About Us

We at Block Electric Company are proud of our long and prosperous history in the electrical contracting field. It is our mission to continue to build on this success while remaining focused on some very simple business principles:

• To only associate with quality – in our clients, our suppliers, our work and ourselves
• We expect more that just having our work done right and done on time – that is a given

We dedicate ourselves to creating a higher level of service which will result in what we call Customer Delight. We invite you to participate in this experience.

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As Block Electric continues to grow and look towards the future, it will come as no surprise to our many loyal customers that our vision will remain true to what it is today… delivering Customer Delight. Since our company’s founding, this has been the foundation on which our success has been built and that will not change.

We are grateful for the many positive customer letters we receive, thanking us and our team members for their efforts and expertise.

We invite you to read some of what our customers have to say about Block Electric on our Testimonials Page. >>

Two brothers, Frank and John Block founded Block Electric Company in 1920. The company was started as an electrical contracting company serving Northern Illinois. Our small family business grew steadily though its first three decades and was incorporated in 1948.

Initially, we specialized in commercial and institutional (hospital) projects in the Chicago area. In recent years we have recognized a large part of our dramatic growth was from industrial accounts. We made a strategic decision to pursue this rapidly growing industrial market while still maintaining our valued commercial and institutional clients.

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Because of our size and our distinguished customer base, the company is recognized as one of the largest electrical contractors in the Chicagoland area. We are, in fact, in the top ten percent in the country.

We embrace growth and progress and envision continued success through team building and encouraging our company, partners and clients to expect, and deliver, nothing short of excellent work.