Outdoor Living Supply

Outdoor Living Supply

Outdoor Living Supply was formed in 2020 as a platform focused on acquiring and operating independent hardscape, landscape, and outdoor living product distributors. The company is backed by Trilantic North America, a private equity firm that partnered with CEO Brian Price, a building-products distribution veteran who previously held leadership roles at SRS Distribution. The consolidator targets family-owned supply yards that serve professional contractors, landscapers, and homeowners in suburban and exurban markets. The firm executes a buy-and-build strategy concentrated in the hardscape and landscape supply distribution sector. Asset classes covered include natural stone, segmental concrete retaining walls, porcelain and concrete pavers, bulk aggregates, and outdoor lighting. Acquisitions have spanned the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. The roll-up leverages a decentralized model where acquired companies retain their local brand identities, customer relationships, and operational management. Confirmed acquisitions include Hardscape Supply of Orlando in 2021 and Stone Center of Indiana in 2023 (per company announcements, 2021, 2023). The geographic footprint covers at least 10 states, with a notable concentration in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina. By 2024 the platform had completed more than 20 acquisitions, assembling a network of distribution yards across the eastern half of the United States. The firm operates with a decentralized hub-and-spoke model, with a small corporate team in Rochester, Minnesota managing capital allocation, M&A sourcing, and back-office integration. The investment was seeded by Trilantic North America's energy and infrastructure fund, which saw the distribution channel as a durable growth play tied to residential repair and remodel cycles. In September 2023, the company expanded into the Ohio market with the acquisition of Buckeye Landscape Supply (per the firm, September 2023). Outdoor Living Supply's structural differentiator is its role as a pure-play hardscape distribution consolidator in a sector dominated by regional independents and big-box retailers. Unlike general building-product distributors, the firm operates exclusively in the outdoor living category, giving it a specialized inventory depth that generalists cannot match. Trilantic North America holds the ownership stake, providing institutional capital normally unavailable to family-run supply yards, while the local branches maintain the customer intimacy of the businesses they absorbed.