It is a reputation that has been more than 50 years in the making: the Southeast’s preeminent electrical contractor. It is a position we work every day to maintain.
How do we do that? By focusing on providing professional service
at every level of our organization. It is a commitment to quality
that never waivers, no matter what our assignment. Whether providing
wiring for a home entertainment center or designing a multi-million
dollar long haul fiber optic cable system, every member of our
team is focused on the same objective — meeting our customers’ needs.
It’s why repeat business from satisfied, long-term customers
(many for 30 years or more) is our most proud endorsement.
Today, Gregory serves clients throughout the Southeast in the commercial,
industrial, residential, power and telecomm sectors. But it hasn’t always
been this way. Thomas Gregory and his brother, James O. Gregory,
founded Gregory Electric Company in 1949. In the early years, the
company served residential customers from a house on College Street
in Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. Thomas Gregory recalls that while
these beginnings were little more than “a few helpers and an
old pick-up truck,” meeting the needs of customers was always
the Gregory goal.
With a reputation for “doing what we say we’re going
to do,” the company grew to add commercial jobs. In 1956, Gregory
Electric Company was registered as a corporation in the state of
South Carolina. In 1967, Thomas Gregory bought his brother’s
interest in the company.
The company’s current headquarters was built in 1968, just
across the street from the house the company first considered home.
Gregory Electric continued to grow, and in 1992, added Bob Livingston
as vice president of engineering. He became president in April of
1993, with Mr. Gregory serving as chairman of the board. In 1999,
the company moved to second-generation ownership under Livingston.
Today, Gregory Electric operates in nine states, has added new business
sectors to its roster, including the utility and telecomm industries,
and developed a 24-hour electrical preventative and protective maintenance
division. The company has grown to 450 employees with revenues of
$52 million. |