Editing Diemaco

{{Short description|Defunct Canadian defence company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Diemaco (1984) Inc.
| type         = [[Private company|Private]] (division of [[Héroux-Devtek|Héroux-Devtek Inc.]])
| fate             = Acquired
| successor        = [[Colt Canada|Colt Canada Corporation]] {{Start date|2005|05|24}}
| foundation       = {{Start date|1974}}
| location_city    = [[Kitchener, Ontario]]
| location_country = [[Canada]]
| industry         = [[Arms industry|Defence]]
| products         = [[Firearm]]s, [[weapon]]s
}}

'''Diemaco''' was a Canadian defence company based in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], that manufactured the [[Colt Canada C7 and C8|C7 family of rifles]] under a licence from [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]]. The company was formed in 1974, effectively replacing the arms supply from government owned [[Lakeview, Mississauga#Small Arms Limited, Long Branch Arsenal|Canadian Arsenal Limited]].

In 2000 it was acquired by [[Héroux-Devtek|Héroux-Devtek Inc]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Corporations Canada Online Filing Centre | url=https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=4297717&V_TOKEN=1302188175534&crpNm=Diemaco&crpNmbr=&bsNmbr= | publisher=Industry Canada | accessdate = 7 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Héroux-Devtek Completes the Sale of its Logistics & Defence Division, Diemaco | url=http://www.herouxdevtek.com/_media/document/2005-05-20.pdf | date=20 May 2005 | publisher=Héroux-Devtek Inc. | format=PDF | accessdate = 7 April 2011}}</ref>

On May 20, 2005 it was acquired by [[Colt Defense]] for $18.2 million.<ref>{{cite web| title=Corporations Canada Online Filing Centre | url=https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=4297717&V_TOKEN=1302188175534&crpNm=Diemaco&crpNmbr=&bsNmbr= | publisher=Industry Canada | accessdate = 7 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Héroux-Devtek Completes the Sale of its Logistics & Defence Division, Diemaco | url=http://www.herouxdevtek.com/_media/document/2005-05-20.pdf | date=20 May 2005 | publisher=Héroux-Devtek Inc. | format=PDF | accessdate = 7 April 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Defunct firearms manufacturers of Canada]]
[[Category:Companies based in Kitchener, Ontario]]
[[Category:History of manufacturing in Ontario]]
[[Category:Industrial history of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo]]
[[Category:2000 mergers and acquisitions]]
[[Category:2005 mergers and acquisitions]]
[[Category:Canadian companies established in 1974]]


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