Decker Electric

What Decker Electric does

Decker Electric Company Inc. is a private, family-owned commercial electrical contractor founded in 1896 in San Francisco by Peter Decker and now in its third generation of management. The firm provides end-to-end electrical services across the Bay Area to enterprise clients in technology, life sciences, multi-family residential, hospitality/retail, and institutional markets, with a stated revenue of approximately $200M and 251-500 employees operating from a San Francisco headquarters and a Peninsula regional office in South San Francisco.

Its service portfolio is organized around five offerings: Pre-Construction Services (site surveys, code evaluation, budgeting, permitting, value engineering, technology planning); Design/Build Services, which account for 65% of projects; Construction Services (procurement, trade coordination, safety, quality control, scheduling); Engineering and BIM (outsourced design and modeling for design integrity checks); and a Low Voltage Technology Systems division handling voice/data, security, and AV. Core technology spans high-rise electrical infrastructure, life-safety systems (fire alarm, smoke control, emergency power), and integrated low-voltage building technology, including LEED-certified and net-zero capable builds (e.g., 385 KW solar integration with BMS monitoring at LinkedIn).

The business model is project-based B2B contracting with negotiated contracts and competitive bidding; revenue is generated through one-time project delivery (design/build, low voltage, life safety). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales run by divisional presidents (Dan Boas in San Francisco, David Chad on the Peninsula) who engage directly with property owners, general contractors, and developers, supported by project executives, estimators, and project managers. Customers are large enterprise anchors - marquee logos include YouTube ($32.15M), Genentech ($21.79M), Dolby ($21.5M), Dropbox ($12.15M), The Pacific ($11.7M), Uber ($10.5M), Nektar Therapeutics, Calico Labs, AstraZeneca ($7.9M), Apple Stores, Twitter ($4.7M), and LinkedIn ($3.8M) - with 80% of business coming from repeat customers, signaling deep relationship-based revenue mechanics.

Name

Decker Electric

Legal name

Decker Electric Company Inc.

Website

https://deckerelectric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Decker Electric is a family-owned Bay Area commercial electrical contractor founded in 1896, delivering design/build, construction, low-voltage, and life-safety services to enterprise technology, life-sciences, and high-rise real estate clients such as YouTube, Genentech, Uber, and Dropbox.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Electrical Contracting

NAICS

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

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical Contracting (Commercial/Industrial) (IMAIABAC), Energy & Renewables Specialty Contracting (Solar PV, Storage, EV Charging) (IMAFALAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial electrical contracting
• Design-build electrical services
• Low voltage systems
• Life safety systems
• Industrial electrical installation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Design/Build Services: Project-based revenue from design/build electrical contracting services including pre-construction consulting, electrical system design, installation, and construction management for commercial, industrial, and institutional projects
2. Low Voltage Technology Installation: Installation of voice/data, security, and AV systems as part of overall electrical project delivery
3. Life Safety Systems: Fire alarm, smoke control, and emergency systems installation services

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Decker Electric is a Bay Area electrical contractor providing commercial, industrial, and institutional electrical services. Roughly 65% of projects are design/build, integrating electrical system design, low voltage technology (voice/data/security/AV), and life safety systems for technology, life sciences, multi-family residential, hospitality, and institutional clients. The firm operates from offices in San Francisco and South San Francisco and serves marquee Bay Area customers such as YouTube, Uber, Dropbox, LinkedIn, Twitter, AstraZeneca, and Genentech.

Product overview

Decker Electric is an electrical contracting company founded in 1896, offering comprehensive commercial, industrial, and institutional electrical services across the Bay Area. The company's service portfolio includes Pre-Construction Services (site surveys, estimation, permitting), Design/Build Services (accounting for 65% of projects), Construction Services (installation, procurement, coordination), Engineering and BIM, and Low Voltage Technology Systems (voice/data, security, AV). Decker Electric specializes in serving technology, life sciences, commercial office, multi-family residential, hospitality, retail, and institutional sectors, delivering projects for clients including YouTube, Dropbox, Uber, LinkedIn, AstraZeneca, Genentech, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Construction Services Planning and estimation services including site surveys, code evaluation, budget estimating, utility interface, permitting, value engineering, technology planning, and equipment selection to keep projects on time and on budget for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients.
• Design/Build Electrical Services Integrated design and construction services representing 65% of Decker's projects, including electrical system design, life safety systems, and low voltage voice/data/security/AV installations for commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities.
• Construction Services Project execution services including procurement of electrical and technology equipment, trade coordination, safety measures, quality control, change management, scheduling, and installation across all project phases for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients.
• Engineering and BIM Services Outsourced engineering and Building Information Modeling (BIM) design services providing checks and balances to ensure that design goals are not compromised by cost considerations on commercial and institutional projects.
• Low Voltage Technology Systems Voice/data, security, and audiovisual systems installation and integration services delivered through the Low Voltage Systems division for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings.
• Life Safety Systems Installation Fire alarm, smoke control, and emergency electrical systems installation services for high-rise and complex commercial, residential, and institutional buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 2% safety ranking among medium to large electrical contractors in California for 15+ years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Helix Electric: Large California-based electrical contractor with strong presence in commercial, biotech, and renewable energy markets. Comparable scope, design/build delivery, and life sciences exposure to Decker.
• Morrow-Meadows Corporation: California-based electrical contractor specializing in commercial, industrial, and high-tech facility work. Comparable in scale, project types, and West Coast regional concentration to Decker.
• Redwood Electric Group: Santa Clara-based commercial and industrial electrical contractor focused on design/build and tenant improvement work. Closely matches Decker's project mix, scale, and Silicon Valley customer overlap.
• Cupertino Electric: Silicon Valley-based electrical contractor serving data centers, commercial, and renewable energy clients. Closely comparable to Decker on tech-vertical focus, design/build capability, and Bay Area geography.
• Sprig Electric: San Jose-based commercial and industrial electrical contractor with strong design/build and low-voltage offerings. Directly comparable to Decker on Bay Area geography, integrated delivery model, and tech/life sciences customer base.
• Rosendin Electric: One of the largest employee-owned electrical contractors in the U.S., headquartered in San Jose with deep Bay Area operations. Directly competes with Decker on commercial, tech-campus, and life sciences design/build projects across the same region and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Bergelectric: National electrical contractor with a substantial California presence serving commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients. Larger and broader in scope than Decker but competes for the same bid and design/build work.
• EMCOR Group: Diversified publicly traded facilities and electrical services conglomerate. Overlaps with Decker on commercial electrical contracting but operates at far larger scale across multiple trades and geographies.
• IES Holdings: Public holding company of electrical and mechanical contractors serving commercial, industrial, and residential markets. Provides a useful public-market comparable for revenue multiples in the specialty electrical contracting space.
• Faith Technologies: Large national electrical and specialty systems contractor offering design/build across commercial, industrial, and renewables. Comparable integrated delivery capabilities but operates at national scale beyond Decker's Bay Area footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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