In May 1967, our founder, Peter Birnie started Birnie Electric. It began with one project for one client and grew from there. Slowly, but surely, he stuck to his vision to build a company that provided safe, reliable electrical services to Industrial/Commercial clients in the GTA and beyond, based on solid, proven design build principles. We were one of the first contractors in the City to use a c
omputer for estimating, weekly payroll and accounting. In the mid 70’s, we created a Service department that could service and maintain the factories, offices, warehouses and shopping centers we were building from scratch. Clients, such as: SS Kresge, Kmart, FW Woolworth, as well as food store,s such as: Dominion, Safeway and Loblaws, were well looked after. We also expanded our breadth and scope to work across Canada, building malls for a Toronto Developer. In the early 80’s, Peter’s son, Tim, joined the firm after graduating from Queen’s Engineering. designation, this allowed Birnie to truly be a one-stop design/build contractor! It was about 10 years ago that Tim decided to transfer their expertise from commercial to residential, and help homeowners across the GTA have peace of mind when it came to their home's electrical systems. Every electrical fire is preventable, and with Birnie’s specialized training and test equipment, they can, and do, prevent the preventable!
