Rosendin Electric
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Rosendin Electric is an electrical contractor
headquartered in San Jose, California
, with close to 3,300 employees nationwide and an annual revenue of approximately $800 million. Branch offices are located in San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles, CA, Tempe, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Hillsboro, OR, Las Vegas, NV, and most recently, Sterling, VA.
/San Jose
agricultural community by wiring homes and shops, rewinding motors for wells and pumps and extending pole line facilities for utility companies. The company expanded its business to Central California
through the '20's, The Great Depression, and World War II.
The end of World War II
brought rapid commercial and industrial growth to the Santa Clara Valley
and expanded work for Rosendin. The company grew from eight employees in the late 30's to ninety employees in the 1950s. In 1953 Rosendin Electric was incorporated as an electrical contractor in the State of California.
In 2000, the Rosendin Electric employees completed their buyout of the Rosendin family, which had begun in the mid '90s, to become the largest employee owned electrical contractor. They are currently the fourth largest electrical contractor in the US.
Rosendin Electric is also involved in design and construction of wind energy plants, including grids and collection systems. Their first wind farm
installation was in 2002, and as of 2011 they had completed close to 60 wind farm projects.
On April 12, 2010, Rosendin Electric completed its acquisition of KST Electric, Ltd. ("KST"), a Texas-based, privately held, full service electrical, data and communication contracting company based out of Manor, Texas with regional offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Harlingen. With the acquisition, Rosendin Electric gained immediate access to the Texas construction market. KST Electric will continue to operate under its own name and will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Rosendin Electric, Inc.
Electrical contractor
An electrical contractor is a business person or firm that performs specialized construction work related to the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems—a $130 billion industry in the United States....
headquartered in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, with close to 3,300 employees nationwide and an annual revenue of approximately $800 million. Branch offices are located in San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles, CA, Tempe, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Hillsboro, OR, Las Vegas, NV, and most recently, Sterling, VA.
History
In 1919, two brothers began Rosendin Electric Motor Works. The company serviced the Santa ClaraSanta Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
/San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
agricultural community by wiring homes and shops, rewinding motors for wells and pumps and extending pole line facilities for utility companies. The company expanded its business to Central California
Central California
Central California, sometimes referenced as Mid-State, is an area of California south of the San Francisco Bay Area and north of Southern California...
through the '20's, The Great Depression, and World War II.
The end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
brought rapid commercial and industrial growth to the Santa Clara Valley
Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Much of Santa Clara County and its county seat, San José, are in the Santa Clara Valley. The valley was originally known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight for its high concentration...
and expanded work for Rosendin. The company grew from eight employees in the late 30's to ninety employees in the 1950s. In 1953 Rosendin Electric was incorporated as an electrical contractor in the State of California.
In 2000, the Rosendin Electric employees completed their buyout of the Rosendin family, which had begun in the mid '90s, to become the largest employee owned electrical contractor. They are currently the fourth largest electrical contractor in the US.
Rosendin Electric is also involved in design and construction of wind energy plants, including grids and collection systems. Their first wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
installation was in 2002, and as of 2011 they had completed close to 60 wind farm projects.
On April 12, 2010, Rosendin Electric completed its acquisition of KST Electric, Ltd. ("KST"), a Texas-based, privately held, full service electrical, data and communication contracting company based out of Manor, Texas with regional offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Harlingen. With the acquisition, Rosendin Electric gained immediate access to the Texas construction market. KST Electric will continue to operate under its own name and will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Rosendin Electric, Inc.