EXTON, Pa.---Burns Mechanical, Inc., a PP&L Resources, Inc. (NYSE: PPL) company, has agreed to acquire DVY, Incorporated, a mechanical contracting and energy services company based in Horsham, Pa.

Terms of the merger agreement, signed Wednesday (9/29), were not disclosed. The merger is expected to close in about a month.

"Our merger with DVY will greatly enhance our ability to provide mechanical and energy services to customers in Philadelphia and the surrounding region," said Joe Burns, president of Burns Mechanical. "It's another important step in the overall strategy of PP&L EnergyPlus and PP&L Spectrum to provide energy, mechanical contracting and energy-management services to large industrial, commercial, institutional and government customers throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions."

For more than 45 years, DVY has been recognized as one of the region's leading service organizations. It serves customers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Service and maintenance operations at DVY will retain the DVY name and operate as a division of Burns Mechanical.