Southwest Industrial Electric

What Southwest Industrial Electric does

Southwest Industrial Electric is a privately held, founder-owned industrial and commercial electrical contractor headquartered in Los Angeles, California, founded in the early 1980s by tradesman Evan and rebranded under its current name in the 1990s. The company provides a comprehensive suite of electrical services — power distribution, machine service and repair, new construction, lighting, control systems, factory relocations, hazardous-location electrical work, data and communications cabling, infrared inspections, and preventative maintenance — to industrial manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, and specialty applications across the Southwestern United States. It is licensed and insured in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas, and serves enterprise customers including Amazon, FedEx, Tesla, PepsiCo, FritoLay, Honda Performance Development, and Swinerton.

Its technical portfolio spans established industrial electrical capabilities and newer energy and automation offerings: Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) systems for motor control, electrical metering totalization to reduce peak demand charges, battery energy storage systems for industrial-scale demand management and solar integration, infrared thermal imaging inspections, EV charging installation (Levels 1–3), industrial automation, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) implementation, and green energy solutions including photovoltaic systems and LED retrofits. The company emphasizes an in-house training program and a dedicated Quality Division, and reports an Experience Modification Rate of 0.96 across more than 280,000 working hours with zero recorded incidents.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: one-time project fees for installation, repair, and construction work; time-and-material billing for service calls; and recurring annual preventative maintenance contracts sold to existing customers. Distribution is conducted via a direct field sales motion — site visits, job walks, and quote turnarounds of one to two weeks — supported by a website contact channel and 24/7 emergency service for established clients. The company has completed more than 12,000 projects in its history, bills over $70 million annually, and has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies for six consecutive years.

Name

Southwest Industrial Electric

Legal name

Southwest Industrial Electric

Website

https://southwestelectric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southwest Industrial Electric is a Los Angeles-based, founder-owned industrial and commercial electrical contractor serving manufacturing, logistics, and commercial clients across California, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas with power distribution, automation, EV charging, battery storage, and maintenance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Electrical Contracting Services

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Electrical Contracting (Commercial/Industrial) (IMAIABAC)

Keywords

• Industrial electrical services
• Commercial electrical contractor
• Power distribution services
• Industrial automation services
• Preventative maintenance contracts

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Electrical Services - Project Based: One-time project fees for electrical installation, repair, and maintenance services. Includes new construction, machine repair, power distribution, lighting, control systems, and factory relocations. Revenue recognized upon project completion or through progress billings for multi-week projects.
2. Time and Material Services: Billing based on actual labor hours and materials used for service work. Customers pay for the time spent and materials consumed, with invoices provided upon job completion.
3. Preventative Maintenance Contracts: Recurring maintenance services including annual Preventative Maintenance Inspections (PMI), infrared inspections, cleaning, and torque checking to ensure electrical systems run at optimal performance.
4. Battery Energy Storage System Installation: Design and installation of industrial battery storage systems for demand charge reduction and grid resilience, providing ongoing operational cost savings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Southwest Industrial Electric is a commercial and industrial electrical contracting firm that designs, installs, repairs, and maintains electrical systems for manufacturing plants, warehouses, distribution centers, and commercial facilities. Its core offerings include power distribution, machine repair, new construction, lighting, control systems, industrial automation (PLCs, SCADA, IIoT), battery energy storage, EV charging, hazardous-location electrical work, and recurring preventative maintenance, delivered through field-service crews across California, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas.

Product overview

Southwest Industrial Electric is a commercial and industrial electrical services contractor offering a comprehensive portfolio of services including Power Services, Machine Service & Repair, New Construction, Lighting, Control Systems, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Electrical Vehicles Charging, Factory Relocations, Infrared Inspections, Preventative Maintenance, Project Design & Engineering, Emergency Electrical, Electrical for Hazardous Locations, Phone & Computer Cabling (Data/Comm), Industrial Automation, Industrial Process Automation, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and Green Energy. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, providing integrated electrical solutions for industrial and commercial facilities throughout Southern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Power Services Installation and maintenance of power distribution systems for commercial and industrial facilities, including underground distribution, new services, energy retrofits, new power circuitry, service upgrades, power filtering, and power problem resolution.
• Machine Service & Repair
• New Construction
• Lighting
• Control Systems
• Battery Energy Storage System
• Electric Vehicles Charging
• Factory Relocations
• Infrared Inspections
• Preventative Maintenance
• Project Design & Engineering
• Emergency Electrical
• Electrical for Hazardous Locations
• Phone & Computer Cabling (Data/Comm)
• Industrial Automation
• Industrial Process Automation
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
• Green Energy

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR of 0.96 with 280,000+ working hours and 0 incidents
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AmazonminorOthersCustomer/client relationship for electrical services in logistics and distribution facilities
• TeslacoreOthersEV charging installation partnership. Company offers Tesla charging installation services as part of their EV charging service offerings
• PepsiCominorOthersCustomer/client relationship for industrial electrical services at beverage and food manufacturing facilities
• FedExminorOthersCustomer/client relationship for electrical services at logistics and shipping facilities
• Friends of the LA RiverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partnership for community environmental initiatives. Company participates in annual Great LA River Clean Up events organized by this non-profit
• Baby2BabyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partnership for charitable giving and community support. Company has participated in Baby2Baby donation programs

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Morrow-Meadows Corporation: Southern California-based electrical contractor serving industrial and commercial customers with similar scope including power distribution, controls, and design-build. Closely comparable in geography, customer mix, and service breadth to Southwest Industrial Electric.
• Rosendin Electric: One of the largest employee-owned electrical contractors in the US, headquartered in California with strong industrial/commercial and renewables/EV infrastructure work. Directly comparable to SIE in West Coast industrial electrical scope, though materially larger.
• Helix Electric: National commercial and industrial electrical contractor with deep West Coast presence, offering similar services including power distribution, controls, EV charging, and building automation. Comparable in service mix and target customer profile to SIE.
• Bergelectric: Southern California-headquartered electrical contractor serving commercial, industrial, and infrastructure markets nationally. Highly comparable to SIE in regional base, service portfolio (power, controls, EV infrastructure), and enterprise customer focus.
• Cupertino Electric: California-based electrical contractor specializing in commercial, industrial, and data center markets with strong renewable energy and EV infrastructure capabilities. Directly comparable to SIE in California density and technology-forward service mix.
• Faith Technologies: National electrical contractor with significant commercial, industrial, and energy services. Comparable to SIE in industrial electrical contracting scope, with stronger presence in manufacturing automation and power systems.

Broad incumbents

• IES Holdings: Public holding company with multiple electrical contractor subsidiaries serving commercial, industrial, and residential markets across the US. Overlapping with SIE in industrial/commercial electrical work but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• EMCOR Group: Largest publicly traded electrical and mechanical contractor in the US, with extensive industrial and commercial electrical services. While massively larger than SIE, EMCOR competes for the same enterprise customers in California and represents both a competitive threat and a potential strategic acquirer.
• Quanta Services: Largest publicly traded infrastructure construction services company in North America with significant electric power infrastructure work. Overlaps with SIE in industrial electrical contracting, particularly for utility and energy transition projects, though at vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• Sturgeon Electric: Mountain-states focused electrical contractor serving commercial, industrial, and utility markets across Colorado, Wyoming, and surrounding states. Comparable in industrial/commercial scope to SIE but primarily in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthwestIndustrialElectric
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwestindustrialelectric

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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