Wilkinson Electric Inc. was founded in St. George, Utah in 1945 by Kay W. Wilkinson, starting as a small electrical contractor and a provider of electrical appliances and lighting fixtures. Since then, Wilkinson Electric has emerged to become one of the most respected electrical contractors in the Western United States.

From its beginning, Wilkinson Electric has been led by a member of the Wilkinson family. In 1970, Randy W. Wilkinson, Kay’s oldest son, graduated from Brigham Young University with an MBA and was named the general manager. In 1974, the Company was incorporated with Randy becoming the Company President.

As Wilkinson Electric grew, a northern Utah branch office was opened in 1982 in the city of Springville under the direction of Bradley Wilkinson, a major stockholder and board member. Randy was called to serve a mission in Scotland and Scott Wilkinson was named president of Wilkinson Electric in July of 2000. In 2015, Travis Wilkinson, the company CFO, was appointed president while Scott transitioned to serve as Secretary with Jeron Wilkinson as Vice President.

Today, Wilkinson Electric’s experience and integrity runs three generations deep. Wilkinson Electric has come to be recognized for its varied completed projects portfolio and its continued commitment to excellence. This commitment has proven beneficial to the strength of the company as it has grown since its inception from annual revenue of $240,000 to $24,000,000.

Wilkinson’s House of Lighting was founded in St. George, Utah in 1956 by Kay W. Wilkinson, starting as a small electrical contractor and a provider of electrical appliances and lighting fixtures. Since then, Wilkinson’s House of Lighting has emerged to become one of the most respected electrical appliances and lighting fixture retail stores in the Western United States.From its beginning, Wilkinson’s House of Lighting has been led by a member of the Wilkinson family. In 1970, Randy W. Wilkinson, Kay’s oldest son, graduated from Brigham Young University with an MBA and was named the general manager. In 1974, the company was incorporated with Randy becoming the company president. During this year Wilkinson’s House of Lighting was organized as a separate profit center with Kay Lynn Johnson, Kay’s daughter, becoming the Store Manager. In 2000, her son, Trever Johnson, assumed the Store Manager responsibilities. Today, Wilkinson’s House of Lighting’s experience and integrity runs three generations deep. During 2016 Trever Johnson, became a partner and equity owner in Wilkinson’s House of Lighting, LLC and has been instrumental in it becoming recognized for its wide selection of lighting and its continued commitment to excellence.