jan-2018

36 37 B ACUniversal Electric Ltd.is Bermuda’s longest serving electrical contracting company.“Univer- sal Electric came into existence in 1965,as a re- sult of local businesses partneringwith a large Canadian contractor to install all of the systems for the newhospital that was being built at that time,”explains CompanyPresident,Patrick Jones.“The companygrew in response to local needs throughout the late‘60s and ‘70s,as the island experienced an explosion of various hotel projects,which drovemuch of the larger andmore complexprojects we grewto become known for.We went on to build some other landmarkbuildings-the Southampton Princess Hotel,the newcourthouse,the newwaterfront complex,HSBCcorporate headquarters, Tuckers Point Hotel,Seon Place,andmany,manyothers. We have our skill sets and the resources to build and construct themore complexprojects,ranging fromhigh- end residences to high-end commercial,institutional, and industrial.That’s the niche that we’vemanaged to carve out for ourselves.” Jones adds that Universal Electricbecame the“un- disputed,go-to entitywhen the job needed to be done right,by recruiting,training,and retaining talented lead- ers,managers,and tradesmen.It never fails to surprise me,”he reveals,“howmanyclients,after having expe- rienced someone else,who either walked away from BAC UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC LTD. BERMUDA’S NO. 1 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AT A GLANCE BAC UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC LTD. WHAT: Bermuda’s longest serving electrical contracting company WHERE: Pembroke, Bermuda WEBSITE: www.bac.bm/universal-electric