KSI Kitchen & Bath, the largest kitchen and bath design firm in Southeast Michigan, has announced the acquisition of Starlite Kitchens, a leading kitchen and bath design center in Grand Rapids.
“We’re very excited to welcome Starlite Kitchens into the KSI family of kitchen and bath design centers,” said Tony Achatz, president and CEO of KSI. “Their commitment to excellence and creating a superior customer experience is a natural fit for KSI and our vision to be the most recommended provider for creating spaces in the home that people will love.”
KSI and Starlite Kitchens will share best practices to complement their respective strengths and provide their customers with a superior experience in kitchen and bath design and cabinetry sales and service.
“The talent and creativity of the Starlite Kitchens team will help us usher in the next phase of KSI’s growth with our first design center in West Michigan,” said Bryan Tolles, KSI principal. “As a family-owned business, we’re delighted to welcome the Starlite family into ours and work together to grow our kitchen and bath design business in the Grand Rapids area.”
Starlite Kitchens will continue to operate under the Starlite brand as part of the KSI family of design centers. Starlite’s customers can expect the same level of exceptional service they have come to admire since its founding in 2000.
“After evaluating many options, a sale to KSI Kitchen & Bath was the best choice to provide Starlite’s employees, customers and vendors with the most opportunity for continued growth,” said Rog Bronsink, Starlite principal. “We’ll be happy to see the Starlite team continue to flourish under the stewardship of KSI.”
The acquisition positions KSI Kitchen & Bath as one of the Midwest’s largest kitchen and bath design firms, with eight design centers spanning Southeast Michigan, West Michigan and Northern Ohio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“This acquisition is the first building block in a planned growth strategy,” said Achatz. “We look forward to exploring opportunities with additional companies that are a good fit with KSI’s mission – to operate with a customer-centric focus that delivers exceptional experiences through excellent service and best-in-class design.”
