Day

What Day does

Day (legal name William Day Construction Limited, operating as Daygroup) is a privately held, family-owned industrial services contractor founded in 1954 and headquartered in Azilda (Greater Sudbury), Ontario, with additional operations in Levack and Timmins. The company provides cradle-to-grave surface mining services to major mining operators across Northern Ontario, including site preparation, open-pit mining, material handling and hauling, crushing and screening, dam construction and repair, pipe fusing (the only year-round crew in the region), tailings harvesting, and decommissioning. Its transportation arm handles ore hauling, complex cargo logistics, bulk fuel transport (~100 million liters annually across 14 highway trucks and 6 local delivery trucks), and free tire removal spanning North Bay to Kenora. Revenue is generated almost exclusively through project-based and multi-year contracts with enterprise mining and industrial clients such as Vale, IAMGOLD, Agnico Eagle, Glencore, KGHM, Equinox Gold, Pan American Silver, Magris, and Discovery Mining, with supplemental services in drone-based aerial surveying (Transport Canada certified) and a full-service fleet maintenance operation. The company employs 501-1,000 people and operates one of the most modern and versatile heavy equipment fleets in Northern Ontario, supplemented by proprietary pipe-fusing data logging and certified drone surveying capabilities with sub-5 cm RTK accuracy. Go-to-market is relationship-based enterprise field sales and competitive tender, with no public pricing or e-commerce channels. The business is exposed to mining capex cycles, regional commodity prices (notably nickel, gold, copper), and weather/logistics constraints inherent to Northern Ontario.

Name

Day

Legal name

William Day Construction Limited

Website

https://daygroup.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Day (Daygroup / William Day Construction Limited) is a family-owned Northern Ontario industrial contractor founded in 1954, providing surface mining, transportation, crushing, construction, pipe fusing, fuel hauling, and drone surveying services to major mining and industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Surface Mining Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Mining (213), Support Activities for Mining (2131), Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Motor Vehicle Towing (488410)

SIC

Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Mining Equipment (Excavators, Shovels, Draglines, Dozers) (IMAKANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mining & Quarry Equipment Transport (TLADAGAI)

Keywords

• Surface mining services
• Heavy equipment transportation
• Aggregate crushing services
• Pipe fusion services
• Aerial drone surveying

Headquarters

HQ city

Copper Cliff

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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. Surface Mining Services: Provides cradle-to-grave surface mining services including construction, material handling and hauling, dam building, pipe fusing, crushing, screening, and aggregates. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with mining companies.
2. Transportation Services: Handles complex cargo logistics, ore handling and hauling, fuel delivery and distribution, and tire removal services. Revenue from transportation fees based on volume, distance, and cargo type.
3. Crushing and Screening: Custom crushing and screening services producing aggregate materials to specification. Includes portable on-site crushing, aggregate delivery, quarry rehabilitation, and bagged aggregate products.
4. Aerial Drone Surveying: Provides drone-based surveying and data collection services including topographic surveys, RTK mapping, thermal imaging, and 4K inspection services for mining and construction sites.
5. Tire Recycling: Free tire removal services across Northern Ontario from North Bay to Kenora. Revenue generated by charging recycling centers for tire collection and transportation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Day provides cradle-to-grave surface mining services, specialized transportation (including ore hauling, bulk fuel delivery, and tire recycling), aggregate crushing and screening, year-round pipe fusing, construction services, fleet maintenance, and Transport Canada certified aerial drone surveying for mining companies and industrial clients across Northern Ontario. The company delivers all work directly on client sites using its own fleet of specialized heavy equipment and crews, integrating site preparation, material handling, hauling, processing, and site rehabilitation as a single bundled service offering.

