Norco Acquires Freedom Medical Supply of Yakima, Wash.

Sep
20
2017

Norco, the nation’s largest privately owned welding, safety, medical and gas supplier, has acquired Freedom Medical Supply of Yakima, Wash., as an addition to its medical homecare business in Central Washington. Norco assumes ownership Oct. 1.

Freedom Medical Supply is a family-owned business that has operated in the Yakima Valley for five years. It currently serves local customers with CPAP, respiratory, home medical and oxygen services, equipment and supplies.

According to Ned Pontious, Norco president, “We are very excited to be a part of the vibrant and growing Yakima Valley community. We look forward to the opportunity to live out our mission of ‘Serving You Better’ in Yakima!”

“We are excited to have Norco in place locally to provide a wider range of products, services and experience to our valued customers, many of whom have become like family to us,” says Mitch Rose, Freedom Medical’s managing owner.

Norco operates more than 70 branches in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.

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