What Bagby & Russell Electric Company does

Bagby & Russell Electric Company is a privately held, family-owned full-service electrical contractor founded in 1965 and headquartered at 5500 Plantation Road in Theodore, Alabama. The company serves industrial, commercial, institutional, residential, and government clients across four states on the U.S. Gulf Coast: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. It delivers electrical contracting services through an in-house workforce of more than 150 field technicians, supported by a project management team with 180 years of cumulative experience and a no-strike labor agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

The company operates five core service lines: Industrial Electrical Services (manufacturing, warehousing, chemical plants, paper mills, power distribution, instrumentation); Commercial Electrical Services (hospitals, educational facilities, hotels, retail, lighting design, code violation repair, emergency service); Security and Data Communications (security cameras, access controls, networking, data cabling, monitoring); Department of Transportation (DOT) Electrical Services (traffic signals, roadway lighting); and Generator Sales and Installation (acting as an authorized dealer for commercial backup power). The underlying technology is conventional electrical contracting hardware and installation know-how rather than any proprietary software platform; there are no patents, APIs, SDKs, or digital products listed in the source data. Service delivery relies on skilled labor rather than automated or AI-driven systems.

Revenue is generated primarily through project-based professional services contracts (industrial, commercial, DOT, and security work) supplemented by hardware sales of backup generators. Pricing is quoted on a project-by-project basis and is not publicly disclosed. The company markets itself through its website (bagrus.com), a Facebook page, and direct phone outreach via separate lines for Commercial/Industrial and Security/DOT. It holds NECA membership, BBB accreditation, and a 2024 Safety Excellence Award. Ownership remains with the Russell family, with Richard Russell serving as Owner/President and Frank Russell as Founder.

Name

Bagby & Russell Electric Company

Legal name

Bagby and Russell Electric Company

Website

https://bagrus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bagby & Russell Electric Company is a family-owned, full-service electrical contractor founded in 1965 in Theodore, Alabama, serving industrial, commercial, institutional, residential, and government clients across Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana via 150+ in-house field technicians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Theodore

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Electrical Contracting Services: Providing comprehensive electrical services for industrial, commercial, and residential projects including new construction, maintenance, repairs, and installations. Services include power distribution, lighting, code violation repair, emergency service, and electrical inspections.
2. Generator Sales and Installation: Sale, installation, and troubleshooting of commercial backup power generators. Company is a licensed electrician and authorized dealer offering technical support for all generators sold.
3. Security and Data Communications: Security system installation, surveillance cameras, access controls, data cabling, networking, and monitoring services for commercial, residential, industrial and institutional sectors.
4. Department of Transportation Electrical Work: Electrical contracting services for traffic signals, lighting, and roadway systems for transportation infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bagby & Russell Electric Company is a full-service licensed electrical contractor delivering industrial, commercial, DOT (traffic signals and roadway lighting), security/data communications, and generator sales and installation services across the Gulf Coast (Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana). Projects span new construction, maintenance, repair, inspections, and code violation remediation, executed by more than 150 in-house unionized field technicians under an IBEW no-work-stoppage labor agreement.

Product overview

Bagby & Russell Electric Company is a full-service electrical contractor offering a unified portfolio of services across the Gulf Coast. The company provides five core service lines: Industrial Electrical Services for manufacturing and warehousing facilities; Commercial Electrical Services for hospitals, educational facilities, hotels, retail, and more; Security and Data Communications including security cameras and access controls; Department of Transportation (DOT) Electrical Services for traffic signals and roadway systems; and Generator Sales and Installation for commercial backup power. These services are delivered through an in-house workforce of over 150 field technicians with 180 years of combined project management experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Electrical Services Robust electrical solutions for industrial facilities including new construction, warehouse facilities, electrical maintenance, power distribution, chemical plants, electrical repair, lighting/process controls, design and planning, paper mills, electrical inspections and testing, and instrumentation. Targeted at manufacturing, warehousing, chemical, and paper-mill operators.
• Commercial Electrical Services Expert electrical contracting for commercial spaces including hospitals, educational facilities, churches, condominiums, hotels, retail facilities, drug stores, grocery stores, car dealerships, life safety systems, sound systems, power distribution, low/high voltage, code violation repair, emergency service, lighting and control, new wiring, lighting design, outdoor lighting, and rewiring.
• Security and Data Communications Security and low-voltage services including security cameras, real-time video, data cabling, access controls, internet and mobile access, networking, detection and monitoring, and remote arm/disarm capabilities for commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional customers.
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Electrical Services Expert DOT electrical work for traffic signals, lighting, and roadway systems serving Alabama's transportation infrastructure.
• Generator Sales and Installation Commercial backup power solutions offering standby generators as an authorized dealer, including technical support, installation, and troubleshooting for all generators sold. Delivered by a licensed electrician for permanent automatic backup power for commercial customers.

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)coreOthersProud member of NECA showcasing dedication to industry standards and excellence in electrical contracting
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned labor agreement with IBEW including a no strike, no work stoppage clause ensuring seamless project execution. Partnership with IBEW Local Union 505 also mentioned.
• IBEW Local Union 505coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced on contact page as the local union partner for electrical workers and labor relations

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Watson Electrical Construction: Southeast-based electrical contractor with strong industrial, commercial, and healthcare presence in the Carolinas and surrounding states. Comparable as a regional full-service electrical contractor with a similar union and commercial-industrial mix, though operating east of Bagby & Russell's Gulf Coast territory.

Direct peers

• Rosendin Electric: Employee-owned electrical contractor with similar scope across commercial, industrial, data center, and renewable markets. Comparable as a specialty electrical contractor with diversified service lines, though larger and multi-region.
• IES Holdings: Public electrical and mechanical contractor (NASDAQ: IESC) providing commercial, industrial, and infrastructure electrical services. Directly comparable to Bagby & Russell as a specialty electrical contractor serving similar end markets, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• MYR Group: Public specialty electrical construction services firm (NASDAQ: MYRG) serving transmission, distribution, commercial, and industrial markets. Highly comparable business model as a pure-play electrical contractor competing for similar commercial and industrial project work.
• M.C. Dean: Private design-build and systems integration firm specializing in electrical, electronic, and security systems for mission-critical, government, and commercial customers. Closely comparable for Bagby & Russell's security/data communications and government work.
• Helix Electric: Large private electrical contractor providing design, pre-construction, and installation across commercial, industrial, healthcare, and renewable markets. Comparable full-service electrical contracting model with similar customer mix, though national in scale.
• Faith Technologies: Large private electrical and specialty systems contractor offering design-assist, prefabrication, and field installation across commercial, industrial, and mission-critical verticals. Closely mirrors Bagby & Russell's service portfolio with broader geographic reach.
• Power Design, Inc. Private national electrical contractor focused on multifamily, commercial, and hospitality projects. Similar full-service electrical contracting model and customer overlap in commercial real estate development.

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: Public Fortune 500 provider of mechanical and electrical construction, energy, and facility services (NYSE: EME). A broad incumbent in the same space that competes with Bagby & Russell for large commercial and industrial accounts, but offers a much wider portfolio and national footprint.
• Quanta Services: Public infrastructure services firm (NYSE: PWR) with major electrical contracting exposure in transmission, distribution, and renewables. Overlaps with Bagby & Russell's DOT and industrial electrical work, though predominantly focused on utility-scale projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Bagby-Russell-Electric/916711345039232

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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