilities. Arco Steel only narrowly missed being nationalized back into a Crown Corporation, but after a lengthy litigation, mediation, and legal battle with the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]] and the [[Supreme Court of Arcerion]], Arco Steel remained a public corporation. The agreement meant that Arco Steel would produce much of the raw metal and materials for the creation of manufacturing plants and other major facilities to produce tanks, armoured vehicles, and heavy weaponry for the Arcer war effort. | With the Second Great War rapidly approaching with a breakdown of relations between [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]], Factory No.3 was opened and prepared for operations with the arrival of hostilities. Arco Steel only narrowly missed being nationalized back into a Crown Corporation, but after a lengthy litigation, mediation, and legal battle with the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]] and the [[Supreme Court of Arcerion]], Arco Steel remained a public corporation. The agreement meant that Arco Steel would produce much of the raw metal and materials for the creation of manufacturing plants and other major facilities to produce tanks, armoured vehicles, and heavy weaponry for the Arcer war effort. | ||
By the war's conclusion, Arcer steel was found in tanks, planes, and ships across the Allies side, and the relationship forged with [[Burgundie]] and [[Alstin]] meant that much of Arcerion's steel successfully managed to make it to the customers and importers in Levantia and Sarpedon, as convoys escorted the commercial vessels beyond the [[Songun Sea]]. The company's profits dipped during this period as it worked on credit, the Arcer government generating a sizeable debt to Arco Steel due to the massive requirements of the war effort and already strained public relations due to the volume of war bonds that had been bought. With over 20,000 employees in both factories, rail yards, warehouses, and mines, the company was already one of the largest in Arcerion and set to become one of the largest in Crona. | By the war's conclusion, Arcer steel was found in tanks, planes, and ships across the Allies side, and the relationship forged with [[Burgundie]] and [[Alstin]] meant that much of Arcerion's steel successfully managed to make it to the customers and importers in Levantia and Sarpedon, as convoys escorted the commercial vessels beyond the [[Songun Sea]]. The company's profits dipped during this period as it worked on credit, the Arcer government generating a sizeable debt to Arco Steel due to the massive requirements of the war effort and already strained public relations due to the volume of war bonds that had been bought. With over 20,000 employees in both factories, rail yards, warehouses, and mines, the company was already one of the largest in Arcerion and set to become one of the largest in Crona. | ||
=== Post-War and Modern Era (1944-present) === | === Post-War and Modern Era (1944-present) === | ||
After the war's conclusion, | After the war's conclusion, the repayments with interest by the Arcer government, as well as with a massive surge in buying due to the need for reconstruction meant that Arco Steel saw a rise in its stock price and international orders. The surge of orders continued to be unmatched going into the 1960s and 1970s, with employees across Arcerion numbering over 100,000 and giving Easthampton, despite its small and relatively unimportant geographical location, a disproportionate political role in Arcer politics. Moorden's economy became heavily dependent on both Kinnaird's financial mechanisms, as well as Easthampton's steel export and production. The majority stake in the Railway Service meant that there was an increase to a quadruple track line on the Easthampton-Kurst-Chester-on-Moore line, bringing raw iron ore and finished steel to the ports for shipping abroad. | ||
The massive steel boom in the 1960s and 1970s coincided with the establishment of four new factories and a new mine in the Aileach Mountains, and solidified Arco Steel as the most important corporate entity in Eastern Arcerion. The company headquarters remained in Easthampton, however there was an increase in demand for a larger presence in Kinnaird, due to the city's financial importance. A second large building, the Kinnaird Steel Building, was constructed in 1977 and and finished by 1980, with Senior Vice President of Shipping and Exports, John Marsden Jr., moving his staff of several hundred there. The company added a fourth division in its Kinnaird | |||
major expansion to support manufacturing of tanks and ships | major expansion to support manufacturing of tanks and ships | ||
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== Subsidiaries == | == Subsidiaries == | ||
buy three from stenz at minimum | buy three from stenz at minimum | ||
Easthampton mountainmen rugby | |||
== Major Markets == | == Major Markets == | ||
Stenz | Stenz | ||
Alstin | Alstin | ||
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[[Category:Arcerion]] | [[Category:Arcerion]] | ||