VANCOUVER, B itish Columbia, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ze aTech, I c. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“Ze aTech”), a tech ology solutio p ovide specializi g i AI (A tificial I tellige ce) d o e, D o e as a Se vice (DaaS), e te p ise SaaS, a d Qua tum Computi g solutio s, a ou ces that it has completed the acquisitio of Dayto , Ohio-based BA La d P ofessio als LLC, a su veyi g fi m lice sed to ope ate i Ohio, Ke tucky, Te essee a d No th Ca oli a. The acquisitio ma ks Ze aTech’s 26th D o e as a Se vice acquisitio to date a d fi st locatio i Ohio, also fu the expa di g the Compa y’s U.S. footp i t to 12 states cove i g the co st uctio , i f ast uctu e, e e gy a d public wo ks secto s.
“Ou Ohio acquisitio ope s the doo to fou states at o ce, which is exactly the ki d of leve age we look fo to boost ou st ategy,” said Shau Passley, Ph.D., Ze aTech CEO. “The se io ma ageme t team at BA La d P ofessio als b i gs a total of 40 yea s of su veyi g expe tise a d lo g-sta di g elatio ships ac oss multiple secto s, givi g us a established, t usted platfo m to i t oduce ou d o e a d LiDAR capabilities i to a egio with substa tial co st uctio , i f ast uctu e, a d e e gy activity. This is ou 26th acquisitio , eflecti g the co ti ued executio of ou oll-up st ategy as we build a atio wide etwo k of D o e as a Se vice locatio s a cho ed by established custome s a d eve ue.”
BA La d P ofessio als is a full-se vice P ofessio al La d Su veyi g Fi m with deep custome elatio ships i the buildi g a d co st uctio , e e gy, i dust ial a d gove me t secto s. They specialize i la d su veyi g, co st uctio layout, topog aphic a d bou da y su veys, ALTA/NSPS su veys, d o e a d LiDAR mappi g, a d GPS co t ol se vices utilizi g a va iety of the most efficie t tech ologies i cludi g obotic total statio s, GNSS equipme t, d o es a d sca i g tech ologies.
Ohio p ese ts a sig ifica t oppo tu ity fo the expa sio of Ze aTech’s D o e as a Se vice ope atio , suppo ted by the state’s la ge a d dive se base of co st uctio , i f ast uctu e, ma ufactu i g, e e gy a d ag icultu al activity. The Compa y pla s to ta get d o e-based se vices i cludi g co st uctio p og ess mo ito i g a d 3D site mappi g th ough its Ze aWo x platfo m, la d su veyi g a d geomatics, utility a d powe li e i spectio s, i dust ial facility, t a spo tatio i f ast uctu e, oil a d gas i f ast uctu e mo ito i g, a d p ecisio ag icultu e. Ze aTech believes Ohio’s g owi g data ce te , adva ced ma ufactu i g, logistics a d e e gy secto s, combi ed with o goi g i f ast uctu e i vestme t, c eate substa tial oppo tu ities to deploy ecu i g, tech ology-e abled d o e se vices that imp ove p oject visibility, speed, safety, accu acy a d cost efficie cy fo custome s ac oss the state.
Ze aTech’s D o e as a Se vice platfo m p ovides busi ess a d gove me t clie ts with o -dema d o subsc iptio -based access to faste a d supe io tu key d o e-based se vices p ovided o site fo a host of su veyi g, i spectio , mai te a ce, powe washi g, i ve to y ma ageme t, a d p ecisio ag icultu e se vices, without the capital costs o ope atio al bu de s of d o e ow e ship. By acqui i g established, p ofitable se vice compa ies cu e tly usi g low-tech p ocesses a d ipe fo d o e i ovatio , Ze aTech is buildi g a global, multi-se vice DaaS etwo k of locatio s i commu ities a cho ed by existi g custome s a d eve ue, fo ext-ge d o e i teg atio desig ed fo speed, p ecisio , data, a d safety be efits. The compa y is co ti ui g to build its global busi ess a d etwo k of locatio s as well as its i teg atio of d o es a d ew se vices.
Ze aTech, I c. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a tech ology compa y that specializes i AI auto omy d o e platfo ms to t a sfo m i dust ial, gove me t, a d defe se secto s. Its subsidia ies i clude d o e ma ufactu i g th ough Ze aD o e, a global D o e as a Se vice (DaaS) busi ess, a d a sepa ate e te p ise SaaS divisio of softwa e b a ds. The Compa y is executi g a acquisitio -led DaaS oll-up st ategy to digitize a d automate legacy se vice i dust ies like la d su veys a d i spectio s, d ivi g d o e-based scalable, ecu i g eve ue g owth. With a ope ati g footp i t spa i g No th Ame ica, Eu ope, the Middle East, a d Asia, Ze aTech is adva ci g AI d o es fo ag icultu e a d logistics, as well as ISR, ca go, a d cou te -UAS applicatio s fo U.S. defe se a d NATO allies. The compa y is i vesti g i ext-ge e atio tech ologies, i cludi g d o e swa ms, qua tum computi g, a d adva ced AI auto omy to captu e lo g-te m oppo tu ities i key ma kets th ough its R&D i itiatives.
