Gregory Electric Company Revenue and Competitors

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.