Holmes Electric Revenue and Competitors

In 1943 Jay Holmes was working for Puget Power and had volunteered to teach electricity classes to military personnel. Jay saw great potential in one of his pupils, Gene Richards. At the time Jay Holmes and Gene Richards agreed that after the war they would go into business together. Holmes Electric - Jay and Karmen\'s home in Renton, Washington Upon Gene\'s return from the war in 1945, Jay and Gene formed a partnership and the foundation for Holmes Electric. They started their company in the basement of Jay and Karmen\'s home in Renton, Washington. In 1950, Holmes Electric began to outgrow their basement office and moved to a new facility in Renton and remained there for nineteen years. During the post war expansion of the 1950\'s, Holmes was selling and installing the new technology of the day, which included a variety of appliances, such as stoves and refrigerators.