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

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.

The Riverside Company Forms CertaSite Platform to Consolidate Fire & Life Safety Firms

July 11, 2019

Industrial Services

The Riverside Company has formed CertaSite, a fire and life safety platform, to consolidate and grow regional fire protection businesses. The CertaSite family currently includes County Fire Protection, Company One, Approved Protection Systems, Field's Fire Protection and Spears Fire and Safety Services as add-on acquisitions to build scale, expand services and improve technology and sales capabilities.

The Riverside Company Adds Advanced Fire Companies to CertaSite Platform

August 27, 2020

Industrial Services

The Riverside Company has invested in Advanced Fire Company, Approved Fire Protection and Advanced Fire & Security to form Advanced Fire, an add-on to Riverside’s CertaSite fire and life safety platform. Riverside said the investment expands CertaSite’s footprint into western Pennsylvania and it will invest in sales, marketing, technology and training to grow the combined business.

CertaSite (Riverside-backed) Acquires Ace Fire Protection

February 7, 2023

Industrial Services

CertaSite, a Riverside-backed commercial fire protection and life safety platform headquartered in Indianapolis, acquired Lafayette-based Ace Fire Protection as its 20th add-on in Indiana. The deal retains owners Bob and Bryan Thomas during the transition, keeps Ace's employees, and expands CertaSite’s service footprint and capabilities in the greater Lafayette commercial market.

Riverside's CertaSite Acquires Burnside Fire Protection Service Business and Fire Loss Control

August 24, 2022

Professional Services

The Riverside Company, via its CertaSite platform, has acquired the service business of Burnside Fire Protection (Cincinnati, OH) and Fire Loss Control (Brunswick, OH) as add-ons to its CertaSite fire and life safety platform. The deals expand CertaSite's footprint and technical capabilities in Ohio, marking the 18th and 19th recent add-ons to the platform and the 20th and 21st Midwest acquisitions cited by Riverside.

CertaSite (Riverside) Acquires Allied Safety Services

November 2, 2023

Industrial Services

CertaSite, a Riverside portfolio company, acquired Allied Safety Services, a commercial fire protection and life safety business in Indianapolis, Indiana. The deal is the 22nd add-on to Riverside's CertaSite platform and expands CertaSite's local footprint and service capabilities in the Midwest.