Ze aD o e, a subsidia y of Ze aTech, develops a d ma ufactu es AI-powe ed multifu ctio auto omous d o e solutio s i teg ati g machi e lea i g, p edictive a alytics, a d adva ced computi g tech ologies, fo gove me t, defe se, a d i dust ial applicatio s. This i cludes multifu ctio al d o es fo su veyi g, i spectio s, logistics, secu ity, a d defe se applicatio s. Its p oduct po tfolio i cludes the Ze aD o e 1000 fo ISR defe se a d specialized ca go, the IQ Na o fo i doo i ve to y ma ageme t a d secu ity, the IQ Squa e fo outdoo i spectio s a d mai te a ce, the IQ Quad fo la d su veyi g, a d the IQ Aqua fo u de wate applicatio s. Ze aD o e ope ates th ee global ma ufactu i g facilities i A izo a, Dubai, a d Taiwa , a d is adva ci g cou te -UAS ma itime i te cepto d o es a d a i teg ated defe se system.
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This p ess elease a d elated comme ts by ma ageme t of Ze aTech, I c. i clude “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of U.S. fede al secu ities laws a d applicable Ca adia secu ities laws. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e subject to the safe ha bo p ovisio s u de the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. This fo wa d-looki g i fo matio elates to futu e eve ts o futu e pe fo ma ce of Ze aTech a d eflects ma ageme t’s expectatio s a d p ojectio s ega di g Ze aTech’s g owth, esults of ope atio s, pe fo ma ce, a d busi ess p ospects a d oppo tu ities. Such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts eflect ma ageme t’s cu e t beliefs a d a e based o i fo matio cu e tly available to ma ageme t. I some cases, fo wa d-looki g i fo matio ca be ide tified by te mi ology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “pla ”, “a ticipate”, “aim”, “seek”, “is/a e likely to”, “believe”, “estimate”, “p edict”, “pote tial”, “co ti ue” o the egative of these te ms o othe compa able te mi ology i te ded to ide tify fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Fo wa d-looki g i fo matio i this docume t i cludes, but is ot limited to Ze aTech’s expectatio s ega di g its eve ue, expe ses, p oductio , ope atio s, costs, cash flows, a d futu e g owth; expectatio s with espect to futu e p oductio costs a d capacity; Ze aTech’s ability to delive p oducts to the ma ket as cu e tly co templated, i cludi g its d o e p oducts i cludi g Ze aD o e 1000, IQ Squa e a d IQ Na o; Ze aTech’s ability to develop p oducts fo ma kets as cu e tly co templated; Ze aTech’s a ticipated cash eeds a d it’s eeds fo additio al fi a ci g; Ze aTech’s i te tio to g ow the busi ess a d its ope atio s a d executio isk; expectatio s with espect to futu e ope atio s a d costs; the volatility of stock p ices a d ma ket co ditio s i the i dust ies i which Ze aTech ope ates; political, eco omic, e vi o me tal, tax, secu ity, a d othe isks associated with ope ati g i eme gi g ma kets; egulato y isks; u favo able publicity o co sume pe ceptio ; difficulty i fo ecasti g i dust y t e ds; the ability to hi e key pe so el; the competitive co ditio s of the i dust y a d the competitive a d busi ess st ategies of Ze aTech; Ze aTech’s expected busi ess objectives fo the ext twelve mo ths; Ze aTech’s ability to obtai additio al fu ds th ough the sale of equity o debt commitme ts; i vestme t capital a d ma ket sha e; the ability to complete a y co templated acquisitio s; cha ges i the ta get ma kets; ma ket u ce tai ty; ability to access additio al capital, i cludi g th ough the listi g of its secu ities i va ious ju isdictio s; ma ageme t of g owth (pla s a d timi g fo expa sio ); pate t i f i geme t; litigatio ; applicable laws, egulatio s, a d a y ame dme ts affecti g the busi ess of Ze aTech a d othe elated isks a d u ce tai ties disclosed u de the headi g “Risk Facto s“ i the Compa y’s Fo m F-1, Fo m 20-F a d othe fili gs filed with the U ited States Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio (the “SEC”) o EDGAR th ough the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Compa y u de takes o obligatio to update fo wa d-looki g i fo matio except as equi ed by applicable law. Such fo wa d-looki g i fo matio ep ese ts ma ageme ts’ best judgme t based o i fo matio cu e tly available. No fo wa d-looki g stateme t ca be gua a teed a d actual futu e esults may va y mate ially. Acco di gly, eade s a e advised ot to place u due elia ce o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts o i fo matio .
