Gaylor Electric is Growing in Four States... and Training the Next Generation of Electrical Contractors

Indianapolis-based electrical contractor has opened its own high school at its Noblesville campus

The Neurodiagnostics Institute in Indianapolis

The $120-million Neurodiagnostics Institute in Indianapolis spans more than 215,700 sq ft and was completed this year by Gaylor Electric. Gaylor installed 4-in PVC underground wiring, switch gear, transformers, and terminations. The electrical contractor was also responsible for UPS and backup systems for redundancy and looped new construction with an existing hospital.图片由Gaylor Electric提供

While many specialty and trade contractors are dealing with the labor shortage, our Specialty Contractor of the Year is doing something about it.

Gaylor Electric is an Indianapolis-based electrical contractor that’s active in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. They booked $122.28 million in regional revenue in 2018 compared to last year's $113.17 million, but what truly sets them apart is an innovative high school they've created with a private school partner that gives students both a high school curriculum and the beginning of an electrical contracting apprenticeship.

The Gaylor Electric Crossing School of Business & Entrepreneurship is a high school satellite campus located at Gaylor’s Noblesville, Ind., facility. The school has a classroom with computers for students to fulfill their academic needs as well as real-world electrical contracting work experience. Gaylor partnered with the Crossing Schools, based in South Bend, for the academic program. The school is a vocational institute that trains and teaches electrical contracting and engineering. It’s geared toward at-risk teenagers and the students spend half of their day engaged in the Crossing’s high-school curriculum and the other half learning the electrical trade in Gaylor’s fabrication production warehouse. Upon graduation, students leave with a high school diploma (not a GED) and hands-on experience in fabrication and production. So far, the school has graduated 22 students who have started careers in the field in the ABC’s electrical engineering apprentice program. Some of them are working toward their associate degree with the ABC and they get advanced placement in that program because of their work at the Gaylor Electric Crossing School. The company eventually wants to graduate 100 students a year from this program.

2020年，Gaylor Electric将通过额外开设50,000平方英尺的“生产创新中心”，该中心位于Noblesville现有的Gaylor Electric设施对面，扩大其占地面积。新大楼将举办三个新教室，用于穿越高中，并设有33,000平方英尺的制造和工程创新中心，员工办公室和会议室。计划扩展的一部分是为学校创造更多的空间。

Make sure to read the September issue of ENR Midwest for a full story on Gaylor Electric and its innovative campus as well as the complete list of ENR Midwest's 2019 Top Specialty Contractors.