North Star Consolidated / SCANIAFT

North Star Consolidated has a long history dating back over a thousand years. It was founded on Earth in the southern-most region of Sweden under the name Scania.

Since the inception of this company, it has concentrated on, and specialized in, the manufacture of vehicles for both personal and corporate transportation and freight. This tradition has survived well into the 30th century, making North Star Consolidated one of the oldest companies in existence when we celebrated our 1057th birthday this year.

Company history and achievements throughout the centuries:

1891-2070:
Main business consisted of the manufacture of personal and corporate transport vehicles such as automobiles and semi-trucks running on fossil fuels, and from 2020 also on solar generated electricity which we embraced fully in 2030, about 10 years before Earth completely ran out of oil deposits. Early and – with today’s standards – crude space flight vehicles were also manufactured in 2025 which were used to supply the Moon station, orbital space stations and the first Mars colony established by SpaceX.

2070-2120:
In 2070, North Star Consolidated began production and development on its first massive spacefaring transport and colonization ship called “Viking”. Production ran until 2075 when Roberts Space Industries developed the very first self-sustaining Quantum Drive, allowing us to move cargo and freight between Earth and Mars at never seen before speeds of 1862 km/h, cutting a trip to Mars down less than 24 hours.

An exclusive partner contract between RSI and North Star Consolidated was established, and we became the first company outside the RSI umbrella to travel to distant star systems, delivering cargo and offering personnel transportation services for colonization, scientific research and terraforming.

2120:
North Star Consolidated delivered freight for the massive RSI Mars terraforming project in 2120. Five years later, we pioneered technology for planet-to-planet evacuation when the Great Mars Tragedy atmosphere catastrophe occured.

2157:
This year, North Star Consolidated was on the transportation forefront of the second terraforming of Mars. Mission successful!

2252:
North Star Consolidated loses its biggest ship to date, the Naglfar, in the Neso Triangle region of space. 85.000 colonists dead and trillions of UEC in cargo are lost. The nations of Earth come together and deem this area of space a no-fly zone, pending scientific study and investigation of the area.

2271:
It’s discovered that the Neso Triangle contains a space anomaly. This is later confirmed to be the very first jump point ever found. Dr. Nick Croshaw becomes the first human to travel to another system and is heralded as the godfather of modern Navjumpers.

This feat could not be possible without the assistance of North Star Consolidated providing transport and a brand new science vessel named “Diodorus”, after the greek astronomer Diodorus of Alexandria who wrote down the principles of the sundial, for Dr. Croshaw.

2380:
The Croshaw System has been terraformed. North Star Consolidated sets up base on a small moon and starts expanding its business to cover a large portion of the Croshaw System, essentially creating a monopoly on space transportation and spedition. The UNE (United Nations of Earth) is founded.

2392:
The UNE accepts new legislature for fair competition on the transportation market, across all UNE controlled systems. North Star Consolidated’s market share goes down by 36%, but at this point the company has already expanded beyond the Croshaw System to a new system named the Davien System.

2438:
Another milestone not only for North Star Consolidated, but also for mankind as we rejoice and marvel at the very first alien contact. The Banu had been expanding towards the same systems as the UNE, and a peace and trade treaty was promptly signed.

2460:
The great gold rush of the Solar System and a new age of prosperity for North Star Consolidated! Earth has been overcrowded for some time and is starting to falter in terms of food production.

North Star Consolidated makes revolutionary strides in space vessel comfort and cryo refrigeration to supply the ever increasing demand of off-world transportation and food products as hundreds of millions of humans either starve or venture out into the stars to find their fortune (at an “affordable” price, of course).

2523:
The UPE (United Planets of Earth) is founded.

2546:
Colonel Ivar Messer, a hero of the Battle of Idris IV, declares himself emperor of the UPE and restructures it into the UEE (United Empire of Earth). This ushers in a new era of colonization and terraforming. The UEE expands faster than ever before! North Star Consolidated operations now stretch over three systems at a 58% market share.

2603:
The Second Tevarin War has begun. Great prosperity for North Star Consolidated as UEE contracts pour in. This geopolitical change also meant a change in management. The Fond’ell family has become majority owners in North Star Consolidated and finds it necessary to appoint a new CEO who can change the company mentality and policies accordingly.

This ushers in an era of reborn patriotism within the company. A new motto is established: “North Star Consolidated: Land & Mankind United”

The Fond’ell family’s hold on the company still holds strong to this day.

2872:
The SynthWorld Project is launched. There’s no longer any need for planets in order to North Star Consolidated’s market share plummets to barely 2% over the next 50 years due to no longer getting contracts for terraforming equpiment or transport. It has essentially become a dead market.

2940:
After the SynthWorld Project was scrapped, North Star Consolidated votes in a new CEO; hailed as the greatest CEO who ever traveled the stars! North Star Consolidated gets brought back from the brink of ruin into a new era of prosperity and dominance. The company is completely overhauled, reconstructed and reborn.

A massive recall is issued and every available North Star Consolidated ship is melted down and their components and raw materials repurposed for the construction of a new HQ and industrial city, with the main focus being efficient handling of transport, ships and freight terminals. North Star Consolidated has now become a fully-fledged transport and freight company.

In the next 8 years, the North Star Consolidated market share had skyrocketed to almost 36%, up from 8%. Phenomenal economic growth! Andreas decides to take on a partner to run the company as a dual leadership.

2948:
TO THE FUTURE AND BEYOND! LAND & MANKIND UNITED!