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Carrier's Automated Logic agrees to buy Texas dealer Logical Solutions

The Richardson, Texas, building controls dealer has worked with Automated Logic since 1995. Carrier did not disclose a price.

By The Gradient Report Staff

Key points

  • Automated Logic, part of Carrier, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Logical Solutions, Inc., an Automated Logic dealer based in Richardson, Texas, Carrier said Nov. 5.
  • Carrier cited LSI's "proven expertise in mission-critical environments." It did not disclose terms.
  • The deal follows what Carrier called "the recent acquisition" of Control Consultants & Services, Inc., a dealer with offices in Lubbock and Abilene, Texas.
  • Carrier expects the deal to close "in the coming months."

Automated Logic, Carrier's building management systems business, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Logical Solutions, Inc., Carrier said Nov. 5. LSI is "an Automated Logic dealer headquartered in Richardson, Texas," and the two companies' relationship dates to 1995, according to the release.

Carrier said "LSI's proven expertise in mission-critical environments" would add to Automated Logic's ability to deliver its systems in Texas. The release does not name LSI's customers or say which kinds of facilities it serves.

"LSI has built a strong business through technical expertise, customer focus and flawless execution excellence," said Gaurang Pandya, president of Climate Solutions Americas at Carrier. LSI's owners, Jim Barber, Ben Blackerby and Daniel Tarver, said joining Automated Logic "represents an important next chapter for LSI."

Automated Logic said Logical Solutions, a dealer since 1995, brings field engineers, project managers, application engineers and service staff.
Automated Logic said Logical Solutions, a dealer since 1995, brings field engineers, project managers, application engineers and service staff.AI-generated illustration

The release describes the deal as coming alongside "the recent acquisition of Control Consultants & Services, Inc.," an Automated Logic dealer with offices in Lubbock and Abilene, Texas. It gives no date for that purchase. Cooling Post wrote Nov. 7 that it was "a purchase they'd seemingly omitted to announce."

Carrier said the LSI transaction is expected to close in the coming months. Law firm Paul, Weiss, which advised Automated Logic, said it is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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