Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Acquires United Fire Protection
March 12, 2021
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, has acquired United Fire Protection, a Tampa, Florida-based full-service fire protection company. The acquisition, finalized in March 2021, adds United Fire’s four locations and ~150 employees to Pye-Barker’s footprint and establishes two new branches in Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
- Targets
- United Fire Protection
- Sellers
- Chad Norris, Rick Scott, Blake More
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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