Di-Corp
Di-Corp is a Canadian family-owned manufacturer and distributor of drilling equipment, specialty chemicals, and fluids (Drillers Edge and Earth Pro brands) serving the mining, oil and gas, HDD/infrastructure, and water well industries across six continents via direct sales and a distributor network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1960
- HeadquartersEdmonton, Canada
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Di-Corp does
Di-Corp, Inc. is a Canadian private corporation founded in 1960 and headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, with three generations of family ownership. The company manufactures and distributes drilling equipment, specialty chemicals, and fluids for the energy, mining, HDD/infrastructure, geothermal, environmental, and water well industries, operating under two proprietary brand families: Drillers Edge (diamond core drilling tools, wireline drill rods, and core retrieval systems) and Earth Pro (drilling fluids and additives). Di-Corp also operates Di-Corp Sand Transloading (DST), a service business with three frac sand terminals in Alberta (Rocky Mountain House, Sexsmith, Huallen) serving the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Manufacturing and distribution facilities span four Canadian provinces plus the United States, Mexico, and Ghana, with nine international distributors extending reach across South America, Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Australia.
The company's technical capabilities include CoreMatrix diamond-impregnated bits with 21 matrix formulations and three waterway designs, proprietary EdgeLATCH and RetroLATCH core barrel latching systems, EdgeLOCK and RetroLOCK overshot assemblies, and the S-Maxx wireline drill rod platform. The portfolio exceeds 1,000 SKUs across drilling fluids, cementing additives, casing, and tooling consumables, supported by in-house blending and packaging in Edmonton and drill rod manufacturing in North Bay, Ontario. Di-Corp is certified to ISO 9001 and NSF/ANSI 60 (for drinking-water system components), and holds a Certificate of Recognition in Alberta. The company positions itself as the only tooling manufacturer in diamond core drilling that also produces its own drilling fluids, an integrated one-stop-shop model.
Revenue is generated primarily through direct sale of drilling equipment and consumables (hardware sales) supplemented by professional services including sand transloading and drilling fluid training (mud school). The company operates a quote-based pricing model with no public list pricing, supported by a direct sales team, 24/7 technical support, field technicians, and a global distributor network. The go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, North American warehouse distribution, international distribution agreements, and direct operation of transloading terminals. Customer segments span mining/mineral exploration, oil and gas, HDD/infrastructure, and geothermal/environmental/water well verticals, with mining and mineral exploration identified as the primary segment.
Di-Corp firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Di-Corp
- Legal name
- Di-Corp, Inc.
- Website
- https://di-corp.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1960
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Di-Corp is a Canadian family-owned manufacturer and distributor of drilling equipment, specialty chemicals, and fluids (Drillers Edge and Earth Pro brands) serving the mining, oil and gas, HDD/infrastructure, and water well industries across six continents via direct sales and a distributor network.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Di-Corp industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Drilling Equipment and Specialty Chemicals
- NAICS
- Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132)
- SIC
- Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Rock Drilling & Blasthole Drilling Equipment (IMAHAMAC)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Oilfield Equipment Manufacturing & Supply (Wellheads, BOPs, Surface Equipment) (EUALABAL)
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Where Di-Corp is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Edmonton
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices9 records
Markets served
Di-Corp business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Drilling Equipment Manufacturing & Distribution: Di-Corp manufactures and distributes drilling equipment including diamond tools, drill rods, core retrieval tools, and drilling fluids and additives. Products are sold directly to drilling companies and through distributor networks worldwide.
- Proprietary Drilling Fluids (Earth Pro Brand): In-house manufacturing and sale of Earth Pro brand drilling fluids, additives, and specialty chemicals for mineral exploration, oil and gas, HDD, and water well drilling applications.
- Sand Transloading Services: Di-Corp operates three frac sand transloading facilities in Alberta, offering transloading services for sand and other commodities with rail access and trucking capabilities. Services include facility development, project management, and operations consulting.
