Jacksonville's American Electrical Contracting Opens New Headquarters

From the JAX Chamber:

July 21, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – American Electrical Contracting has opened its new headquarters at 9016 Philips Highway. The company marked the event Tuesday with a ribbon cutting and VIP celebration. American Electrical Contracting is one of Jacksonville’s largest electrical contractors and has grown exponentially since its founding 21 years ago. The company purchased the existing property for $3.4 million in March 2021 and undertook an extensive renovation of the property.

The headquarters property includes a total of 20,500 square feet in three buildings on 3.4 acres with office space, warehouse, crew fitness center and locker rooms, and parking/controlled storage. The facility is double the size of the company’s previous location on Old St. Augustine Road. Approximately 30 employees work at the headquarters to support its 130 field crew employees.

“We are proud to continue to invest in our company and our community,” said David Yencarelli, COO of American Electrical Contracting. “This new office and companion warehouse and property helps our entire team better serve our customers from the single homeowner to our largest commercial clients.”

American Electrical Contracting has 160 employees and the largest number of master electricians on its staff than any other electrical contractor in Northeast Florida. The company is based in Jacksonville and is privately held and performs work for all levels of projects from single family homes to large-scale new construction commercial and industrial projects. American Electrical Contracting is well known for its Jacksonville work including the installation of one of the largest scoreboards in the NFL at TIAA Bank Field for the Jacksonville Jaguars, completion of the JTA Transportation Hub and other projects for universities, hospitals and large-scale manufacturers.

American Electrical Contracting performs work across Florida and the Southeast and is making expansion plans for offices in Orlando, Tampa, and Savannah, Georgia. In addition, the company will make additional improvements and renovations to its new Jacksonville headquarters in 2021 and beyond including the new addition of American Electrical Academy, a pre-apprenticeship training center.

American Electrical Contracting, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is one of Northeast Florida’s largest electrical contractors. Founded in 2000, American Electrical Contracting is the highest rated electrical contractor in the region. The company boasts more master electricians than any other company in the region and provides top-tier electrical expertise to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation industries from design and construction to service and maintenance. American Electrical Contracting focuses on licensure, training and safety of its workforce in a merit shop organization. For more visit www.american-electrical.com.

Maria Coppola, APR, CPRC

(904) 312-3321

maria@coppolapr.com

This press release was produced by the JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.