Hays Electrical Services

What Hays Electrical Services does

Hays Electrical Services, Inc. is a Houston-headquartered, private electrical subcontractor founded in 2007 and operating across 38 U.S. states with more than 1,500 employees and over 2,000 completed projects. The firm delivers large-scale electrical construction across six vertical segments — Hospitality, Healthcare, Commercial, Multifamily, Mission-Critical Infrastructure, and Education — serving marquee enterprise clients including Marriott, Hilton, Royal Caribbean, Ritz-Carlton, MD Anderson Cancer Center, UTMB, Texas A&M, JPMorgan Chase, Schlumberger, and LyondellBasell. Its core technical capabilities span preconstruction services, VDC/BIM modeling, off-site prefabrication, full electrical construction, low voltage systems, and ongoing service and special projects. Operational discipline is evidenced by an EMR of 0.69 in 2025, well below the industry benchmark of 1.0.

The company generates revenue through project-based, one-time contracts awarded via competitive bidding and direct relationships with general contractors, developers, and property owners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per-project based on scope, specifications, and competitive dynamics. Notable recent contract values include a $125 million Royal Caribbean Cruise Terminal in Galveston, the $668 million MD Anderson South Campus Research Building 5, an $80 million Sheraton Denver Downtown renovation, and a $50.5 million University of Texas at Tyler expansion.

Hays is founder-led by CEO Eric Hays alongside COO Darrell Carder and CFO Prawal Goyal. Its distribution strategy combines enterprise field sales with general contractor partnerships across regional geographies, supported by offices in Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Cedar Rapids. Workforce development is a strategic priority, anchored by the 5K Electrical Apprenticeship Program, which functions as both a talent pipeline and a barrier against the industry's skilled labor shortage.

Name

Hays Electrical Services

Legal name

Hays Electrical Services, Inc.

Website

https://hayselectrical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Hays Electrical Services is a Houston-based, private national electrical subcontractor delivering large-scale electrical construction across hospitality, healthcare, commercial, multifamily, mission-critical, and education markets with 1,500+ employees licensed in 38 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Construction Services

NAICS

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (23821), Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (238210)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Electrical Contracting (Commercial/Industrial) (IMAIABAC)

Keywords

• Electrical construction services
• Commercial electrical contracting
• Low voltage systems installation
• Preconstruction BIM modeling
• Prefabricated electrical systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Humble

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Construction Services: One-time project-based revenue from electrical construction services. Projects range from new construction to renovations and tenant fit-outs across commercial, healthcare, hospitality, multifamily, mission-critical infrastructure, and education sectors. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on construction projects, typically working as a subcontractor to general contractors or directly for property owners/developers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hays Electrical Services is a national electrical contractor delivering full-scope electrical construction for large commercial projects across the U.S. Its offering bundles preconstruction estimating and design-assist, VDC/BIM modeling, off-site prefabrication, on-site electrical construction, and low voltage systems installation into a single project delivery package. Customers are general contractors, developers, and property owners in hospitality, healthcare, commercial, multifamily, mission-critical infrastructure, and education markets.

Product overview

Hays Electrical Services is a national electrical contracting company offering a comprehensive suite of electrical construction services organized into core capabilities (Preconstruction, VDC/BIM, Prefabrication, Electrical Construction, Low Voltage Systems, and Service & Special Projects) that serve six distinct market segments: Hospitality, Healthcare, Commercial, Multifamily, Mission-Critical Infrastructure, and Education. The company operates as a service provider rather than a software product company, delivering integrated electrical construction solutions across these segments through its workforce of over 1,500 employees licensed in 38 states. The portfolio includes both new construction and renovation/remodel services, with capabilities spanning from initial preconstruction planning through final electrical installation and ongoing service maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preconstruction Services Pre-construction planning, conceptual and detailed estimating, value engineering, and design-assist support provided to general contractors and owners before drawings are finalized, intended to de-risk electrical scope and total project cost.
• VDC / BIM Services Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination of electrical and low voltage systems in 3D to identify clashes, drive prefabrication, and align field installation with architectural and mechanical models.
• Prefabrication Services Off-site prefabrication of electrical assemblies, racks, and modular components in a controlled environment to reduce field labor hours, compress schedules, and improve quality control on commercial construction projects.
• Electrical Construction Services Full-scope on-site electrical construction including power distribution, lighting, feeders, equipment terminations, and system commissioning for new commercial builds and major renovations, delivered by 1,500+-person field workforce across 38 states.
• Low Voltage Systems Installation and integration of low voltage systems including structured cabling, telecommunications, audiovisual, security, and related building technology infrastructure for commercial facilities.
• Service & Special Projects Dedicated service work and special projects division handling smaller-scale electrical upgrades, retrofits, maintenance, and emergency response for existing commercial clients outside of ground-up construction work.
• Mission-Critical Infrastructure Electrical Services Specialized electrical delivery for mission-critical facilities where reliability, redundancy, and uptime are required, including data centers and similar infrastructure assets.
• Healthcare Electrical Services Electrical construction for healthcare facilities with named institutional relationships including MD Anderson, with attention to hospital-grade power, redundancy, and code-driven specifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR (Experience Modification Rate) of 0.69 in 2025, significantly below industry average of 1.0
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IES Holdings: Publicly traded electrical and communications infrastructure contractor delivering commercial, industrial, and data center work; comparable in service breadth and end-market mix to Hays.
• Helix Electric: Privately held national electrical contractor with comparable geographic and vertical breadth (commercial, healthcare, hospitality, multifamily, mission-critical) directly competing for enterprise scopes.
• Rosendin Electric: One of the largest employee-owned electrical contractors in the U.S., operating across commercial, mission-critical, renewables, and healthcare with comparable integrated preconstruction, BIM/VDC, and prefabrication capabilities to Hays.
• MYR Group: Publicly held specialty contractor providing electrical construction across commercial, industrial, and T&D markets, with a similar project-based, competitive-bid business model to Hays at adjacent scale.
• Facility Solutions Group (FSG): Multi-trade electrical, lighting, and signage provider serving national accounts across commercial and industrial facilities; overlaps with Hays on service & special projects and electrical construction.
• Power Design Inc. National electrical contractor focused on multifamily, commercial, hospitality and student housing builds; directly comparable to Hays on service offering and end-market exposure.
• Faith Technologies: National electrical and specialty systems contractor focused on commercial, industrial, healthcare, and mission-critical markets with strong prefabrication and design-assist capabilities, directly comparable in scale and service model to Hays.
• Cupertino Electric: Large electrical contractor with deep mission-critical and data center exposure; comparable in scale, technical complexity of projects, and integrated service model to Hays.

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: Large publicly traded mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services firm with far broader services and geographic coverage, competing with Hays for the same enterprise scopes but at materially greater scale.
• Quanta Services: Largest publicly traded infrastructure-services firm specializing in electric power, T&D, and renewables; broader scope than Hays but related in electrical construction execution capability and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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