Sector

Warehousing & Distribution Electrical Contractor

Distribution centers, fulfillment buildings, and 3PL warehouses across Texas. Service entrance through automation power for ground-up and capital retrofit work.

What we deliver for warehousing facilities

Warehouse construction has shifted in the last decade. Yesterday’s 200,000 SF distribution box was a panel, some lighting, and dock-door power. Today’s e-commerce fulfillment center is a 1M+ SF facility with conveyor systems, automated storage and retrieval (ASRS), high-bay lighting on networked controls, EV truck charging, robotic equipment, and a building automation system that ties it all together.

We deliver design-build and plan-and-spec electrical for warehousing from service entrance through automation power. Our work supports 3PL operators, e-commerce fulfillment, grocery distribution, and parcel hubs across Texas.

Scope of work

Service entrance

Utility service & main

Service entrances from 1,200A through 4,000A at 480V secondary, fed from 15kV or 25kV utility primary on larger facilities. Utility coordination with CenterPoint, Oncor, AEP Texas, and local cooperatives. Service entrance sizing with growth headroom for future automation buildout.

Lighting

High-bay lighting & controls

LED high-bay luminaires sized for warehouse lux levels per IES recommendations. Networked lighting controls with occupancy sensing, daylight harvesting at skylights, and zone scheduling. DLC-listed products and ASHRAE 90.1 / IECC 2021 lighting power density compliance.

Automation

Conveyor & ASRS power

Power distribution for conveyor systems, mini-load and unit-load ASRS, sortation equipment, and robotics cells. VFD installations on conveyor drives, motor control centers (MCC) for material handling, and PLC interfaces to warehouse management systems.

Dock

Dock door & loading bay power

Dock leveler, vehicle restraint, and dock door power. Dock light installations, trailer charging for refrigerated container plug-ins (reefer plugs), and dock-area receptacle plans. Cross-dock and through-dock building configurations.

EV charging

EV truck & fleet charging

EV charging infrastructure for electric Class 8 trucks and yard equipment. DC fast charging (CCS1, NACS adapter) and Level 2 charging for fleet vehicles. Utility coordination for service capacity, since fleet electrification frequently outpaces existing service sizing.

Life safety

Fire alarm & emergency systems

Fire alarm power circuits for ESFR sprinkler-protected warehouses, emergency lighting per NFPA 101, exit signage, and generator-backed life-safety systems where occupancy load requires it. Coordination with ESFR fire protection contractor.

Facility types we serve

3PL distribution centers, e-commerce fulfillment buildings (last-mile and regional), grocery distribution warehouses, parcel sortation hubs (FedEx, UPS, Amazon-class), cross-dock facilities, and traditional bulk warehousing. Project sizes typically range from 200,000 SF to 1.5M+ SF. We also work occupied-facility retrofits where existing operators add automation or expand capacity.

Frequently asked questions

Do you coordinate with the conveyor and ASRS integrator?

Yes. On any meaningful warehouse buildout, the conveyor or ASRS integrator (Daifuku, Honeywell Intelligrated, Dematic, etc.) provides their own controls scope and equipment. Our work is the upstream power distribution that feeds their equipment. We coordinate scope splits, motor sizing, disconnect locations, and grounding requirements with the integrator during preconstruction so there is no surprise on the field.

Can you size service for future EV fleet electrification?

Yes. EV fleet electrification is one of the fastest-growing drivers of service entrance upsizing. We typically run a fleet electrification load study during preconstruction with the warehouse operator and their fleet provider. Service entrance can be sized today for the planned vehicle count, or designed for phased capacity additions as electrification rolls out.

What is the typical schedule for a 500,000 SF distribution center?

Electrical scope on a 500K SF ground-up distribution center typically runs 8–12 months from foundation through energization, with another 1–3 months for automation integration depending on conveyor/ASRS complexity. The critical path is usually utility coordination or long-lead switchgear, not electrical field labor.

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