J.S. Redpath Holdings Inc. has acquired Deilmann-Haniel Shaft Sinking GmbH of Dortmund, Germany.

Deilmann-Haniel has a120-year history of providing high quality specialty mining services to the German and European mining industries. The company specializes in the application of ground freezing techniques as well as the design and installation of complex shaft linings having sunk more than 500 mine shafts in its history.

The Redpath Group, based in North Bay, is a provider of underground mining services worldwide, with offices in North and South America, Asia, Australia, Africa and now Europe.

The acquisition of Deilmann-Haniel is of great strategic importance to Redpath as it provides a platform for growth in the European and Russian markets.