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ZenaTech Acquires 28th DaaS Firm, Canadian Engineering Company Cogswell

Summarized from GlobalNewswire

ZenaTech closes its 28th Drone as a Service acquisition, adding Nova Scotia-based Cogswell Engineering and expanding its Canadian footprint.

ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) completed the acquisition of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based Cogswell Engineering, Ltd. on Wednesday, marking the AI drone and enterprise software company's 28th Drone as a Service deal and its third Canadian purchase to date. The move extends ZenaTech's regional presence, as Cogswell becomes its second acquisition in the Halifax area.

Cogswell Engineering is a full-service firm covering civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines. Its client base spans builders, construction companies, public works authorities, and multi-jurisdictional organizations operating across five Canadian provinces, giving ZenaTech immediate access to an established roster of government and commercial customers in Atlantic and broader Canada.

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ZenaTech, which also trades on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Mexico's BMV, has been aggressively scaling its DaaS segment through targeted acquisitions of engineering and inspection firms that can be integrated with its AI drone platforms and enterprise SaaS tools. Folding a multi-discipline engineering operation into that network adds both technical capacity and a geographic foothold in a region where infrastructure investment has been growing.

The pace of ZenaTech's acquisition strategy — 28 deals completed — signals a continued push to consolidate drone-enabled service delivery across North America. Each engineering firm added to the portfolio represents a potential channel for deploying autonomous drone inspections and AI-driven data analysis to clients who previously relied on conventional field methods, a transition the company has positioned as its core value proposition.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q.What is Cogswell Engineering and where is it located?

Cogswell Engineering, Ltd. is a full-service civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering firm based in Dartmouth, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, serving clients across five Canadian provinces.

Q.How many Drone as a Service acquisitions has ZenaTech completed?

The Cogswell Engineering deal is ZenaTech's 28th Drone as a Service acquisition overall, its third in Canada, and its second in the Halifax region.

Q.What stock exchanges is ZenaTech listed on?

ZenaTech trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker ZENA, as well as on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE: 49Q) and Mexico's BMV (BMV: ZENA).

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