WHO WE
ARE
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest is a 100% employee-owned, full-service electrical and low voltage contractor located in Arizona, Iowa, Nebraska, and Utah.
WHO WE
ARE
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest is a 100% employee-owned, full-service electrical and low voltage contractor located in Arizona, Iowa, and Nebraska.
Commonwealth Electric specializes in large and small-scale commercial and industrial electrical work while offering 24/7 service, design and build assist, and pre-fabrication to ensure your project is completed with efficiency and expertise. Don’t be fooled, Commonwealth Electric is anything but common. As a leading electrical contractor in the Midwest and Southwest, we are constantly striving to achieve the best and exceed the needs and expectations of our customers.
Since the company was established in 1987, Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest has grown not only in size but also in its reputation to provide quality electrical services done right the first time, every time. This is the “Commonwealth Way,” a standard of expertise we have upheld for many years in the electrical contracting industry.
While the name Commonwealth has had roots in the electrical contracting industry for over 100 years, Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest as we know it today was founded on July 1, 1987. Now, several years later, Commonwealth has maintained our commitment to excellence with every project, big or small.
OUR HISTORY
Our four original owners – David Firestone, Thomas M. Price, Glen Moss, and Pat Campbell – were able to nourish the growth of this company through a myriad of economies, building trends, technology changes, and electrical industry standards. From the company’s inception, Commonwealth has grown from just 89 employees to over 1000 people across locations in the Midwest and Southwest. With our highly trained workforce and supportive overhead staff, our clients can always count on Commonwealth to provide high-quality electrical work and outstanding service.
DAVID FIRESTONE
GLEN MOSS
THOMAS M. PRICE
PAT CAMPBELL
OUR CORE VALUES
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest is committed to excellence through our four core values: Customers, Employees, Character, and Mastery. These values propel our success by encouraging innovation, empowerment, integrity, and expertise at every level of work.
CUSTOMERS
We are committed to excellence by helping our customers succeed by solving challenging and complex projects through innovative solutions.
EMPLOYEES
We are committed to excellence through providing a safe working environment that fosters the empowerment, building and growing of great employees.
CHARACTER
We are committed to excellence through integrity, ethics, and a sense of fair play. If we do something, we do it right.
MASTERY
We are committed to excellence by being the absolute best at what we do. It is in our core to excel.
OUR CULTURE
Here at Commonwealth Electric, everyone is an owner. Through the use of an ESOP, or Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest has been employee-owned since 2017. Beyond the financial benefits, an ESOP instills a company culture of shared responsibility, mutual respect, and commitment to improve and grow our company with every workday.
Every Commonwealth employee is empowered to make decisions and find solutions to ensure this company continues to flourish. To put it plainly, everyone has some skin in the game. This has translated into higher levels of productivity, marketplace success, employee retention, and at its core: pride in being an owner.
To learn more about Commonwealth Electric’s company culture, please visit our Careers page.
“In the morning when I open my office door and flick the lights on, I’m now looking at the center of operations for a multi-million-dollar company. My company. It will only be successful if I make it that way.”
-Gil Stensrud, retired CECM Employee