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From Legacy Operations to Scalable Growth

How CMBB's post-acquisition value-creation plan delivered 16.6% revenue growth in six months — while keeping every employee and every customer relationship intact.

Turnstile Security Systems Inc.
Security Hardware · Ontario, Canada
Post-Acquisition Results
16.6%
Revenue Growth
Delivered within the first six months post-acquisition
100%
Staff Retention
Full retention of employees and core customer relationships
ERP/CRM
Platform Modernised
Replaced antiquated legacy software with structured operating systems
Weekly
Cash & AR Cadence
Introduced weekly cash flow and accounts receivable monitoring
Full
Inventory Overhaul
SKU hygiene, barcoding, audits, and improved order-to-cash execution
Centralised
IT Administration
Consolidated cybersecurity and core systems oversight
The Full Story

A Disciplined Value-Creation Plan

CMBB does not acquire to strip or consolidate. Every acquisition is followed by a structured improvement programme designed to make the business stronger — for its people, its customers, and its long-term future.

16.6% revenue growth in the first six months
Full retention of staff and core customers
Replacement of antiquated legacy software with modern operating systems
ERP/CRM implementation and stronger business process infrastructure
Improved financial tracking, reporting, and management control
Weekly cash flow and accounts receivable monitoring cadence
KPI tracking across finance and operations
Improved inventory control and order-to-cash execution
Centralized IT systems administration to enhance cybersecurity and system oversight
Retained and expanded key customer accounts while maintaining full continuity across core customer relationships

"The result is a more resilient, scalable business with stronger reporting, tighter control, and improved execution."

— CMBB Post-Acquisition Assessment

Since acquiring Turnstile Security Systems, CMBB executed a disciplined value-creation plan that delivered 16.6% revenue growth in the first six months while maintaining full retention of staff and core customers. At the time of acquisition, the company was operating on antiquated legacy software that constrained visibility and operational control.

CMBB modernised the platform through structured ERP/CRM implementation, upgraded financial tracking and reporting systems, weekly cash and receivables oversight, KPI-driven management, and tighter inventory and order-to-cash discipline. In parallel, CMBB established centralised IT systems administration to improve cybersecurity and consolidate oversight of core systems and technology infrastructure.

Critically, none of this came at the cost of the relationships that made the business valuable in the first place. Every employee was retained. Every customer relationship was maintained and, in several cases, expanded. The business today is operationally stronger, commercially better positioned, and built to grow.

In Their Own Words

From the Former Owner

After decades of building this business, handing it over was not a decision I took lightly. I needed to know it would be in the right hands — that the people, the customers, and everything we had built would be respected. CMBB gave me that confidence. I leave knowing I have selected the right steward to take this business to the next level.

Former Owner
Turnstile Security Systems Inc.
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