What Colwin Electrical Group does

Colwin Electrical Group is a privately held, family-owned electrical contracting firm headquartered in Port Moody, British Columbia. Founded in the early 1980s as a small family-run operation, the company has grown into a multi-trade electrical contractor delivering design, installation, commissioning, diagnostics, and ongoing maintenance for commercial, residential, institutional, hospitality, civil, and mixed-use developments. Its customer base spans commercial developers, general contractors, retailers, institutional clients, and government entities across Western Canada, with named engagements at Walmart, Save-On-Foods, Whole Foods Market, Canadian Tire, S.U.C.E.S.S. affordable housing, Pattison Group's Monte Cristo Bakery, AbCellera's Vancouver campus, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Simon Fraser University, TransLink's Evergreen Line, and Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

The company's core service is project-based electrical construction, with technical capabilities centered on power distribution, lighting, life-safety systems, lighting controls, and energy-efficient retrofits for commercial and industrial facilities. A certified thermographer provides thermal imaging diagnostics using infrared technology to identify faults before failure. Colwin Connect, a wholly-owned sister company, extends the platform into low-voltage and communications systems, including structured cabling, data networks, and integrated building systems for modern commercial and institutional projects. The firm's authority to operate is anchored by Technical Safety BC (TSBC) Licence #LEL0050060, which authorizes electrical contracting activity throughout British Columbia.

Colwin operates as a B2B enterprise field-sales contractor, with project wins sourced through direct engagement with project owners, developers, and general contractors across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Revenue is generated through two streams: quote-based, one-time electrical construction project contracts and ongoing maintenance, service, and design-planning engagements delivered on a professional-services basis. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed. The firm markets itself through its website, project portfolio, and direct client referrals, and has scaled to a team of over 100 employees while retaining family ownership and a low-voltage sister brand as its principal differentiators against competing electrical contractors in Western Canada.

Name

Colwin Electrical Group

Legal name

Colwin Electrical Group

Website

https://colwin.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Colwin Electrical Group is a family-owned, full-service electrical contractor headquartered in Port Moody, British Columbia. It designs, installs, commissions, and maintains electrical systems for commercial, residential, institutional, hospitality, retail, and civil projects across Western Canada.

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)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

Keywords

• Electrical construction services
• Commercial electrical contracting
• Electrical maintenance services
• Low voltage systems
• Thermal imaging diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Moody

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Construction Services: Project-based electrical construction services including system design, installation, commissioning, and final turnover for commercial, residential, institutional, hospitality, civil, and mixed-use developments.
2. Maintenance and Service: Ongoing maintenance and service contracts with 24-hour emergency line for the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Includes panel relocations, lighting retrofits, receptacle installations, thermographic diagnostics, and general maintenance.
3. Design and Planning Services: Early-stage design consulting services working with clients to ensure optimal functionality, efficiency and quality. Develops electrical systems tailored to client needs with cost-effective solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Colwin Electrical Group is a full-service electrical contractor providing electrical system design, installation, diagnostics, and maintenance for commercial, residential, institutional, hospitality, civil, and mixed-use developments across British Columbia and Western Canada. The company supports projects from early-stage cost planning through commissioning and final turnover, and operates a 24-hour emergency maintenance line for the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Its sister brand Colwin Connect provides complementary low-voltage and communications system solutions.

Product overview

Colwin Electrical Group operates as a single unified electrical contracting service with a subsidiary sub-brand. The core company provides electrical system design, installation, diagnostics, and maintenance across multiple sectors (commercial, residential, institutional, hospitality, civil, and mixed-use). Its sister company, Colwin Connect, handles dedicated low-voltage and communication system solutions including structured cabling, data networks, and integrated building systems. Together, they offer a comprehensive range from high-voltage electrical work to low-voltage communications infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Colwin Connect: Sister company providing low voltage solutions including network cabling, communications systems, and integrated building systems for modern commercial and institutional projects

Products and services

• Electrical Construction Services

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colwin ConnectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing dedicated low-voltage and communication system solutions including structured cabling, data networks, and integrated building systems. Colwin Connect supports modern commercial and institutional projects with dedicated network and communication infrastructure services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MYR Group: MYR Group is a US electrical contractor performing commercial, industrial, and transmission work. Comparable to Colwin as a broader-scope electrical contractor, with substantially larger scale and fully diversified service mix.
• Rosendin Electric: Rosendin is a major US electrical contractor with commercial, institutional, renewable, and mission-critical capabilities. Comparable to Colwin in commercial construction focus, with substantially larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Quanta Services: Quanta Services is a large North American infrastructure contractor providing electrical, transmission, and utility services. Comparable to Colwin as a broader incumbent in electrical contracting, with significantly greater scale, geographic reach, and capital resources.
• IES Holdings: IES Holdings is a US electrical contractor providing commercial, industrial, and data center electrical services. Comparable to Colwin in commercial/industrial contracting, with greater scale, public-market visibility, and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Houle Electric: Houle Electric is a BC-based electrical contractor with comparable full-service electrical construction across commercial, institutional, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Closely comparable to Colwin in geography, service mix, and customer profile (developers, institutions, healthcare).
• Plan Group: Plan Group is a Canadian electrical and technology contractor delivering services for commercial, institutional, and mission-critical projects. Similar to Colwin's bundled approach via Colwin Connect, Plan Group pairs electrical with low-voltage/data network services.
• Canem Systems: Canem Systems is a Canadian electrical contractor specializing in healthcare, institutional, and commercial construction projects. Closely comparable to Colwin's institutional/healthcare focus (e.g., Surrey Memorial Hospital work) and multi-trade coordination model.
• Ainsworth: Ainsworth is a Canadian electrical and mechanical services contractor serving commercial, institutional, and industrial customers across multiple provinces. Comparable to Colwin in service breadth, vertical exposure, and multi-province Canadian footprint.
• Black & McDonald: Black & McDonald is a Canadian multi-trade contractor providing electrical, mechanical, and utility services across commercial, industrial, and institutional markets. Closely comparable to Colwin in core electrical contracting scope, with broader national reach and integrated multi-trade capability.

Regional players

• Allmar Inc. Allmar is a Western Canadian distributor and service provider in the electrical, lighting, and safety sectors. Comparable to Colwin in Western Canadian geography and customer base (commercial developers, institutions), with adjacent rather than identical service scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colwin-electrical-group

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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