Franklin Electric announced that on December 31, 2021, its wholly owned subsidiary Headwater Companies LLC acquired Blake Group Holdings Inc., a Connecticut corporation, for $27.1 million. Blake is a professional groundwater distributor operating 14 locations throughout the northeast United States. Blake has approximately $74 million of consolidated annual sales.
DeLancey Davis, president of Headwater Companies, the wholly owned distribution segment of Franklin Electric, commented, “We are pleased to add Blake to the Headwater family. Blake has served the pump industry and related water resource markets for more than 40 years and has an outstanding reputation within the industry for quality service and technical depth.
“The acquisition of Blake adds to Headwater’s commitment to the critical groundwater channel, provides geographic expansion in the New York and New England markets and furthers our objective of being the leading source of distribution for water systems solutions in the United States.”
Headwater Companies is a collection of groundwater distributors. Headwater is a focused groundwater distribution organization that delivers quality products and leading brands to the industry, providing contractors with the availability and service they demand to meet their application challenges.