About Shaw

Shaw Electric's commitment to good service and hard work started more than 75 years ago, when Frank L. Shaw, Sr. founded the company in 1933. Born to a family of electricians, Frank had a reputation as an out-of-the-box thinker and a hard worker. Determined to make a good living for his family, he started Shaw Electric as a way to provide high-quality electrical service to the people of Kansas City.

In the beginning, Frank did primarily small service electrical work-such as installing new lighting and switches and repairing electrical appliances. His motto was: "There's no substitute for hard work." In a few short years, as the demand grew for his customer-friendly service, he enlisted family and friends to help. By 1958, all three of the sons, Ted, Frank Jr., and Dick were working for the company. At that time, Shaw Electric had 10 employees and the average service call was $6 per hour.

Today, Shaw Electric is in its third generation of management and employs over 150 people-including electrical engineers, low voltage specialists, technicians, project managers, and estimators. The company has done business in over 25 states. Despite this dramatic growth, Shaw is still committed to hard work and good service at a fair market price. That's the Shaw Electric way.

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