ReSpark buys UptimePM, its second deal since April merger
What's the deal? ReSparkDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a software platform for the metal recycling industry, has completed its acquisition of UptimePMDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a maintenance and facility management software maker for heavy industrial operations. UptimePM becomes a wholly owned unit and will be rebranded ReSpark Maintenance. Deal terms were not disclosed.
Why now? The two firms first struck a strategic investment and partnership in 2024. Since then, UptimePM has doubled both its revenue and customer count, ReSpark said.
What's the endgame? ReSpark wants to be a single vendor for the systems that run recycling yards — from buying and selling material to keeping processing equipment online. UptimePM's software manages work orders, preventive maintenance, inspections, and parts inventory. It will run as a complementary product alongside ReSpark's core platform.
What's the bigger picture? The acquisition follows the April 2026 combination of GreenSpark Software and ReMatterDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → that formed ReSpark. The company now serves more than 600 customers across 1,200-plus locations in the US, Canada, and Australia.
Chief executive officer Gordon Driscoll framed the deal as a natural next step after that merger. "Strategically, this is the logical first step after the merger: continuing to consolidate the products our industry relies on into the most complete software platform for metal recyclers," he said.
What changes for customers? "For UptimePM customers, nothing changes today," Driscoll said. UptimePM founder Justin TrentadueDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → will stay on to oversee the transition.
Trentadue said the 2024 partnership pointed to the acquisition. "When we first partnered in 2024, I knew this was the right avenue for UptimePM," he said, adding that joining ReSpark lets the team reach "a scale we couldn't have reached alone."
What could go wrong? Integrating a second acquired customer base so soon after a merger carries execution risk. Driscoll argued the company has prepared for it: "we've spent the past few quarters building exactly that muscle."
The signal: Vertical software for industrial niches is consolidating fast. By stacking maintenance tools onto its recycling platform, ReSpark is betting that operators want fewer vendors and one system to run the whole yard.
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