Sciens Building Solutions, based in San Francisco, announced the acquisition of Poway, Calif.-based Western Fire Protection (WFP), adding its growing portfolio of companies. 

This is the latest acquisition from Sciens helps to further expand the company’s presence in the Southern California market. The transaction will also provide WFP and its customers with even deeper resources and expertise, as well as the ability to leverage Sciens’ growing presence across North America. 

“Sciens’ solid technical expertise and comprehensive building solutions, combined with Western’s capabilities, allows us to develop more comprehensive offerings for the important San Diego market,” said Lyle Hall, president of WFP. “Sciens is thoughtfully growing across the country and has earned a great reputation for helping take companies to the next level, which can only benefit our customers and employees.” 

WFP was established in 1989 in San Diego, where it has been supporting fire alarm and sprinkler clients in various markets, including pharmaceutical, multi-family complexes, higher education and casinos. 

“We proudly maintain Sciens’ fun, growth-focused journey, which continues with the addition of Western Fire Protection with its excellent reputation in the San Diego area as a customer-first fire safety and sprinkler leader,” said Sciens CEO Terry Heath. “Combined with our recent area additions of Low Voltage Integrated Systems and Standard Electronics, plus our established Time & Alarm Systems business, we can now self-perform the entire offering of our recently announced Sciens Service Suite (S3) giving customers a single source for their fire and life safety needs.”

Backed by The Carlyle Group, Sciens Building Solutions is a fire and life safety company, focusing on the design, installation, provision of maintenance and inspection services for fire detection, fire sprinkler and security systems across a variety of commercial vertical markets.