- Drilling Fluid Training & Consultation: Mud school training services, fluid planning and consulting, and technical field support provided to drilling companies. Training is often offered free of charge to support customer product usage.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Custom quote-based pricing for drilling equipment and supplies |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Di-Corp product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Di-Corp manufactures and distributes specialty chemicals, drilling fluids, and drilling equipment (including diamond tools, wireline drill rods, core retrieval systems, and casing) under its proprietary Earth Pro and Drillers Edge brands. The company operates as a one-stop shop for mineral exploration, oil and gas, HDD/infrastructure, geothermal, environmental, and water well drilling operators, and additionally operates three frac sand transloading terminals in Alberta, Canada.
Product overview
Di-Corp is a manufacturer and distributor of drilling equipment, supplies, and specialty chemicals serving the energy, mining, and drilling industries. The company operates as a one-stop-shop offering a comprehensive portfolio organized around core product categories: (1) Drilling Fluids & Additives under the proprietary Earth Pro brand plus distributed products, spanning Mining, Oilfield, HDD/Trenchless, Water Well, and Geothermal applications with sub-categories including bentonites, polymers, cements, lost circulation materials, and weighting agents; (2) Diamond Tools and Mining Equipment under the Drillers Edge brand including CoreMatrix diamond-impregnated bits, reaming shells, casing shoes, rod shoes, and related tooling; (3) Wireline Drill Rods, Casing & Adapters including the S-Maxx drill rod and associated equipment; (4) Core Retrieval Tools & Accessories featuring EdgeLATCH and RetroLATCH latching systems; (5) Oilfield Cement Additives for stimulation and completion; (6) Tooling, Consumables & Accessories including PVC/steel casing, infrastructure products, and well monitoring equipment; and (7) Services including Sand Transloading with three Alberta terminals and Drilling Fluid Training/Mud School. Di-Corp distinguishes itself as the only tooling manufacturer serving diamond core drilling that also manufactures its own drilling fluids.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Drillers Edge: Coring Rods, Core Retrieval Systems, and diamond tooling designed for diamond core drilling worldwide.
- Earth Pro
Products and services
- Earth Pro Drilling Fluids Di-Corp's proprietary in-house brand of drilling fluids and additives for mineral exploration, construction, and energy industries, including Wyoming Gel, PAC polymer, Foam Slayer, Chem Clean Green, and other specialty formulations.
- Drillers Edge Core Retrieval Tools In-hole core barrel tools and accessories for diamond core drilling operations, including core barrel assemblies (EdgeLATCH, RetroLATCH), overshot assemblies (EdgeLOCK, RetroLOCK), locking couplings, and casing advancers.
- CoreMatrix Diamond Impregnated Bits High-performance diamond-impregnated drilling bits with 21 unique matrix formulations and three waterway designs, optimized for maximum penetration across all rock formations from unconsolidated to consolidated (hardness groups 1-10), available in Abrasive and Endurance formulations.
- Drillers Edge Wireline Drill Rods Wireline coring rods designed for optimum joint integrity, torque and pullback capacity, and longer drill string life, including industry standard 'W' design (B, N, H, P sizes) and 'WT' design for larger-diameter drilling.
- S-Maxx Wireline Drill Rod Advanced wireline drill rod designed for today's drilling challenges including deeper, harder-to-access deposits, featuring enhanced durability, joint integrity, torque, pullback capacity, and longer drill string life.
- Mining Drilling Fluids & Additives Complete portfolio of drilling fluids for mineral exploration including bentonites, cements and grouts, general chemicals, greases and lubricants, lost circulation materials, polymers, thinners/dispersants, weighting materials, waste treatment products, and specialty products.
- Oilfield Drilling Fluids Oil and gas drilling fluids and additives including alkalinity controllers, bactericides, calcium removers, corrosion inhibitors, filtrate reducers, flocculants, lost circulation materials, lubricants, defoamers, polymer breakers, shale inhibitors, specialty additives, surfactants, thinners/dispersants, viscosifiers, and weighting materials.
- Trenchless, HDD, & Infrastructure Drilling Fluids & Additives Directional drilling fluids, geothermal drilling fluids, infrastructure drilling fluids, and tunneling drilling fluids with additives including bentonites, cements, grouts, flocculants, greases, lubricants, lost circulation materials, polymers, thinners/dispersants, weighting materials, and waste treatment products.
