Riverbend Sandler Pools Acquires Pulliam Pools

Riverbend Sandler Pools

Riverbend Sandler Pools, a portfolio company of Concentric Equity Partners, announced its acquisition of Pulliam Pool Builders Inc. and Pulliam Services Inc., a Ft. Worth, Texas-based provider of pool construction, remodeling, and repair services. 

Riverbend will be acquiring Pulliam from President and Owner Debra Smith, who will remain with the company for an intermediate period and subsequently transition to a strategic consulting role for the platform.

Pullam Pools was founded in 1916 as a family construction business and was one of the first pool construction companies in the U.S. 

After three generations of family ownership, the company was purchased by Smith, who joined Pulliam in 1992, and a partner in 2009. 

She assumed full ownership in 2020. 

"Pulliam has flourished under Debra's leadership and grown to become one of the largest pool builders in DFW," said Charles Barnes, founder and chairman of Riverbend Sandler. "Debra has built an impressive company with a trusted and recognized brand name, and we're honored to carry her legacy forward".

"My primary focus in this process was finding a partner like Riverbend Sandler that would continue to build on the success and trust of the Pulliam name," Smith added.