Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has ranked No. 849 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, the annual list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Pye-Barker moved up the list 105 spots since 2023. The ranking marks Pye-Barker's fifth time appearing on the Inc. 5000, reflecting the company’s continued growth.

The Inc. 5000 ranks private companies based on revenue growth between 2020 and 2023. In that period, Pye-Barker acquired 86 businesses, expanding the company’s geographic scope, adding thousands of new team members and bringing 2023 revenue to over $1 billion.

In an announcement, Pye-Barker states that is has a purposeful acquisition strategy, carefully selecting fire, life safety and security businesses that align with Pye-Barker’s core values and complement its full-suite offerings. The company says it works hard to retain its highly skilled teams who continue to serve local customers as part of Pye-Barker.

Through purpose-driven growth, Pye-Barker says that it remains committed to an entrepreneurial company culture that invites team members to define their own personal legacies. The company promotes a workplace built on respect and fosters a tight-knit team environment that supports individual career development.

“Landing in the top 20 percent of the Inc. 5000 is another indicator that we are on the right path toward our goals of being our industry’s acquirer of choice, employer of choice and vendor of choice. It’s an honor to appear alongside America’s fastest-growing private companies across all industries,” said Bart Proctor, CEO at Pye-Barker. “Our success comes from honoring the legacies of each owner who has come before us and each team member who has chosen to be part of Pye-Barker. Together, we can show up in more communities, protect more businesses and neighbors, and impact more lives.”

The company — billing itself as the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the U.S.— placed No. 8 on the 2024 SDM 100 and No. 9 on the 2024 SDM Top Systems Integrators rankings. The company reported RMR in 2023 of more than $15.3 million, and more than $114.2 million in North American systems integration revenue in 2023.