Response Electric, Inc.

What Response Electric, Inc. does

Response Electric, Inc. (operating as Response Services) is a privately held, founder-owned engineering and contracting services company headquartered in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, operating four divisions: Electrical, Engineering, Mechanical, and Industrial. Founded in 2007 by Steve Kriebel — a Licensed Professional Engineer and Master Electrician licensed across five states — the firm delivers turnkey design-build services for commercial, industrial, residential, educational, senior living, and laboratory customers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. The core technical capability is high-voltage electrical contracting up to 69,000 volts, supported by in-house AutoCAD drafting, PE-stamped engineering, certified thermography, and a 24/7 emergency response fleet of 50+ field electricians with company-owned bucket trucks, digger derricks, and a stocked warehouse. Adjacent divisions provide HVAC, plumbing, millwright, welding, piping, and precision-alignment services, with authorized dealer status for York and Johnson Controls equipment.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue: each engagement is custom-quoted work rather than product sales or recurring subscriptions. Customer acquisition is reputation-driven, relying on word-of-mouth and long-duration relationships (the firm cites a five-year design-build relationship with Kaiser Martin) rather than paid marketing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and contract values are not broken out by segment, but the service mix spans small residential heat-pump replacements through multi-month industrial plant work and high-voltage substation-class jobs, implying a wide range of project sizes.

Service breadth has been built through organic expansion rather than acquisition: infrared thermography, EV charging stations, geothermal systems, and power-system studies (short-circuit, arc flash, coordination) have been layered onto the original electrical contracting base. Authorized dealer partnerships with York and Johnson Controls provide mechanical and building-automation extensions. The firm holds no disclosed patents, external funding, parent-company affiliation, or M&A history, and operates with a leadership team of five (President, VP of Construction, and three division managers).

Name

Response Electric, Inc.

Legal name

Response Electric, Inc.

Website

https://responseservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Response Electric is a privately held engineering and contracting firm in Quakertown, PA, operating four divisions (Electrical, Engineering, Mechanical, Industrial) to deliver turnkey design-build services up to 69,000 volts for commercial, industrial, residential, educational, and senior living customers across the Mid-Atlantic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Contracting Services

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial Electrical Emergency Service (HSAOAEAK)

Keywords

• Electrical contracting services
• Mechanical HVAC services
• High voltage electrical work
• Industrial millwright services
• Design-build engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Quakertown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Contracting Services: Project-based electrical contracting services ranging from residential work to high-voltage industrial applications up to 69,000 volts. Services include installation, maintenance, emergency response, and engineering design.
2. Mechanical Services: HVAC and plumbing services including installation, system design, service and maintenance. Authorized York and Johnson Controls dealer.
3. Industrial Services: Millwright services, facilities maintenance, equipment relocation, rigging, welding, pipefitting, retrofit services, plant relocation, and turnkey projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Response Electric, Inc. is an engineering and contracting services company operating four divisions: Electrical Services (projects up to 69,000 volts, fire alarm, communications wiring), Engineering Services (in-house power studies, infrared thermography, AutoCAD drafting with PE-stamped drawings), Mechanical Services (HVAC and plumbing as authorized York and Johnson Controls dealer), and Industrial Services (millwright work, certified welding, piping, precision alignments, fabrication). The company offers turnkey design-build capabilities and 24/7 emergency response with 50+ field electricians.

