Richelieu Hardware Completes 10 North American Acquisitions, Including Ideal Security and Klassen Bronze
January 16, 2026
Montreal-based Richelieu Hardware Ltd. completed ten acquisitions across Canada and the United States during fiscal 2025, adding roughly $100 million of annual sales and marking the 100th acquisition in the company's history. Transactions announced included the purchase of Ideal Security (Greater Montreal), Finmac Lumber (Winnipeg), Klassen Bronze (New Hamburg) and three distribution centres from McKillican American (Portland, Seattle and Spokane), among others, expanding Richelieu's private-brand portfolio and North American distribution footprint.
- Buyers
- Richelieu Hardware Ltd.
- Targets
- Ideal Security Inc, Finmac Lumber Ltd, Klassen Bronze Limited, McKillican American (three distribution centres), Mill Supply (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island), Les Industries Camcoat, Darant Distributing, Midwest Specialty Products, Modulex Partition, Rhoads & O'Hara Architectural Products
- Sellers
- McKillican American
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Canada
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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