Orion Group’s Facilities Maintenance Business Enters Lock, Door, Safe, and Access Control Market Through Partnership with Academy Locksmith
April 24 2024 - 6:51PM
Business Wire
Orion Group (“Orion”), a commercial and industrial field
services company backed by Alpine Investors (“Alpine”), announced
today that it has partnered with Academy Locksmith (“Academy”).
Academy provides mechanical and electronic locksmithing, door, and
other access control solutions to multi-site commercial customers
throughout the country. Orion is building a national facilities
maintenance business by partnering with exceptional founder-owned
facility services businesses and supplying the resources needed to
fuel their next chapter of growth. Academy joins Orion’s facilities
maintenance service provider network, Leo Facilities Maintenance
(“Leo FM”), as its eighth partnership since its founding in
2022.
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Founded in 1991 by Tim Braun, Academy has over three decades of
expertise in the access controls industry, providing full-service
security and loss prevention solutions to national multi-site
customers. Academy’s skilled team ensures coverage across a wide
breadth of mechanical and electronic services, from locks &
door hardware to key systems to specialized vault solutions. Kenny
Friede will lead Academy as president.
“Our partnership with Orion will help us better serve not only
our customers but also our team members,” said Tim Braun. “As a
part of the Leo FM network, Academy will have opportunities to
further expand our national presence and our service offering.
Orion’s enthusiasm for growth and their focus on building behind
people make me confident that our team is in the right hands. We
look forward to seeing how the team grows through this
partnership.”
“Academy Locksmith has an outstanding reputation in the industry
for customer excellence, and the opportunity to continue growing
the service offering for our customers is tremendous,” said Kenny
Friede. “Academy’s team of true subject matter experts deliver
critical loss prevention service for customers across the country.
Academy has everything you look for in a business: incredible
culture, committed employees, valuable service, and loyal
customers. Working with and leading this team for years to come
will be incredibly fulfilling, and I am confident that we can build
on the legacy that has been created over the last thirty
years.”
“Academy’s team of experts and history of dependable service
make the company an exemplary service provider in the access
control industry,” said Will Adams, Orion Co-CEO. “We are thrilled
to bring on another amazing partner in growth so that we can
provide even more service offerings to our Leo FM customers.”
About Orion Group
Orion Group is a commercial and industrial field services
company that invests in and grows market-leading businesses. Orion
is building national businesses in multiple field services sectors
by investing in companies with great cultures, attracting the best
technical and managerial talent, and creating unmatched growth
opportunities for them. For more information, please visit
www.OrionServicesGroup.com.
About Academy Locksmith
Founded in 1991, Academy Locksmith specializes in providing
full-scale access control, loss prevention, and security solutions
to national customers. With customer service as their top priority,
the Academy team is passionate about delivering customized, quick,
and reliable solutions to all clients.
About Alpine
Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm
committed to building enduring companies by working with, learning
from, and developing exceptional people. Alpine specializes in
investments in the software and services industries. Alpine’s
PeopleFirst strategy includes a talent program that allows Alpine
to bring leadership to situations where additional or new
management is needed post-transaction. Alpine has over $11B in
assets under management as of December 31st, 2022, and has three
offices in San Francisco, New York, and Salt Lake City. For more
information, visit www.alpineinvestors.com.
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