Electrical Enlightenment was founded in 2000 by Ron Soltis. It is a division of Enlightenment Companies Holdings LLC, which also provides services for the Plumbing and Mechanical work trades.
A common question we hear is, “Why is the company called Electrical Enlightenment instead of Enlightenment Estimating?”
Our answer: Estimating is not all that we do. We are a full service Consulting & Estimating firm. Electrical Enlightenment is the one-stop shop for contractor business development, estimating, design build, job lead assistance, financial analysis, labor & overhead assessments, and more.
Electrical Enlightenment partners with organizations all over the world. No job is too small or too large for our team. We have a staff of full-time electrical estimators with decades of experience. Each member of our electrical estimating team is required to complete a standardized training program developed by the founder. The estimator receives continuous training and code updating during employment with the company.
We take pride in doing our job and doing it well. We are also proud of the long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationships we have with our clients. Our legions of satisfied customers can testify to our professionalism, courtesy, and easygoing demeanor.
2000
The beginning of a great adventure
Electrical Enlightenment was founded in June of 2000 by Ron Soltis. The company engaged in electrical contractor training throughout the United States. The training was focused on contractors needs for business development, labor management, and estimating. In 2001 a shift in the U.S. economy had changed the contractor’s needs for training to quality estimating. The shift to providing estimating services to electrical contractors was immediate. Electrical Enlightenment turned its focus to electrical estimating.
2007
Expanding our services to the plumbing trade
With great success in the electrical trade, we decided it was time to expand our services. We hired plumbing estimators and created a new division to serve contractors in the plumbing trade.
2012
Columbia Station, OH –> Olmsted Falls, OH
Due to growth, we packed up and moved to a new location in Olmsted Falls, Ohio with more space for our estimating staff.
2013
Staying up to date with advances in technology
Electrical Enlightenment purchased new software and required each estimator to undergo software training to better serve our customers.
2013
Expanding our services to the earthworks trade
With a need for quality earthworks estimators in the construction industry, we hired a seasoned estimator and created SiteWorks Enlightenment.
2014
New name. Same excellent services
The name change to Mechanical Enlightenment was to better encompass the mechanical estimating services we perform at Mechanical Enlightenment. This was a direct result of the mechanical contracting industry’s need for a full-service outsourced estimating department to include plumbing, HVAC, hydronics, and ventilation estimating.
2014
Three divisions operating under one umbrella organization
Electrical Enlightenment, Mechanical Enlightenment, and SiteWorks Enlightenment began officially operating under the Enlightenment Companies umbrella.
2022
Enlightenment brings in new leadership
We are excited to add Tim Bainbridge as GM to strategically grow and improve our services and further push Enlightenment as a leading company in Estimating services. One of Tim’s first adjustments was to add Brent Morris as the Sales Manager to foster long lasting partnerships.
2023
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