SAN JOSE, Calif. — Construction and engineering leader Cupertino Electric, Inc. today announced that it has topped the Silicon Valley Business Journal's "Largest Electrical Contractors" list, which ranks contractors based on the number of electricians it employed in Silicon Valley in late 2013. The 2014 Electrical Contractors list was revealed in the January 17, 2014 edition of the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
"For 60 years, we at Cupertino Electric have been driven by innovation and technical excellence," said John Boncher, president and chief executive officer of Cupertino Electric, Inc. "While it is a significant achievement to be named the largest employer in Silicon Valley, we are most proud of our ability to create a financially-stable workplace for the 1,360 skilled, union electricians who come to work each day on our challenging projects. It is these dedicated craftspeople whom I would like to thank for propelling us to the top of this year's Electrical Contractors list."
About the Annual Electrical Contractor Rankings The Silicon Valley Business Journal annual Electrical Contractors list recognizes the largest electrical employers in the counties of Santa Clara, Monterey, and San Benito, as well as the cities of Fremont, Newark, Union City, Atherton, Belmont, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo and Woodside. Employing ten percent more electricians than the next company on the list, Cupertino Electric continues to build some of the largest and most technically complex projects in and around the San Francisco Bay Area with its highly-skilled union workforce. The entire Electrical Contractors list can be viewed online by subscribers of the Silicon Valley Business Journal here.
About Cupertino Electric, Inc. Cupertino Electric, Inc. is a private company headquartered in San Jose, Calif. that has provided expert engineering and construction services for a constantly evolving world for 60 years. Cupertino is ranked one of the largest specialty contractors in the nation and is renowned for designing, procuring, constructing, installing, commissioning and maintaining complex electrical systems. The company delivers custom solutions for clients in a variety of industries, including biotech, commercial, data center, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, solar, and transmission and distribution. For more information, visit www.cei.com.
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