Our History
In 1950, Lloyd McBride was a good man to know in Wichita, KS. Operating from his backyard, he had a knack for customer service and taking care of the lighting needs for local business and home owners. Our timeline begins from there...

1950's: Lloyd was soon recognized for his proficiency at installing electrical circuits for the new technological rage at the time - window air conditioners. Lloyd's attention to detail and his courteous attitude soon resulted in more business. Before long, the yard was not big enough to park all the McBride service trucks and the first office was opened in Wichita.

1960's: Lloyd's son, Lloyd Jr., purchases McBride Electric to follow in his father's footsteps. Business continues to thrive in Kansas. As the sole owner of the company in 1969, Lloyd's vision is to expand McBride and continue the legacy of "Service-One Step Beyond"

1970's: Lloyd Jr. transfers a KS employee to Oklahoma and opens the first "branch" operation. After the Oklahoma transfer proved successful, expansion continued and in this decade McBride Electric was established Denver, Dallas and Houston.

1980's: Expansion continues with the opening of the Fort Worth branch. The McBride family heads out west with their first California operations - San Diego and Orange County. Lloyd's sons, Marc and Mike McBride, become majority stockholders and all corporate operations are moved from Kansas to San Diego, California. One customer, Kentucky Fried Chicken, represents a unique opportunity with multi-site installations.

1990's: Expansion continues with offices opening in Atlanta, San Antonio and Austin. The multi-site location opportunities continue to surface and McBride M-Power Nationwide is developed as a business unit to focus on large opportunities with national accounts such as big box retailers and quick service restaurant chains.

2000 to present: Recognizing the growing demand for increased technical services relative to information transport, structured cabling was added to the service expertise and McBride DataConnect was created. David DiLoreto is appointed President of McBride. Work increases in the industrial market and the newest branch in Orange, Texas was opened. The Critical Systems group is formed to focus on the rapidly-growing data center market. McBride makes the strategic decision to move towards a vision of ONE company and begins a nationwide re-branding process under the new direction of McBride.