Alphard Trading Corporation

Alphard Trading Corporation is a military hardware manufacturer with subsidiary offices located in several Periphery states bordering the Free Worlds League.

Overview
Alphard Trading Corporation (ATC) was originally a single company headquartered in the Free Worlds League. During the 2720s ATC underwent a major expansion, forming several new subsidiaries across the Periphery. During the Succession Wars, the ATC main office ceased operations, leaving the many subsidiaries to operate independently. Two of these branches were located on Alphard and Perdition, but only ATC Perdition survived the Succession Wars. Survival didn't equate to prosperity, however, as ATC Perdition remained afloat only because they merged with Pinard Protectorates Limited.

The Alphard office remained defunct until Johann O'Reilly founded a new company with the same name shortly before he formed the Marian Hegemony. By the time of the Clan Invasion, ATC Alphard had formed a partnership with Kali-Yama Industries and ATC Perdition had begun to produce defense products. The increased sales also allowed ATC Perdition to resume operating as a separate corporation.

Jihad
The Jihad created problems for the Kali-Yama/ATC agreement however, as the main Kali Yama offices were occupied by Blakist forces. The Alphard branch of ATC partnered with Marian Arms Incorporated and in 3080 the two companies finished their first production line. This line produces a "primitive" version of the venerable Centurion BattleMech. Analysts speculate that ATC will use the experience gathered from creating this line to expand the Marian Hegemony's industrial base. The Perdition branch, however, did not fare so well toward the end of the century. Between the Roughriders' attack on Perdition in 3075 and subsequent raids by Word of Blake forces, all of the industry on Perdition had been destroyed by 3081.

The Dark Age
The Hegemony government invested heavily in ATC, both to drive the reconstruction programs the Marian military needed to go through and to assist with their civilian reconstruction efforts. The first new plant to be constructed by ATC was on Addhara, which began producing both armor and BattleMechs to begin making up for the lost output from the destroyed Perdition plant. Then, in addition to the Leximon plant, ATC established the first battle armor plant to be constructed in the Periphery, located on the former Illyrian Palatinate capital of Illyria. The construction of this plant was driven by demands from Caesar Ignatius O'Reilly for increased military production from ATC. It was Caesar O'Reilly's anticipation of the now-reformed Free Worlds League launching large-scale attacks against the Hegemony that fueled his determination to strengthen the MHAF.

When the Lothian League gained independence in 3128 it also effectively gained control of the Leximon plant. While the plant continued to operate under ATC's ownership, it was now producing armored vehicles for the small Lothian military.

Leadership
The CEO of the Taurian Concordat Alphard Trading Corporation is Bruce Magliozzi.

Manufacturing
Alphard Trading Corporation has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Addhara
Active from 3099, the Addhara plant is known to have produced armor and BattleMechs.

Alphard
In 3077 the CEO of the Marian Hegemony Alphard Trading Corporation is Livia O'Reilly.

Illyria
Active from some point after 3139, the Illyria plant is known to have produced battle armor.

Leximon
Constructed during the Dark Age, the Leximon plant was still operating at least as late as 3145.

Perdition
As of 3081 the factories on Perdition had been destroyed.