Benoit Electric

What Benoit Electric does

Benoit Electric, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned electrical contractor headquartered in Barre, Vermont, founded in 1986 by John and Pam Benoit and incorporated in 1989. The firm provides commercial, industrial, institutional, and healthcare electrical installation, service, and telecommunications infrastructure across Vermont and parts of New Hampshire (and, via the acquired Bates & Murray legacy, eastern New York). Its operations are organized around two core service lines: a Service Division operating a modern, fully-stocked fleet of vehicles and a 24/7-reachable service desk for on-demand electrical service and maintenance, and a Telecom Division providing design, installation, maintenance, and upgrades throughout Vermont and New Hampshire.

The company monetizes primarily through project-based electrical installation contracts and recurring service and maintenance work, with quote-based, non-publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales, supported by direct phone (802-229-1955) and email ([email protected]) channels, an in-house telecom division, and in-person office presence in Berlin, VT. Notable institutional customers include the University of Vermont (Student Residential Learning Center, Jeffords Hall, Health Science Research Facility, Student Center), Middlebury College (Bicentennial Hall), CVMC (Emergency Power Upgrade), Fletcher Allen Health Care (McClure Wing), National Life Insurance (Office Tower), Ben & Jerry's manufacturing, and Vermont Hydro-Electric generating facilities. The firm reports over 60 employees and self-describes as Vermont's leading electrical contractor, with certain facility relationships spanning more than 30 years.

On July 7, 2017, Benoit Electric acquired Bates & Murray, Inc. — a Vermont electrical contractor originally founded in 1946 — from Gary Clark and Albert Borne Jr., consolidating two leading state contractors under the Benoit Electric brand. The combined entity has no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, no public listing, and no external funding; ownership remains with the founding family. There is no evidence of AI/ML, proprietary software, or digital product offerings, and the technology footprint is limited to field-service delivery and traditional project execution.

Name

Benoit Electric

Legal name

Benoit Electric, Inc.

Website

https://benoitelectric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Benoit Electric is a privately held Vermont-based electrical contractor founded in 1986, providing commercial, industrial, institutional, and healthcare electrical installation, 24/7 service, and telecom infrastructure across Vermont and New Hampshire for clients including UVM, CVMC, and Middlebury College.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Contracting Services

NAICS

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (23821)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting (Commercial/Industrial) (IMAIABAC)

Keywords

• Commercial electrical contracting
• Electrical installation services
• Telecom infrastructure services
• Industrial electrical services
• Facility electrical maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Barre

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Electrical installation contracting: Project-based revenue from commercial, industrial, institutional, and healthcare electrical installations. Customers include UVM, Middlebury College, CVMC, and large multi-residential projects. Long-tail relationship revenue evidenced by facilities served for over 30 years and repeat general contractor work.
2. Electrical service and maintenance: Recurring and on-demand service revenue from a 24/7-reachable service division with a modern, fully-stocked fleet of vehicles. Provides timely service and maintenance to existing commercial and institutional customers.
3. Telecom design, installation, maintenance, and upgrades: Revenue from comprehensive telecom services including design, installation, maintenance, and upgrades across Vermont and New Hampshire. Mix of project-based installation and ongoing maintenance/upgrade work.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Benoit Electric is a Vermont-based electrical contractor that performs commercial, industrial, institutional, and healthcare electrical installation projects and delivers 24/7 electrical service and maintenance via a fully-stocked service fleet. The company also operates a Telecom Division providing comprehensive design, installation, maintenance, and upgrades for telecommunications infrastructure throughout Vermont and New Hampshire.

Product overview

Benoit Electric, Inc. is a Vermont-based electrical contractor operating since 1986 as a unified service organization composed of two primary divisions — the Service Division (24/7 electrical service with a modern, fully stocked fleet of vehicles) and the Telecom Division (comprehensive design, installation, maintenance, and upgrades for telecommunications throughout Vermont and New Hampshire). In 2017, Benoit Electric acquired Bates & Murray, Inc., a long-standing Vermont electrical contractor (originally founded 1946) that specializes in large multi-residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional electrical installations, and now operates as an acquired brand within the Benoit Electric portfolio. Together, these offerings position Benoit Electric as a top electrical contractor in Vermont serving industrial, institutional, and health care facilities with over 60 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Service Division Timely electrical service, troubleshooting, and maintenance delivered via a 24/7-reachable service desk and a modern, fully-stocked fleet of vehicles; available to commercial and institutional customers across Vermont and New Hampshire.
• Telecom Division Comprehensive design, installation, maintenance, and upgrades for telecommunications infrastructure, delivered to customers throughout Vermont and New Hampshire across all aspects of telecommunications.
• Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, and Healthcare Electrical Installation Project-based electrical installation for large multi-residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and healthcare buildings. Customers include UVM (Student Residential Learning Center, Jeffords Hall, Health Science Research Facility), Middlebury College (Bicentennial Hall), CVMC (Emergency Power Upgrade), and other institutional and healthcare facilities across Vermont.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of continuous service at certain customer facilities
• +1 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bates & Murray, Inc.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2017On July 7, 2017, Benoit Electric, Inc. acquired Bates & Murray, Inc. from Gary Clark and Albert Borne Jr. The transaction united two of the leading electrical contractors in the State of Vermont. Bates & Murray, founded in 1946 in Newport, VT by Gene Bates and George Murray, brought a long project history including Fletcher Allen Health Care's McClure Wing, National Life Insurance Company's Office Tower, UVM's Student Center, Hydro-Electric generating facilities, and Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream Manufacturing Facility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: Large publicly traded national provider of electrical and mechanical construction, energy, and facilities services. Comparable in that it serves the same commercial, industrial, institutional, and healthcare electrical contracting verticals, but at national scale and as part of a broader portfolio.
• Quanta Services: Major infrastructure contractor specializing in electric and telecom network construction, including design, installation, and maintenance — directly comparable to Benoit Electric's telecom division and to the hydro-electric generation work in its project history.
• Faith Technologies: National electrical and specialty systems contractor serving commercial, industrial, healthcare, and mission-critical customers. Comparable for its end-to-end electrical installation plus telecom/low-voltage services model, though operating at much larger scale.
• IES Holdings: Electrical and communications contractor serving commercial, industrial, residential, and institutional markets across the U.S. Comparable mix of commercial electrical installation and communications/telecom infrastructure work.
• MYR Group: National electrical construction services provider with T&D and commercial & industrial segments. Overlaps with Benoit Electric on commercial/industrial electrical installation, though MYR is significantly larger and more transmission-focused.
• Rosendin Electric: Employee-owned electrical contractor with commercial, industrial, data center, and telecom/integrated systems divisions. Comparable product breadth (electrical installation + telecom systems) and institutional/healthcare customer mix.
• Helix Electric: National electrical contractor focused on commercial, industrial, healthcare, and renewable energy projects. Comparable for the same core commercial/institutional/healthcare electrical installation service offering.

Regional players

• Egan Company: Upper Midwest-based specialty contractor providing electrical, mechanical, and systems (telecom/low-voltage) services. Comparable in combining commercial electrical contracting with a dedicated telecom/systems division under a regional footprint.
• Cianbro Corporation: New England-based construction and services provider with significant electrical and instrumentation capabilities for industrial, institutional, and energy customers. Geographic and customer-segment overlap with Benoit Electric's Vermont/NH footprint.
• Dead River Company: Maine- and northern New England-based energy services and HVAC/electrical services provider. Adjacent regional services competitor in the same northern New England institutional and commercial customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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