Sciens Building Solutions has acquired Vista, Calif.-based Low Voltage Integrated Systems (LVIS) for undisclosed terms. 

With already-established locations in the Northern California and Southern California areas, LVIS further increases Sciens’ presence in the Golden State. The partnership also allows LVIS to offer its customers even more resources and expertise, while leveraging Sciens’ North American capabilities, according to an announcement.

“We chose to partner with Sciens to become part of a platform that can serve our customers locally, regionally, and nationally. Combined with the global experience and capital support of Sciens, LVIS can now invest to expand and tap into the capabilities of the Sciens network to bring even more value to our customers,” said Mike Arguijo, co-owner and president of LVIS. “We’re excited to expand our footprint with Sciens as our new partner.”

Together with John Mongillo, Arguijo took over LVIS in 2002 with a core focus on fire alarm in the commercial office space. As business grew, their areas of expertise expanded to video surveillance, access control and intercom systems for various markets, including K-12 education, biomedical, industrial and higher education. Their team of professionals specializes in the design, installation and servicing of customized low-voltage systems.

“LVIS is yet another example of a quality addition to the Sciens portfolio of companies,” said Sciens CEO Terry Heath. “Their solid reputation in Southern California pairs perfectly with our existing operations in this part of the state, allowing us to offer our customers even more amazing service, as well as creating more growth opportunities for our valued employees.”

Headquartered in San Francisco and 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.