School Specialty Acquires FlagHouse to Better Serve Physical Education, Special Needs, and Sensory Room Markets in US and Canada

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School Specialty Acquires FlagHouse to Better Serve Physical Education, Special Needs, and Sensory Room Markets in US and Canada


FlagHouse will broaden the School Specialty product portfolio and prolong the attain of its options

School Specialty, LLC., a number one supplier of studying environments and provides for the preK-12 schooling market, has acquired FlagHouse, Inc., a trusted supplier of kit and packages serving bodily schooling, recreation, particular wants remedy, and healthcare prospects. The transaction enhances School Specialty’s skill to supply complete bodily schooling and particular wants options to varsities, expands its attain into non-education markets and strengthens its presence in Canada.

Flaghouse is a world distributor of bodily schooling, particular wants, and multisensory merchandise. Rompa, Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary, develops and manufactures a broad providing of sensory room merchandise beneath the extremely regarded Snoezelen model.

As a results of the acquisition, Flaghouse is now working beneath the School Specialty umbrella and can relocate achievement heart operations to School Specialty’s services in Ohio and Wisconsin. According to School Specialty, the expertise for present prospects is predicted to stay seamless.

School Specialty President and CEO Ryan Bohr acknowledged, “The acquisition of FlagHouse will strengthen the unique value proposition we provide to our customers. We have long understood that physical education and recreation are critical to overall health and wellness, particularly for individuals with special needs. We are pleased to be able to offer quality solutions and add a trusted brand to our offering. Additionally, research continues to demonstrate the value of sensory products and sensory spaces. This acquisition will afford us a full line of proprietary sensory products and space design expertise, enhancing not just our offering, but people’s lives.”

Co-owner and CEO of FlagHouse, George Carmel added, “The FlagHouse brand has a 69-year reputation for quality and service. Finding a partner who is equally committed to offering solutions that enrich lives was critical to us. We have found that partner in School Specialty and look forward to combining and optimizing our respective product assortments for even greater benefit to our customers.”

About Flaghouse

FlagHouse is a supplier of kit and packages serving bodily schooling, recreation, particular want remedy and healthcare prospects. The Company was based in 1954 and has developed from a small NY-based faculty spirit merchandise distributor to a totally built-in world distributor of bodily schooling and multisensory merchandise. FlagHouse Canada was launched in 1992 and operates from an workplace within the higher Toronto space. In 2000, FlagHouse acquired Rompa, Ltd positioned within the UK. Rompa develops and manufactures a broad providing of sensory room merchandise beneath the extremely regarded Snoezelen model.

For extra data, go to www.schoolspecialty.com.

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