PelicanCorp announces acquisition of TelDig Canada further strengthening position across North America.
- Thursday 1st November, 2018 – Québec, CANADA -
PelicanCorp, a globally leading provider to the damage prevention industry is pleased to announce today the acquisition of TelDig Inc. from its parent holding company Olameter, a leading provider of outsourced utility solutions in North America. The two companies will merge under the PelicanCorp Canadian umbrella to further strengthen the position across North America.
TelDig Inc. (formerly TelDig Systems Inc.) based in Québec, Canada is a premier provider of damage prevention software solutions. They develop, commercialize and maintain several suites of bilingual programs meant for the prevention of damage caused to underground infrastructures and incidents. Established in 1994, TelDig have more than 65 customers across a range of industry stakeholder groups within Canada and the United States of America.
The additional strengthening of the software platform represents a considerable advantage for PelicanCorp to consolidate its position in the damage prevention and One Call industry. The merger brings with it considerable new product capabilities and skills to the business and its offering in multi-regions globally.
The entire TelDig team of 33 IT professionals, including TelDig President Mario Bisson will join PelicanCorp, and continue to operate from the existing location, which will now become the new PelicanCorp Canada headquarters in Québec. Following the merger all account management, customer service and support and development arrangements for the product suites of both businesses will be fully maintained. Through the merger the combined business will be focused on delivering increasing value to our clients and achieving continued business growth.
PelicanCorp is continuing its strategic development plan aimed at expanding its product range and opening up to new geographic markets through both a strong organic growth approach and the acquisition of TelDig.
Duane Rodgers, Chief Executive Officer of PelicanCorp commented, “We are delighted to announce this merger and be combining the two organisations. Both PelicanCorp and TelDig in their own right have established an excellent reputation and presence for the damage prevention industry and the merger brings significant new product capability and industry expertise to our growing globally focussed business and client base. By adding the capability of the TelDig employees to the current North American Team we will be presenting 40 years of experience in damage Prevention to Canada.”
“We are pleased to have the opportunity to bring our knowledge and best practice for protection of essential infrastructure from around the world, and to continue in partnership with Olameter as a customer” added Duane.
Mario Bisson, President of TelDig said, “This is a very exciting opportunity for both our staff and customers alike. Our combined businesses will create a very strong and capable partner able to provide the leading solutions across North America and we are looking forward to delivering increasing value to new and existing customers.”
For more information:
Kylie Solum
www.pelicancorp.com