Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (via Rapid Fire Protection Group) Acquires Strickland Fire Protection
January 7, 2022
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, through its portfolio company Rapid Fire Protection Group, has acquired Strickland Fire Protection, a long-standing fire protection contractor based in Forestville, Maryland. The acquisition expands Pye-Barker/Rapid Fire's footprint into the Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. metro areas and strengthens its service capabilities in fire sprinkler, alarm and suppression systems.
- Buyers
- Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, Rapid Fire Protection Group
- Targets
- Strickland Fire Protection
- Platforms
- Rapid Fire Protection Group
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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