Commercial Electrical Services

A business can’t afford to lose its lights, its till or its walk-in cooler for long. As a commercial electrician in Kitchener, we work for store owners, restaurant operators, office tenants, landlords and property managers who need electrical work done properly and on a schedule that keeps the doors open.

Einwechter Electric is a licensed, family-owned contractor run by Jason and Wendy Einwechter. Here is what we take on in commercial buildings.

Commercial jobs differ from house calls in a few ways that matter. Services are often three-phase, at 120/208 V or 347/600 V. Lighting and receptacle loads are spread across several panels, sometimes one per tenant. And there is usually a landlord, a tenant and an insurer who all want to know what was done. We keep all three informed.

Property maintenance

For plazas, office buildings and multi-tenant properties, we handle the steady stream of electrical calls that come with them: a tenant’s dead circuit, a parking lot pole out, a tripped rooftop unit, a ballast buzzing in a hallway. Property managers get one contractor who knows the building and its panels.

Commercial lighting

Lighting sets the tone of a store or restaurant and decides whether an office is pleasant to work in. We design layouts for sales floors, dining rooms and workspaces, install track, linear, pendant and recessed fixtures, and wire exit and emergency lighting to code.

New construction

On a new commercial building we work from the engineered drawings with the general contractor: service entrance, distribution, branch circuits, lighting and the coordination with the utility for the new service. ESA inspects in stages, and we keep our part of the schedule tied to the other trades.

Construction renovations

Tenant fit-outs and renovations are where most commercial work happens. A new restaurant needs circuits for kitchen equipment and hood controls; a retail unit needs lighting and power reworked for a new floor plan; an office wants data drops and meeting-room power. We make safe or remove what is left from the last tenant and build to the new layout. Abandoned wiring above a T-bar ceiling is a common find, and we take it out rather than leave a puzzle for whoever comes next.

LED lighting retrofits and smart controls

Swapping fluorescent and metal halide fixtures for LED cuts power use and the hours spent replacing lamps. Pairing them with occupancy sensors, daylight dimming or a networked control system takes it further. Our LED lighting retrofit page covers how we plan one and the Save on Energy incentives that may apply.

Bucket truck service

Pylon signs, wall packs, high storefront fixtures and pole lights all sit out of ladder reach. We run our own bucket truck for exactly that work; details on the bucket truck services page.

Commercial EV charging stations

Customers and employees increasingly look for a place to charge. We install Level 2 stations for workplaces, hotels and retail lots, including networked units from brands such as ChargePoint and FLO, and use energy management to share limited capacity across several chargers. See EV charger installation.

Preventative and investment maintenance

Scheduled maintenance is cheaper than an emergency. We inspect panels for heat and loose connections, test emergency lighting, check exterior lighting and controls, and give you a list of what should be dealt with now and what can wait for next year’s budget. Treat it as an investment in the building rather than a cost.

Industries we serve

• Retail stores and shopping centres
• Offices and professional buildings
• Industrial units and flex space
• Warehouses
• Hospitality and hotels
• Restaurants, cafés and bars
• Educational buildings and training centres

One of our longtime commercial clients put it this way:

If you are looking for fast, efficient, customer focused, reliable and professional service, Einwechter Electric is your electrical contractor. I have used their services on many occasions, upgrades, quotes and emergencies. They are quick to respond, reasonably priced, provide excellent service and a 'feels like family approach'. – Jon Rolleman, Managing Funeral Director, Coutts Funeral Home, Cambridge

From first call to final walk-through

1. We meet on site, look at the panels, the drawings if there are any, and how the space operates day to day.
2. You receive a written quote with the scope, exclusions and an expected schedule.
3. We file the ESA notification under our licence and arrange any utility work the job needs.
4. Our crew does the work, with shutdowns booked in advance and the space kept safe for staff and customers.
5. ESA inspects, and we correct anything flagged before closing out.
6. We clean up, label panels and circuits, and hand over a summary for your records.

We work across Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo and the townships around them. To get a job on the schedule, request a free quote or call our Steckle Place shop on 519-591-1442.