Academy Service Group sells Academy Fire Protection

Hackensack, N.J. -- Academy Service Group, nationwide provider of facility maintenance services, announced Wednesday that it has sold Academy Fire Protection to a California-based private equity firm.

Academy Service Group said it will continue to provide pest control, cleaning, janitorial, plumbing, handyman and general maintenance services to its portfolio of multi-site facilities and chain store clients. Michael Rose, CEO of Academy Service Group, and John Della Marco, president, will continue to grow the facilities maintenance companies they control: Veterans Worldwide Maintenance, Amazing! Pest Control, Nationwide Cleaners and The Paint Folks.