Dallas, April 24, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orion Group (“Orion”), a commercial and industrial services company supported by Alpine Investors (“Alpine”), today announced that announced a partnership. Academy provides mechanical and electronic locksmith, door, and other access control solutions to commercial customers in multiple locations nationwide. Orion is building a national facilities maintenance business by partnering with leading, founder-owned facility services companies and providing them with the resources they need to fuel their next chapter of growth. The Academy joins Leo Facilities Maintenance (“Leo FM”), Orion’s facility maintenance service provider network, in its eighth partnership since its founding in 2022.
Founded in 1991 by Tim Braun, Academy has more than 30 years of expertise in the access control industry, providing full-service security and loss prevention solutions to multi-site customers across the country. Academy's skilled team reliably covers a wide range of mechanical and electronic services, from lock and door hardware to key systems and specialized storage solutions. Kenny Friede will lead the academy as president.
“Our partnership with Orion will help us better serve our customers as well as our team members,” said Tim Brown. “As part of the Leo FM network, the Academy will have the opportunity to further expand its national presence and service offering, with Orion’s ambition for growth and focus on building what’s behind its people. We are confident that we have the right people and 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 to expand our service offerings for our customers is tremendous,” said Kenny Friede. “Academy's team of true subject matter experts provides critical loss prevention services to customers across the country. Academy has a great culture, dedicated employees, valuable service, and loyal customer base. It's everything I've ever wanted in a business. I've been working with and leading this team for many years now, and it's going to be an incredibly fulfilling time ahead, building on the legacy we've built over the past 30 years. I am confident that I can do it. ”
“Academy's team of experts and history of trusted service make it an exemplary service provider in the access control industry,” said Orion Co-CEO Will Adams. “We are thrilled to have another great partner in our growth journey to provide even more services to Leo FM’s 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 service areas by investing in companies with great cultures, attracting the best technical and managerial talent, and creating unparalleled growth opportunities for them. Masu. For more information, please visit www.OrionServicesGroup.com.
About Academy Locksmith
Founded in 1991, Academy Locksmith specializes in providing professional access control, loss prevention, and security solutions to national customers. With customer service as our top priority, the Academy team is passionate about providing customized, fast, and reliable solutions to all of our customers.
About Alpine
Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm committed to building lasting companies by collaborating, learning and developing great people. Alpine specializes in investing in the software and services industry. Alpine's people-first strategy includes talent programs that enable Alpine to provide leadership in post-transaction situations where additional or new management is needed. Alpine has more than $11 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022, and has three offices in San Francisco, New York, and Salt Lake City. For more information, please visit www.alpineinvestors.com.
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