TROY, Mich. – CertaSite®, a commercial fire protection and life safety company, today announced today that it has acquired Eastman Fire Protection (“Eastman”), a fire extinguisher, emergency and exit lights, and suppression system business in Troy, Mich. The acquisition is CertaSite’s eighth in the state of Michigan.
CertaSite provides the highest levels of customer service, responsiveness, building safety and code compliance to customers across the Midwest. The company goes beyond compliance, focusing on partnerships and professionalism while providing customers a simplified and dependable solution to managing all the fire protection and life safety systems in commercial buildings.
“CertaSite is the perfect partner to build on the foundation laid by our employees and customers” said Eastman owner Doug Cheesman. “With CertaSite, we have a unique opportunity to blend our knowledge base with a technology-based platform that offers new product lines, is professional and rooted in best practices, and provides significant value for customers.”
With more than 45 years of presence in the area, Eastman’s reputation will allow it to grow under CertaSite within its current customer base and expand in new markets. All of Eastman’s employees retained their jobs in the acquisition to join the CertaSite family.
“We are grateful to Doug and the entire Eastman family for their continued partnership throughout this process, particularly Kathy D’Angelo, who was so instrumental throughout many aspects of the process,” said Jeff Wyatt, CEO of CertaSite. “We are committed to preserving the legacy these dedicated professionals built and recognize and respect their strong local presence.”
About CertaSite
CertaSite is a commercial fire protection and life safety company founded in 2018. We take a new approach to fire and life safety, going beyond compliance to give our clients an unmatched level of customer service and tech-based control over their fire and life safety systems. Our team of experts serves 21 locations. CertaSite is headquartered in Indianapolis. Visit www.certasitepro.com for more information.
