History
Elm was founded in 1971 as a small electrical contracting company that catered to residential, commercial and industrial clients. The founder and former president, Robert Schmidt, instilled the values of quality, reliable workmanship and service that have been the driving force for Elm through the years.
As we have continued to grow, we now exclusively service industrial and commercial clients. Elm has also expanded its business to include Automation and Systems Integration, 24-7 Service and Support, Control Panel Assembly, and Electrical Preventive Maintenance, in addition to the Electrical Contracting Services on which the company was founded. This allows us to provide our clients with a single-source solution.


The Elm Essentials
Our leadership team at Elm Electrical upholds the core beliefs of our business – the Elm Essentials – which consists of four major areas: Safety, Integrity, Service and Evolution.
What do these words and actions mean to Elm?
Above and beyond
without compromise.
Safety
At Elm, we take safety to the next level. We will never compromise the safety of our employees, customers or the general public. We cannot overstate the importance of proper mindset and thorough training and practices to ensure a safe work environment for our workforce and our customers. To minimize risk, we will utilize all industry standards and best practices in our designs and our business activities. We will hire the right people and provide them with the best training, help them to be disciplined to do what they’ve been trained to do and constantly be aware of their work environment. We will never put financial or business interests ahead of our commitment to safety.
Ethically responsible and trustworthy.
Integrity
At Elm, we value integrity which means consistently doing the right thing – even when no one is watching. We operate with the highest level of ethics that align with both our professional and personal morals; express gratitude when others help you, be humble, honest, patient, courageous, determined and passionate. Our daily operations require us to balance the needs of our customers, our employees and our business. The only way for Elm to do this is to take the onus to do what is right, to create a positive work environment, to be accountable and to treat all with respect.

Valued, skillful quality.
Service
Service means more than just taking orders from a client. Clients are our No. 1 priority and our effective communication and top of the line work ensures 100% customer satisfaction. Elm is dedicated to our commitments to our customers – difficult or easy, profitable or not – and doing what it takes to get it done right. We are proactive and responsive thinkers and when faced with an obstacle, our creative minds immediately jump to how we can fix it in the best way possible. Elm strives to be a valued company in every sense of the word from the quality of the services we provide our customers to the philanthropic work we do in our community. We want to serve world-changers, including the communities we support, our customers and our employees.
Proactive learning and innovation.
Evolution
Our only sustainable advantage will be our ability to evolve the skills of our employees and develop the competencies of the organization. Investing in the continued education of our employees through programs like Elm University and adapting and learning new technologies will grow the company. We will always strive to improve our operating effectiveness and our ability to deliver value to our clients. The long-term success of Elm depends on our sustained investment in future talent. Being willing and ready to evolve will allow us, as individuals and as a company, the growth we need to stay ahead of the competition. By embracing our ability to evolve, Elm will adapt where others are left behind.