Fencing Supply Group (The Sterling Group) Acquires Merchants Metals

The Sterling Group / Fencing Supply Group Acquires Merchants Metals from Atlas Holdings

March 1, 2021

Building Products

The Sterling Group has acquired Merchants Metals from Atlas Holdings, with the business joining Sterling's new platform, Fencing Supply Group. Merchants Metals is a national fence systems distributor and manufacturer with approximately 900 associates, 35 service centers and four manufacturing facilities; terms were not disclosed.

Fencing Supply Group (The Sterling Group portfolio) Acquires Atlantic Fence Supply

September 27, 2023

Building Products

Fencing Supply Group (FSG), a platform backed by private equity firm The Sterling Group, has acquired Atlantic Fence Supply, a wholesale fence distributor and fabricator based in Ashland, Virginia. The add-on expands FSG’s branch footprint and capabilities in the Richmond/Tidewater Virginia market, while providing additional resources and growth opportunities for Atlantic Fence Supply’s employees and customers.

Fencing Supply Group (The Sterling Group) Adds Fence Supply Inc.

June 28, 2021

Building Products

Fencing Supply Group (FSG), a platform backed by The Sterling Group, announced a partnership to add Fence Supply Inc. (FSI), a single-branch fencing and building-materials distributor based in Sunnyvale, Texas, to its portfolio. The acquisition — FSG’s fifth add-on for the platform — expands FSG’s presence in the Dallas Metroplex and brings local fence expertise while allowing FSI to leverage FSG’s national scale; financial terms were not disclosed.

Fencing Supply Group (The Sterling Group) Acquires Specialty Fence Wholesale, Inc.

May 2, 2022

Building Products

Fencing Supply Group (FSG), a portfolio company of private equity firm The Sterling Group, has acquired Specialty Fence Wholesale, Inc., a regional wholesaler of vinyl and aluminum fencing products serving Central Florida. The acquisition is an add-on to FSG's platform to expand its footprint and product access for professional fencing contractors in the Tampa/Central Florida market.

Fencing Supply Group (The Sterling Group portfolio) Acquires Sharon Fence Distributors

August 3, 2021

Building Products

Fencing Supply Group (FSG), a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, has acquired Sharon Fence Distributors, a full-service fencing supplier and manufacturer based in Sharon, Pennsylvania with additional locations in Buffalo, New York and Columbus, Ohio. The acquisition expands FSG's geographic footprint and product offerings in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Western New York as part of the platform's ongoing add-on acquisition strategy.

Fencing Supply Group (Sterling) Adds Cedar Supply and Pro Access Systems to Platform

May 3, 2021

Building Products

Fencing Supply Group, a platform backed by The Sterling Group, announced that Cedar Supply (Fort Collins, CO) and Pro Access Systems have joined its FSG platform as the third and fourth add-on acquisitions. The deals expand FSG's geographic footprint and add access-control and aluminum gate manufacturing capabilities to the platform while supporting further consolidation of independent fencing distributors.