Edelman and Cleveland Lighting, a pair of longstanding family-owned Cleveland businesses, are teaming up to launch Edelman Home to bring specialized expertise across plumbing, appliances, lighting and decorative hardware together under one brand.

The merger, announced on Oct. 5, goes into effect Jan. 1, 2027, and the new company will be led by co-CEOs Matt Bursky and Dan Edelman.

Edelman, a plumbing supply store in Bedford Heights, and Cleveland Lighting, a lighting store in Lyndhurst, brings together 105 years of combined service to the Cleveland community. Across the two there are 49 employees, four showroom locations encompassing approximately 45,000 square feet and relationships with more than 400 manufacturer partners worldwide, according to a news release.

“For years, we’ve watched the same builders, designers and homeowners move between our two businesses for the same project,” Bursky said in the release. “Bringing the companies together just makes sense. Our customers get more of what they need from one trusted partner, without giving up the expertise or service they’ve come to expect. We have two strong businesses, great people and a shared vision for what we can build together.”

Bursky and Edelman have known each other for decades, according to the release, and often exchanged ideas about their businesses and shared customers. Those conversations ultimately led to the creation of Edelman Home.

“This is about making the experience better without losing what made each business successful in the first place,” Edelman said in the release. “Our customers will have more choices and more resources behind them, along with experts who really know their categories and can help guide the entire project. But they’ll still have the relationships and personal service they’ve trusted for years. That’s what we want Edelman Home to be.”

Edelman Home will continue Edelman’s wholesale plumbing operation, serving professional plumbers and contractors through dedicated parts counters.

Edelman Home will operate four showrooms in Lyndhurst, Bedford, Westlake and Fairlawn. Its products will combine recognized names with distinctive lines sourced from manufacturers around the world, giving customers the ability to consider selections across multiple categories.

The Westlake showroom will become the first location to fully bring the Edelman Home concept to life, and design is underway on a new lighting showroom that will join the location’s plumbing, appliance and decorative hardware selection, creating the company’s first showroom to present all four categories together. Completion is targeted for the second quarter of 2027, according to the release.

Cleveland Lighting will retain its established name and operate as Cleveland Lighting by Edelman Home.

“We aren’t trying to be everything to everyone,” Bursky said. “Our goal is to be best in class in every category we serve and make our customers’ jobs easier. We’re bringing together two deep benches of expertise to make the entire experience more seamless for our customers.”

Edelman Home will maintain edelmanhome.com and clevelandlighting.com at launch.