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North American Construction Group – Iron Mine Contracting and Iron Hire

Approved

Stage

Phase 1 - initial assessment

Effective Notification

25/02/2026

End of Determination Period

13/04/2026

Determination Published

19/03/2026 (22 cal / 15 bus. days)

Determination

Approved

Acquirers

NACG WA Acquisition Pty Ltd

ACN: 693 678 296

Targets

DCL CORP PTY LTD

ABN: 60 633 008 992

IRON HIRE PTY LTD

ABN: 43 641 807 589

Other parties

MacKellar Mining Pty Ltd

ABN: 81 150 919 761

IRON MINE SERVICES PTY LTD

ABN: 77 608 402 446

North American Construction Group Limited

BN 889309654

WESTERN PLANT HIRE (WA) PTY LTD

ABN: 74 643 771 920

INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

ABN: 70 616 384 171

DGI TRADING (AUST) PTY LIMITED

ABN: 50 134 423 966

IRON MINE CONTRACTING PTY LTD

ABN: 26 626 808 759

NACG MM ACQUISITION PTY LTD

ABN: 89 669 859 376

Description

North American Construction Group Limited (NACG), via NACG WA Acquisition Pty Ltd, proposes to acquire 100% of the shares in DCL Corp Pty Ltd, trading as Iron Mining Contracting, and Iron Hire Pty Ltd (the Targets) through a share purchase agreement.

NACG is a Canadian supplier of mining and heavy civil construction services to customers in the resource development, industrial construction and infrastructure sectors in Canada, the US, and Australia. Through its Australian subsidiaries, NACG supplies:

  • heavy equipment rental services to mine operators with operators (wet hire) and without operators (dry hire) in New South Wales and Queensland;
  • dry hire heavy equipment rentals in Western Australia;
  • mining services to its heavy equipment rental customers in New South Wales and Queensland; and
  • recycled and refurbished mining and construction equipment across Australia and worldwide.

The Targets supply mining services and civil construction services in Western Australia.

The parties both supply mining and civil construction services for large (Tier 1) and medium (Tier 2) scale mining projects.

Timeline & Events

  • Phase 1 - initial assessment determination: Approved

    19/03/2026

  • NACG - IMC and Iron Hire - Questionnaire

    26/02/2026

  • NACG - IMC and Iron Hire - Questionnaire

    30/01/2026

  • Merger notified to ACCC

    30/01/2026