- Oilfield Cement Additives Cementing and stimulation products including accelerators, acidizing additives, alkalinity controllers, bactericides, buffers/pH adjusters, calcium removers, cement foamers, corrosion inhibitors, defoamers, evaporate stabilizers, extenders, lost circulation materials, retarders, shale inhibitors, specialty additives, thinners/dispersants, viscosifiers, and weighting materials, including Oilwell 'G' Cement and Thermal 40 Cement.
- Down the Hole (DTH) and Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling Products DTH and RC drilling products to effectively drill in various rock formations.
- Sand Transloading Services Expert sand transloading services with three facilities in Alberta, Canada (Rocky Mountain House, Huallen, and Sexsmith terminals), including frac sand handling, storage, rail-to-truck loading, and custom transloading solutions, plus facility development, permitting, engineering, and operational consulting.
- Drilling Fluid Training, Consultation, and Support Mud school training and technical support services including education for frontline operators, field-level engineering tools (Fast Track Fluids Tool), and 24/7 engagement support for drilling fluids troubleshooting.
Quantifiable outcome
- Individual Drillers Edge drill rod strings have achieved over 35,000 meters (115,000 feet) of trouble-free drilling
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Di-Corp
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Di-Corp technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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App detail
Feature6 records
Di-Corp partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Liberty Oil ServicescoreDi-Corp operates the Huallen Transload Terminal in partnership with Liberty Oil Services. The facility features 3 rail-to-truck mobile conveyors and 400 rail car capacity, operating 24/7.
- Badger Mining CorpcoreDi-Corp Sand Transloading operates the Sexsmith Transload Terminal in partnership with Badger Mining Corp. The facility has 8,600 tonnes storage capacity and 255 rail car capacity, operating 24/7.
- WaterraminorDi-Corp is a distributor of Waterra products including pumps, filters, testing equipment, and sampling supplies for well monitoring applications.
- Arson Mining Geotechnic Co. Ltd.minorDi-Corp distributor in Turkey for drilling products including CoreMatrix diamond bits. Customer reported 33% more bit life compared to previous products.
- Mud Master Drilling ProductsminorDi-Corp distributor in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Testimonial states Di-Corp manufactured bits perform as good or better than any other manufacturer under difficult conditions.
- Alberta Water Well Drilling AssociationminorNon-profit organization assisting, promoting, and supporting the interest and welfare of the water well industry in Alberta.
- CATT Trenchless TechnologiesminorCentre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies established in 1994 to help municipalities address buried infrastructure challenges with trenchless technologies.
- Tunneling Association of CanadaminorUnder the umbrella of the International Tunneling Association (ITA), fostering trenchless technology advancement in Canada.
- British Columbia Ground Water AssociationminorBCGWA provides professional and technical leadership in groundwater industry advancement and protection in British Columbia.
- Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA)minorWorks to foster safety environment throughout Ontario for workers and public regarding underground infrastructure and ground disturbance practices.
- Canadian Diamond Drilling AssociationminorCDDA represents a unified Diamond Drilling Industry through leadership, advocacy, and unsurpassed standards of excellence.
- Prospectors & Developers Association of CanadaminorPDAC represents the interests of Canadian mineral exploration and development industry.
- AEMQ / Association De L'Exploration Minière Du QuébecminorQuebec Mining Exploration Association representing stakeholders in Quebec mineral sector with 1,200 individual members and 150 corporate members.
- Kamloops Exploration GroupminorKEG is a registered society promoting interests of mining and prospecting for minerals, metals and petroleum.
- Ontario Ground Water AssociationminorNot-for-profit organization facilitating groundwater industry sectors for safe and clean water supplies in Ontario since 1952.
- EnservaminorVoice of Canadian energy services, supply and manufacturing companies and vital workforce (formerly PSAC).
- Responsible Distribution Canada (RDC)minorNon-profit trade association for chemical industry distribution sector representing 40+ member companies with 200+ sites and 3,700+ Canadian employees.
- Association for Mineral Exploration British ColumbiaminorAME BC is the predominant voice of mineral exploration and development in British Columbia.
