Carrier's Automated Logic to Acquire Richardson Building Controls Contractor Logical Solutions

Automated Logic Contracting Services, part of Carrier Global, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Logical Solutions Inc., a building automation and controls contractor based in Richardson. Carrier announced the agreement on Nov. 5. The companies did not disclose the price or terms. Carrier said the transaction is expected to close in the coming months.

Logical Solutions, known as LSI, is an Automated Logic dealer with offices at 1850 North Greenville Avenue in Richardson. LSI says it has more than 85 employees, including 34 technicians and six project managers. It reports more than 750 completed projects for hundreds of customers, most of them in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Its owners are Jim Barber, Ben Blackerby and Daniel Tarver, and Barber is listed as president.