Brady Acquires Tennessee JanSan Distributor Topmost Chemical & Paper

It marks Brady's fifth acquisition of 2020.

Phoenix
Brady Industries

LAS VEGAS, NV — Brady, a full-line janitorial supply, equipment and foodservice distributor, has announced the acquisition of Topmost Chemical & Paper in Memphis, TN.

Founded in 1977, Topmost has built a strong reputation in the region as a leader in the janitorial supply and equipment industry led by owner Lynn Proffer. Lynn, along with Topmost’s tenured staff and sales team, will manage the transition over the coming weeks. Brady will continue to operate in the existing facility.

“We are thrilled to welcome the Topmost team to Brady,” said Travis Brady, President and CEO of Brady. “Our alignment in product selection and end-user segments make perfect sense for us to collaboratively expand our presence in Tennessee and beyond.”

Brady has been pioneering the way products and solutions are delivered to facility and foodservice professionals since 1947. At the heart of Brady’s operation is a community-minded culture driven by a workforce of more than 500 employees currently in 26 locations throughout Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Utah including its original Las Vegas headquarters.

Brady’s approach to partnership is unique by providing integrated customer support, expertise, technical support, and service across a full spectrum of customer needs including extensive facility offerings, complete dish machine and laundry machine service, equipment sales, rentals and service and foodservice supplies. Brady provides these specialized solutions for customers in key commercial market segments including hospitality, education, healthcare, government, building service contractors and more.    

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