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| company name = Diemaco (1984) Inc.
 
| type        = [[Private company|Private]] (division of [[Héroux-Devtek|Héroux-Devtek Inc.]])
 
| type        = [[Private company|Private]] (division of [[Héroux-Devtek|Héroux-Devtek Inc.]])
 
| fate            = Acquired
 
| fate            = Acquired
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'''Diemaco''' was a Canadian defense company based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, that manufactured the [[C7 rifle|C7 family of rifles]] under a licence from [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]]. It was founded in 1979 and was later acquired by aerospace and design company Héroux-Devtek Inc in the year 2000. It was then purchased by [[Colt Defense]] on May 20, 2005 for $18.2 million.
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'''Diemaco''' was a Canadian defense company based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, that manufactured the [[C7 rifle|C7 family of rifles]] (Canada's main service rifle) adopted  under a licence from [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]]. It was founded in 1979 and was later acquired by aerospace and design company Héroux-Devtek Inc in the year 2000. It was then purchased by [[Colt Defense]] on May 20, 2005 for $18.2 million. After being acquired by Colt, the company has since been known as [[Colt Canada]].
  
 
<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>
 
<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>
 
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[[Category:Firearm manufacturers of Canada]]
 
[[Category:Companies based in Kitchener, Ontario]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{{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 [[Canada|Canadian]] defence company based in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], Canada, that manufactured the [[C7 rifle|C7 family of rifles]] under a licence from [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]]. It was acquired by [[Colt Defense]] on May 20, 2005, in an $18.2 million purchase from parent company [[Héroux-Devtek|Héroux-Devtek Inc]], which had purchased Diemaco in 2000.<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>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 23:15, 25 July 2020

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Diemaco was a Canadian defense company based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, that manufactured the C7 family of rifles (Canada's main service rifle) adopted under a licence from Colt. It was founded in 1979 and was later acquired by aerospace and design company Héroux-Devtek Inc in the year 2000. It was then purchased by Colt Defense on May 20, 2005 for $18.2 million. After being acquired by Colt, the company has since been known as Colt Canada.

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