| Type | Employee-owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electrical contracting |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Founder(s) | Moses Rosendin |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
| Key people | Tom Sorley, Larry Beltramo |
| Revenue | $800 million |
| Owner(s) | Employee Owned |
| Employees | 3,300 |
| Subsidiaries | KST Electric |
| Website | rosendin.com |
Rosendin Electric is an electrical contractor headquartered in San Jose, California, with close to 3,300 employees nationwide and an annual revenue of approximately $800 million. Branch offices are located in San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles, CA, Tempe, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Hillsboro, OR, Las Vegas, NV, and most recently, Sterling, VA.[1]
In 1919, two brothers began Rosendin Electric Motor Works. The company serviced the Santa Clara/San Jose agricultural community by wiring homes and shops, rewinding motors for wells and pumps and extending pole line facilities for utility companies. The company expanded its business to Central California through the '20's, The Great Depression, and World War II.
The end of World War II brought rapid commercial and industrial growth to the Santa Clara Valley and expanded work for Rosendin. The company grew from eight employees in the late 30's to ninety employees in the 1950s. In 1953 Rosendin Electric was incorporated as an electrical contractor in the State of California.
In 2000, the Rosendin Electric employees completed their buyout of the Rosendin family, which had begun in the mid '90s, to become the largest employee owned electrical contractor. They are currently the fourth largest electrical contractor in the US.[2]
Rosendin Electric is also involved in design and construction of wind energy plants, including grids and collection systems.[1] Their first wind farm installation was in 2002, and as of 2011 they had completed close to 60 wind farm projects.[3]
On April 12, 2010, Rosendin Electric completed its acquisition of KST Electric, Ltd. ("KST"), a Texas-based, privately held, full service electrical, data and communication contracting company based out of Manor, Texas with regional offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Harlingen. With the acquisition, Rosendin Electric gained immediate access to the Texas construction market. KST Electric will continue to operate under its own name and will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Rosendin Electric, Inc.