Indianapolis-based Cambri Builders acquired Electric Today in January and plans to open new corporate headquarters in Zionsville, housing both companies, by early fall.
A nationwide commercial builder, the acquisition of Electric Today brings a local connection to the growing business, and the new building will bring Cambri closer to home for owners Eric McKinney of Carmel and John Vyverberg of Zionsville.
“We specialize in commercial buildouts ranging from franchises to ground-up projects with national developers,” Vyverberg said.
McKinney and Vyverberg founded Cambri, currently located in the Park 100 area, seven years ago and continue to look for ways to diversify their business.
“Early on, we realized the competitive edge of an in-house electrical division and have seen it grow along with the company,” Vyverberg said.
When McKinney and Vyverberg heard that Electric Today, formerly of Muncie, was for sale, they determined it would be an ideal fit for their business plan.
“The price point was good and the volume of work they were doing was just spot on,” McKinney said.
Vyverberg agrees.
“We’ve been talking about branching out — what other kinds of businesses could we run and it be kind of a natural transition a natural fit? And an electrical company was, in our opinion, a very natural transition,” Vyverberg said. “We already kind of knew the lingo. We knew the ins and outs of how to run an electrical division.”
Electric Today, servicing central Indiana, consistently receives high reviews on Home Advisor (average 4.8) and Anji (all 5-star).
“This speaks volumes to their employees and their interaction with the customers and the integrity and ethics and quality that Electric Today puts out on a daily basis,” Vyverberg said.
The company also has an A+ BBB rating.
“With that that sort of rating, you know these guys have really been doing well,” McKinney said, “So, it’s right in line with what we strive for every day and just fit perfectly with our mindset and how we view projects.”
Electric Today also install EV stations, generators, service pools and spas and provides warranty work and some commercial work, but “residential is our sweet spot,” McKinney said.
Electric Today employs five electricians and a dispatch operator. Former owner Justin Chaplin of Westfield continues as lead field electrician.
McKinney and Vyverberg said the transition has been seamless thanks to the Electric Today staff and operations manager Gary Bough of Noblesville, who moved over from Cambri.
The new building, at 6400 Technology Center Dr. in Zionsville, will house the two companies as well as several tenants (to be named later) and is almost fully leased.
Locally, Cambri Builders completed projects for Mary’s Mountain Cookies in Carmel and Kincaid’s Meat Market in Fishers as well as several other projects in the greater Indy area.
For more on Electric Today or to schedule a service, visit electric-today.com. For more on Cambri Builders, visit cambri.com.