Product overview

Day is a surface mining and transportation services company offering integrated, cradle-to-grave services for the mining and construction industries across Northern Ontario. The company operates three main service divisions: Surface Mining Services (including construction, crushing & screening, and pipe fusing), Transportation Services (including fuel transportation, tire recycling, and fleet maintenance), and Aerial Drone Surveying Services. These services are designed to work together, providing clients with complete project lifecycle support from mine site preparation through decommissioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surface Mining Services Cradle-to-grave surface mining services including new mine site preparation, open-pit mining, collar excavation for mine shafts/portals, material handling, hauling, blasting, mucking, dewatering, crushing, dozing, site rehabilitation and maintenance, delivered to mining operators across Northern Ontario.
• Transportation Services Complex cargo logistics, ore handling and hauling, specialized floating trucks and trailers, crane/excavator/bulldozer transport, heavy equipment moving, and licensed carriage of all commodities across Canada for mining and industrial clients.
• Aerial Drone Surveying Services Transport Canada Certified aerial drone surveying with low altitude RTK mapping, thermal video, 4K high resolution inspection and still imagery, and field-to-finish services including GPS surveying, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Pix4D, UAV training, and GIS systems for mining and construction sites.
• Crushing & Screening Services Custom crushing and screening of aggregate materials to specification, including washed aggregates, portable on-site crushing, aggregate delivery, and products such as blasted rock, various gravel types, ballast, rip rap, and sand varieties.
• Pipe Fusing Services Year-round pipe fusing services including butt fusing (2"-36" HDPE pipe), extrusion welding, socket fusion, and electro fusion, available 24/7 with emergency response and mobile operations down to -40°C, supported by a state-of-the-art data logger that records fusion quality identifiers.
• Construction Services Infrastructure projects including dam reconstruction, road construction and maintenance, bridges and culverts, sheet piling, piping systems, dismantling and demolition, dust suppression, winter road maintenance, and environmental assessments.
• Fuel Transportation Services Bulk highway fuel transportation using 14 highway trucks and 6 local delivery trucks, with wireless tank monitors, rail siding for transloading, and 24/7/365 operations handling approximately 100 million liters of fuel per year across Northern Ontario.
• Tire Recycling Services Free tire removal services across Northern Ontario from North Bay to Kenora, handling all sizes from passenger vehicles to giant off-road tires, with collection and transportation to recycling centers.
• Fleet Maintenance Services Comprehensive fleet maintenance including licensed truck and coach mechanics, heavy equipment technicians, welders, machinists, field mechanics, engine and transmission mechanics, and tire technicians supporting Day's own fleet.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% faster data collection with drone surveying compared to traditional methods
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CFUW Adopt-A-FamilyminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting family assistance programs in Sudbury area
• Elgin Street MissionminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting soup kitchen and food services in Sudbury
• Onaping Falls Food BankminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting food bank operations
• Blue Door Soup KitchenminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting community meal services
• The Samaritan CentreminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting community services
• Sudbury Food BankminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting regional food bank
• Sudbury Pregnancy Care Centre and Infant Food BankminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting pregnancy care and infant food services
• Coldest Night of the YearminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting homeless hunger initiatives
• Raising the RoofminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting housing initiatives
• The Salvation Army SudburyminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting social services
• Teen Challenge NorthminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting addiction recovery programs
• Sudbury Wolves (OHL)minorOthersCommunity partnership supporting local hockey team
• Maison McCulloch HospiceminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting hospice care
• Sudbury Christian AcademyminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting educational institution
• Anti-Hunger Coalition TimminsminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting food security in Timmins area
• South Porcupine Food BankminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting food bank in South Porcupine

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aecon Group: One of Canada's largest publicly traded construction and infrastructure developers with a meaningful industrial/mining services franchise — much larger and broader, but competes for selected scopes (civil, piping) at the same Northern Ontario mine sites.
• Thiess: One of the world's largest mining services contractors offering end-to-end mine operations, commodities haulage, and rehabilitation — operates at a much larger scale but serves as a credible model for what Day could become if it expands beyond Northern Ontario.
• Worley Limited: Global engineering and energy/mining services firm providing project delivery, maintenance, and decommissioning services — adjacent comparator and potential M&A consolidator in mine-decommissioning scope where Day is investing.

Direct peers

• North American Construction Group (NACG): Canada's largest diversified heavy construction and mining services contractor, providing site preparation, materials hauling, and mine operations support to oil sands and hard-rock miners — directly comparable to Day's cradle-to-grave surface mining and haul offering in Northern Ontario.
• Cementation Canada: North American mining contractor specializing in shaft sinking, raise boring, and underground mine construction; competes head-to-head with Day for surface and infrastructure scopes at Canadian mine operators.
• Mammoet: Global heavy lifting and transport specialist with capabilities in oversized and overweight cargo — directly comparable to Day's specialized floating trucks, crane/equipment transport, and complex cargo logistics services.
• Dumas Mine Contracting: Canadian-owned full-service underground and surface mining contractor serving base and precious metals projects across Canada — directly comparable scope of surface mining, material handling, and contract operations.
• Major Drilling Group International: Canada-headquartered drilling contractor providing surface and underground drilling services to miners globally — competes for technical mining services scopes at the same Canadian mining client base.
• Boart Longyear: Global drilling services and products provider for the mining industry; overlaps with Day's surface mining support scope and competes for the same enterprise mining contracts in Ontario.
• Redpath Mining Contractors & Engineers: Canadian-headquartered mining contractor offering shaft sinking, mine development, and production mining services globally — competes for the same Vale/Glencore/IAMGOLD contract pipeline that Day serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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