Roland’s
Electric, Inc. has recently celebrated a business milestone, 60 years in
business and still going strong! Established
in 1953, Roland’s Electric Inc. began as many other small businesses do – as a hopeful
basement side venture, after a long workday.
Founder, Roland Cadieux grew up during the Great Depression, leaving
school as did many young boys after fourth grade to help support his family,
doing odd jobs and shining shoes. After
serving in the Navy during the Korean War, Roland then married with a young
family, worked washing windows by day, attending electrical training in the
evenings. He then was hired by an
electrical firm for $1.31/hr, back in 1950.
Three years later
Roland’s Electric was launched in his basement, soon moving to a humble 300
square foot storefront in Uniondale, NY.
Roland did residential electrical during the day and worked on
appliances at the shop in the evenings. People
took note of his skill and high quality work, his honesty, fair prices, and his
dedication to his staff and customers - and the company continued to grow and
expand to a larger site. Progressing
into commercial work, and then industrial, municipal, and green energy, Roland
hired a trained workforce of licensed Electricians, eventually relocating to
their present 22,000 square foot building in Deer Park, NY.
Even in the early
years, Roland Cadieux was always an early adopter of new technology, a key
factor in the success and growth of the company. After his retirement, his son Stephen Cadieux
took the helm and has continued to stay ahead of the industry by early
integration of the newest advances and by staying true to the guiding principles
his late father always followed.
Stephen Cadieux,
President says, “He always taught me that if you stay ahead of your competition
by using the latest in tools and technologies, treat your employees with
respect, give your customers your total support and perform quality work at
competitive prices, you will always succeed in an ever changing marketplace.”
Roland’s Electric
Inc. is a full service electrical contractor for a wide array of industrial,
commercial, municipal, institutional, and residential customers located in
Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, NY.
Established in 1953 by founder Roland Cadieux, Roland’s Electric Inc.
has grown from a modes
t 300 square foot storefront to one of Long Island’s
largest and most respected electrical contractors, operating from its 22,000
square foot office and warehouse facility in Deer Park, NY under the leadership
of Stephen Cadieux. The company employs
approximately 50 to 100 Electricians and 23 management/office personnel.
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