Ritz Safety LLC has acquired State Rock Safety in Medina, Ohio. Slate Rock Safety is an e-commerce retailer and distributor of flame-resistant work apparel and other personal protective equipment, serving local customers in the Cleveland area and a wide variety of national accounts across the country.
This marks the third strategic acquisition in the past year for Ritz Safety, having acquired Mobile, Ala.-based Safety Source in July of 2015 and Public Works Supply, Portland, Ore., on May 1, 2016.
“Continuing our nationwide expansion and offering additional safety-related products and services, equipment rental and repair, and training was a strategic value for Ritz Safety,” said Ken Fisher, Ritz president. “We are excited with our Midwest expansion and the added e-commerce capability Slate Rock Safety brings to Ritz Safety and its 5,000+ customers.”
Ritz Safety is further expanding its Midwest footprint with a new facility in Indianapolis, providing four times the warehouse and showroom space of the company’s previous Indianapolis facility.
Ritz Safety has corporate offices in Dayton, Ohio, and operates 10 retail/wholesale distribution centers: Pompano Beach, Tampa, and Jacksonville, Fla.; Medina, Ohio; Indianapolis; Mobile, Ala.; Houston; Las Vegas; and Portland, Ore.