Product overview

Response Electric, Inc. operates as an engineering and contracting services company with four divisions: Electrical Services, Engineering Services, Mechanical Services, and Industrial Services. The Electrical division handles high-voltage work up to 69,000 volts, power wiring, lighting, fire alarm, and communications. Engineering Services provides in-house power studies, infrared thermography, AutoCAD drafting, and design for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems. Mechanical Services offers HVAC (heating, cooling, geothermal, mini-splits) and plumbing with York and Johnson Controls dealer partnerships. Industrial Services covers millwright work, welding, piping, fabrication, and precision alignments. The company positions itself as a turnkey design-build contractor with in-house engineering capability, enabling seamless project delivery from concept through final documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Services Core electrical contracting services providing installation, 24/7 emergency response, and maintenance for commercial, industrial, and residential projects up to 69,000 volts, including high voltage work, switchgear, power distribution, power wiring, lighting systems, fire alarm systems, communications wiring, and EV charging stations.
• Engineering Services In-house engineering services including power studies (short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash and shock hazard analysis), infrared thermography for predictive maintenance diagnostics, electrical/mechanical design, energy analysis, and AutoCAD drafting with Licensed Professional Engineer review, sign-off, and seal for final drawings.
• Mechanical Services Complete HVAC and plumbing services including heating/heat pumps, cooling systems, geothermal solutions, mini-splits, plumbing and gas piping, system design, service and maintenance, delivered as an authorized York and Johnson Controls dealer.
• Industrial Services Heavy industrial services including millwright work, facilities maintenance, equipment relocation, rigging, certified welding (MIG, TIG, Arc, Flux-core), pipefitting, fabrication, precision optical alignments, and plant shutdown support for manufacturing and industrial facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transformer replacement completed within 4 hours for chemical manufacturing company - no production time lost
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• YorkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized York dealer offering York brand cooling systems and HVAC equipment. Company is authorized to sell, install and service York heating and cooling products.
• Johnson ControlsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Johnson Controls dealer providing building automation and HVAC control solutions. Company is authorized to sell, install and service Johnson Controls products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Continental Electrical Construction Company: Continental Electrical Construction is a multi-state electrical contractor providing design-build, electrical construction, and low-voltage services for commercial, industrial, healthcare, and institutional customers. Comparable to Response Electric in mid-market electrical contracting with engineering capabilities and multi-state licensing.
• Power Design: Power Design is a large national electrical contractor specializing in multi-family, commercial, and hospitality construction with integrated engineering and pre-construction services. Comparable to Response Electric's design-build electrical model and turnkey project delivery, though focused on multi-family and hospitality rather than industrial.
• MYR Group: MYR Group is a publicly traded holding company of specialty electrical construction service providers serving transmission, distribution, commercial, and industrial markets. Comparable to Response Electric's high-voltage (up to 69kV) electrical contracting and storm/emergency response capabilities.
• Helix Electric: Helix Electric is a national electrical contractor specializing in commercial, industrial, healthcare, and renewable energy construction with in-house engineering capabilities. Comparable to Response Electric in delivering integrated electrical contracting plus engineering for high-voltage and design-build projects.
• Rosendin Electric: Rosendin is one of the largest employee-owned electrical contractors in the US, providing electrical construction, design-build, and engineering for commercial, industrial, and mission-critical projects. Directly comparable to Response Electric's high-voltage expertise, design-build approach, and multi-division service offering.
• Faith Technologies: Faith Technologies is a national electrical contractor offering design-build electrical, engineering, and specialty systems across commercial, industrial, healthcare, and mission-critical markets. Directly comparable to Response Electric's multi-division offerings including high-voltage work, in-house engineering, and integrated electrical/mechanical/industrial services.
• IES Holdings: IES Holdings (Integrated Electrical Services) is a publicly traded electrical and mechanical contractor providing commercial, industrial, and residential services through operating subsidiaries. Comparable to Response Electric in offering integrated electrical, mechanical, and infrastructure services, with scale that exceeds Response.

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Services: Quanta Services is the largest publicly traded utility infrastructure contractor in North America, providing electric power, telecom, and renewable energy infrastructure services. Comparable to Response Electric only in its high-voltage electrical service capability, but operates at vastly different scale focused on utility infrastructure rather than commercial/industrial contracting.
• Comfort Systems USA: Comfort Systems USA is a publicly traded provider of mechanical and electrical contracting services for commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. Comparable to Response Electric's HVAC and mechanical contracting alongside electrical services, with significantly larger scale and geographic footprint.
• EMCOR Group: EMCOR Group is a Fortune 500 provider of electrical and mechanical construction, facilities services, and energy solutions across commercial, industrial, and utility markets. Comparable to Response Electric's electrical and mechanical services, but operates at much larger scale and includes a broader facilities services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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