AlarMax Distributors, Inc., has recently announced the acquisition of Northern Sound & Light (NSL).
Founded in 1990, AlarMax is a privately held and independently owned distributor for intrusion, fire, video surveillance, access control, residential & commercial AV, sound, communications, structured cabling, and home automation products.
NSL is a national supplier of sound, lighting and production equipment for use by industry professionals in concert venues, schools, houses of worship and live production houses. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company has been in business for over 30 years under the ownership and direction of Steve Raslevich and services customers nationwide.
Northern is known for their deep industry roots, service awards, over a decade of live production service experience and knowledge of the industry.
In wake of the acquisition, Roger Graf, President of AlarMax stated, “We welcome NSL to the AlarMax family of companies and are pleased to be working with Steve on our shared vision of expanding Northern Sound & Light’s local presence across the country. Additionally, we look forward to expanded opportunities between our customer bases, with these increasingly converging technologies.”
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As part of the acquisition, NSL will maintain its own identity and business under the AlarMax financial umbrella. Currently, NSL’s inventory and systems are in the process of being integrated into AlarMax and will resume full-scale operations soon.
Steve Raslevich, Managing Director of the “New” NSL, is excited for the continuation of the Northern Sound legacy and entrusts his customers and friends to take part in the increased inventory availability, additional product lines and expanded national distribution reach that the new partnership affords.
AlarMax currently operates 25 distribution centers across the U.S. and plans to co-locate NSL locations within some of the existing AlarMax facilities, as well as coordinate its operations to provide optimal dealer service levels in new markets with stand-alone NSL storefronts.
This article was originally posted on our sister site Commercial Integrator on 04.07.23. It has since been updated for CE Pro audiences.
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