Peabody, MA – Platte River Equity (“Platte River”) portfolio company MES Life Safety (“MES”) is excited to announce its newest add‑on acquisition, Safety Inc., a provider of industrial safety equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and gas detection instrumentation serving customers across New England and beyond. This strategic acquisition expands MES’s capabilities into safety instrumentation, calibration and repair services, enhancing its ability to deliver comprehensive life‑safety solutions nationwide.
“We’ve built our business around keeping workers safe through reliable equipment, calibration and service. Joining forces with MES will allow us to stay true to those values,” said Joel Myerson, President and Co‑Owner of Safety Inc.
“Partnering with MES allows us to bring our technical expertise to a broader audience and to deliver the same high level of support our customers have trusted for decades,” added Fred Myerson, Executive Vice President and Co‑Owner of Safety Inc.
“Safety Inc. is highly respected in industrial safety and instrumentation,” said Marvin Riley, CEO of MES. “Their deep technical knowledge and long‑standing customer relationships make them an ideal fit as MES continues to expand its capabilities into areas where there is immediate danger to life or health (IDLH). Through this acquisition, MES will integrate Safety Inc.’s offerings into its broader product-and-service portfolio to provide customers with a single‑source solution for PPE, detection, calibration and service needs.”
“At Platte River, we share MES’s commitment to protecting at‑risk workers in the most demanding and hazardous environments,” said Eric Crawford, Managing Director at Platte River. “Safety Inc.’s decades of expertise in gas detection and instrumentation make it a natural addition to MES’s growing life‑safety platform.”
MES continues to actively seek add‑on acquisitions for businesses providing equipment distribution, aftermarket equipment maintenance and testing services and fire system services to the fire, tactical and industrial end markets.
About Safety Inc.
Based in Peabody, MA, Safety Inc. has been a trusted partner in workplace safety since 1970. The company offers a full line of safety equipment, PPE, gas detection devices, calibration and repair services and instrumentation solutions for industrial and municipal customers. Learn more at http://www.esafetyinc.com.
