Easy Ice Acquires Ice Machine Service & Leasing Division of Norm's Refrigeration
October 1, 2024
Easy Ice has acquired the ice machine service and leasing division of Norm's Refrigeration & Ice Equipment (parent: Empire Equipment), expanding its Southern California footprint and adding Norm's service technicians and local customer accounts. The transaction transfers Norm's ice machine rental and service customers in the Los Angeles area to Easy Ice as part of Norm's strategic refocus on its core business.
- Buyers
- Easy Ice
- Targets
- Norm's Refrigeration & Ice Equipment (ice machine service and leasing division)
- Sellers
- Norm's Refrigeration & Ice Equipment, Empire Equipment
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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