- University of CalgaryminorDi-Corp sponsors the Don Peteherych Bursary with the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering, supporting student education in the resource industry.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Di-Corp competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Major Drilling Group International Inc: Canadian-based drilling services contractor specializing in mineral exploration and production drilling worldwide. Comparable as a Canadian-headquartered drilling services company with overlapping customer base in mining exploration, though operating as a contractor rather than a supplier.
- Newpark Resources Inc: US-listed drilling fluids and matting solutions supplier to oilfield and industrial markets. Directly comparable fluids portfolio, complementary geographic reach and similar business model of supplying consumables to drilling contractors and operators.
- CES Energy Solutions Corp: Canadian-listed drilling fluids and specialty chemicals provider to the North American oil & gas industry. Highly comparable as a vertically-integrated fluids + consumables supplier with similar Canadian operational base and exposure to WCSB drilling activity.
- Secure Energy Services Inc: Canadian energy services company with significant frac sand transloading, drilling fluids and waste management operations in Western Canada. Directly comparable to Di-Corp Sand Transloading's Alberta terminal network and overlapping drilling fluids business.
- Boart Longyear Group Ltd: Global drilling tooling and services company specializing in mineral exploration and production drilling. Directly comparable given Di-Corp's CoreMatrix bits, Drillers Edge drill rods and core retrieval systems competing in the same diamond core drilling equipment category.
- Imdex Limited: ASX-listed provider of drilling fluids, downhole instrumentation and drilling productivity tools for the mining sector. Comparable as a specialty consumables + tooling supplier to mineral exploration drillers with similar product/segment overlap to Earth Pro and Drillers Edge.
Broad incumbents
- Epiroc AB: Global mining and infrastructure equipment manufacturer offering drilling rigs, tooling and consumables. Comparable as a broad incumbent across surface and underground drilling, including rock drilling tools that overlap with Di-Corp's diamond tooling and consumables portfolio.
- Halliburton Company: Global oilfield services major with leading drilling fluids, bits and drilling performance product lines. Comparable as an incumbent competitor in drilling consumables for the oil & gas vertical, particularly relevant where Di-Corp's oilfield drilling fluids overlap with Baroid.
- Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Division of Sandvik AB manufacturing drilling equipment, tools and consumables for mining and rock excavation. Comparable as a large incumbent in diamond core drilling tooling, drill rods and consumables — competes head-to-head with Drillers Edge.
- Schlumberger / SLB: World's largest oilfield services company with broad drilling fluids, bits and drilling solutions portfolios. Comparable as a broad incumbent competitor in oilfield drilling fluids and additives, though operating at vastly greater scale and global footprint than Di-Corp.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Di-Corp social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance3 records
Di-Corp financial estimates
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Frequently asked questions about Di-Corp
What does Di-Corp do?
Di-Corp manufactures and distributes specialty chemicals, drilling fluids, and drilling equipment (including diamond tools, wireline drill rods, core retrieval systems, and casing) under its proprietary Earth Pro and Drillers Edge brands. The company operates as a one-stop shop for mineral exploration, oil and gas, HDD/infrastructure, geothermal, environmental, and water well drilling operators, and additionally operates three frac sand transloading terminals in Alberta, Canada.
Is Di-Corp a public or private company?
Di-Corp is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Di-Corp founded?
Di-Corp was founded in 1960. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Di-Corp based?
Di-Corp is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Di-Corp make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Drilling Equipment Manufacturing & Distribution is the primary driver. The others are proprietary Drilling Fluids (Earth Pro Brand), sand Transloading Services and drilling Fluid Training & Consultation.
Who are Di-Corp's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Major Drilling Group International Inc, Newpark Resources Inc, CES Energy Solutions Corp, Secure Energy Services Inc, Boart Longyear Group Ltd and Imdex Limited. Broad incumbents are Epiroc AB, Halliburton Company, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and Schlumberger / SLB.
Does Di-Corp have an API?
No public API is recorded for Di-Corp.
What industry is Di-Corp in?
Di-Corp's product category is Drilling Equipment and Specialty Chemicals. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAMAC, Rock Drilling & Blasthole Drilling Equipment, with a secondary code of EUALABAL, Oilfield Equipment Manufacturing & Supply (Wellheads, BOPs, Surface Equipment). Its NAICS code is 333131 and its SIC code is 3532.