Founded in 1937, Gulf Electric Company holds licenses to serve clients in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. The company designs new construction, plant expansion, modernizing operation and building projects. It offers installation services for programmable logic control, power generation, fire alarm and lighting systems. Gulf Electric Company employs a staff of more than 100 people. The company also provides installation services for motor controls and drives. It serves the chemical, manufacturing, shipping and petroleum industries. The company offers services for Alabama State Docks, Kimberly Clark and International Paper. Gulf Electric Company is affiliated with the National Electrical Contractors Association, National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.