The Riverside Company Adds AC&M Fire Equipment to Relay Fire and Safety Platform

The Riverside Company Adds Accurate Fire Equipment to Relay Fire and Safety Platform

September 16, 2025

Professional Services

The Riverside Company has acquired Accurate Fire Equipment, a Franklin Square, New York provider of fire and life safety (FLS) services, as an add-on to its Relay Fire and Safety platform. The deal expands Relay's presence in the New York City metropolitan area and aims to drive growth through cross-selling, investments in sales and marketing, and enhanced technician training.

Relay Fire & Safety Acquires Metro Fire Inspection

December 12, 2023

Industrial Services

Relay Fire & Safety, the Riverside-backed life safety platform, has acquired Metro Fire Inspection and Maintenance Inc., a New York City-area fire protection, inspection and maintenance services provider. The deal is an add-on to Relay's platform (backed by The Riverside Company) to expand the firm's footprint into the New York metro area and broaden local service capabilities.

The Riverside Company Acquires American Service Company and Advanced Fire Protection Systems

February 27, 2023

Professional Services

The Riverside Company has formed a new fire and life safety platform through acquisitions of American Service Company (ASC) in eastern Massachusetts and Advanced Fire Protection Systems (AFPS) in the Baltimore / D.C. area. Riverside plans to invest in sales and marketing, expand service offerings, and pursue further add-on acquisitions to scale the combined Northeast / Mid‑Atlantic platform.

The Riverside Company / CertaSite Acquires Ace Fire Protection

February 9, 2023

Professional Services

The Riverside Company has invested in Ace Fire Protection, marking the 20th add-on to its portfolio company CertaSite. The acquisition expands CertaSite's fire and life-safety footprint in the greater Lafayette, Indiana region and strengthens its service offering across the Midwest.

Summit Fire & Security Acquires A&C Fire Equipment Company

January 10, 2024

Industrial Services

Summit Fire & Security LLC, a subsidiary of SFP Holding, Inc. (Summit Companies), acquired A&C Fire Equipment Company effective January 10, 2024. The acquisition adds a Summit branch in Corpus Christi, Texas, expanding the acquirer's footprint in South Texas and broadening its fire protection, suppression, alarm and extinguisher services in the state.

The Riverside Company Acquires Weber Fire and Safety as CertaSite Add-on

March 13, 2024

Professional Services

The Riverside Company has invested in Weber Fire and Safety, a family-owned fire protection business serving the greater St. Louis area. The deal is Riverside’s 26th add-on to its CertaSite fire and life safety platform and represents CertaSite’s first investment in Missouri, expanding the platform’s regional footprint.