What Maine Drilling & Blasting does

Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) is a privately held, employee-owned specialty contractor founded in 1966 that provides drilling, blasting, and foundation services to construction, quarry, and energy markets across the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida. The company operates through 12+ regional divisions plus its wholly-owned Precision Blasting LLC subsidiary, executing controlled blasting, rock excavation, marine drilling up to 60 feet of water depth, remote-access blasting for mountainous terrain, and foundation stabilization via rock anchors, micropiles, and tiebacks. Its technology stack centers on physical assets including drilling rigs, hoe ram rock-breaking equipment, electronic detonators with 3D initiation systems for precision vibration control, and an in-house engineering department that designs blast plans and rock mechanics solutions—a capability positioned as distinctive among blasting contractors.

MD&B's business model is project-based professional services revenue: customers (general contractors, commercial developers, energy developers, quarry operators, municipalities, ski resorts, and homeowners) submit project details through a website quote request or contact regional offices directly, and pricing is delivered via custom quotes tied to scope, location, and technical requirements. Sales motion is enterprise field sales organized around regional divisions with local phone numbers and Google Maps-listed offices. The company generates revenue across construction, quarry, and energy verticals, with documented mega-projects including a 500,000 CY rock blast for the Kleen Energy 620 MW power plant, 616 rock anchors for the Kibby Wind Power Project, and a 56,000-ton single blast at P.J. Keating quarry. Notable customers include Jackson Laboratory, Crown Castle (via Baron Utilities), BLT, O&G Industries, TransCanada/Kibby Wind, FirstLight, and J.A. McDonald. The company is employee-owned since 2004, with no disclosed institutional ownership, no public listing, and no external funding rounds.

Name

Maine Drilling & Blasting

Legal name

Maine Drilling and Blasting

Website

https://mdandb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Maine Drilling & Blasting is an employee-owned specialty contractor founded in 1966 providing drilling, blasting, marine, and foundation services to construction, quarry, and energy customers across the Eastern Seaboard via 12+ regional divisions and its Precision Blasting LLC subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drilling and Blasting Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining (213115), Support Activities for Mining (21311)

akta.pro primary industry

Blasting & Explosives Services (Drill-and-Blast, Explosives Supply, Shot Services) (IMAKAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rock Excavation, Blasting & Quarry-Assist Works (IMAFAKAE)

Keywords

• Drilling and blasting services
• Rock excavation services
• Quarry blasting solutions
• Foundation rock anchoring
• Controlled blasting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gardiner

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Drilling and Blasting Services: Project-based professional services for construction, quarry and energy markets. Revenue generated through direct client contracts for drilling, blasting and rock removal services. Pricing is quote-based with custom project evaluation.
2. Foundation Services: Installation of rock anchors, micropiles, and related foundation work for construction and infrastructure projects.
3. Value-Added Services: Additional services including engineering, hoe ram rock breaking, geotechnical services, project facilitation, and remote access blasting - typically bundled with core drilling/blasting projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maine Drilling & Blasting provides professional drilling, blasting, and rock removal services for construction, quarry, and energy markets across the Eastern Seaboard. The company delivers controlled blasting, foundation services (rock anchors, micropiles, tiebacks), marine drilling, hoe ram rock breaking, and in-house engineering for projects ranging from residential excavation to large-scale energy and infrastructure developments.

Product overview

Maine Drilling & Blasting is a drilling and blasting service provider offering a comprehensive suite of services for the construction, quarry, and energy markets across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The company operates as a single integrated service offering organized around core drilling and blasting services (for general contractors, commercial contractors, municipalities, quarries, energy projects, ski resorts, and homeowners) supplemented by value-added services including engineering, hoe ram rock breaking, marine drilling, geotechnical services, remote access blasting, project facilitation, foundation services (rock anchors, micropiles, tiebacks), and community relations. The company also maintains a project portfolio spanning foundation, energy infrastructure, energy generation, energy transmission, ski mountains, quarry, construction, LEED, and road/highway sectors. Founded in 1966 and employee-owned since 2004, MD&B serves the entire Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Precision Blasting LLC: An MD&B Company serving AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, KY

Products and services

• Drilling and Blasting Services for General Contractors

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2 million controlled blasts performed since 1966
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Precision Blasting LLCcoreOthersWholly-owned subsidiary company serving AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, KY markets. Extends MD&B's geographic coverage into the Southeast region under a separate brand identity while maintaining operational alignment with parent company services and standards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IEA Constructors / IEA Drilling & Blasting: Heavy civil and drilling-and-blasting services firm with U.S. operations serving construction, energy, and infrastructure customers. Comparable in offering rock excavation, foundation prep, and specialty blasting services to similar end markets.
• Controlled Blasting Inc. Regional drilling and blasting services contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast with a comparable mix of construction, quarry, and foundation rock work. Comparable service offering and project scale to MD&B's regional divisions.
• Austin Powder Company: One of the largest U.S. providers of commercial explosives and drilling-and-blasting services to mining, quarry, and construction markets. Directly comparable to MD&B in service offering, with broader national geographic coverage and explosives manufacturing integrated upstream.

Others

• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates operating quarries that are heavy users of contract drilling-and-blasting services. Adjacent ecosystem participant — a key MD&B customer segment rather than a direct competitor, but the most informative proxy for quarry-side drilling-and-blasting demand dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Dyno Nobel: Global explosives manufacturer and blasting services provider with U.S. presence. Overlaps with MD&B on drill-and-blast service delivery and explosives supply; larger scale and more diversified commodity exposure.
• Keller Group: Global geotechnical and foundation services contractor offering ground engineering, micropiles, and ground improvement. Comparable to MD&B's Foundation Services Group on rock anchors, tiebacks, and micropiles for the same construction customer base.
• Boart Longyear: Global drilling services and equipment provider for mining, energy, and infrastructure. Overlaps with MD&B on the drilling services side and shares quarry/mining customer base, though Boart Longyear is upstream equipment-integrated and globally diversified.

Emerging players

• Hayward Baker: U.S. geotechnical construction contractor specializing in foundation support, ground improvement, and earth retention. Comparable to MD&B's foundation services line, though more focused on engineered solutions than blasting-led rock removal.

Regional players

• New Hampshire Drilling & Blasting: Regional competitor operating in the New England construction and quarry blasting space. Direct competitor to MD&B's NE-North division on commercial, municipal, and quarry projects in the same geography.
• Southwest Blasting & Drilling: Regional drilling and blasting services firm operating in the U.S. South and Southwest. Compares on core drill-and-blast delivery model and quarry/construction customer base, though in non-overlapping geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mdandbofficial
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• Xx.com/mdandbofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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