Over the years we have grown, developed, changed and passed down the business from generation to generation. We are still is the oldest family owned business still in Brea .
Brea Electric hires quality people who are passionate about electrical work. We use that passion to provide quality results and excellent customer service. We upgrade, remodel and do any and all electrical work- just like we have for decades. We wire homes, offices, apartment buildings, grocery stores, auto dealers, repair shops, and even golf courses.
Brea Electric is unusual in that our specialty has become the communities we service, as opposed to any specific type of electrical work.
Our Story
Brea Electric’s history spans three generations in the Holly family and is currently the oldest family owned business in Brea, having been Holly-owned since 1932
It all started when Frank Holly became an owner of Brea Electric in the late 1920s. His son Don took over in the late 1970s. Don’s son Richard, 43, Brea Electric’s current owner, bought this business from his father in 1996.
The business, which began on Pomona Avenue – now Brea Boulevard, is Brea’s oldest family-owned business.
F.E. Hurtz and J.A. Leutinger started Brea Electric in 1919, eight years after the city was founded. Frank Holly, a ham radio operator, then purchased the business with two partners before becoming Brea Electric’s sole owner in 1932.
During the Great Depression, Holly and wife Lenore survived by collecting electric bills for Southern California Edison and peddling washing machines up and down Brea Boulevard.
Holly wired equipment used in Brea’s oil fields in the 1930s, wired city buildings and installed the first lighting system at the old Brea Olinda High School field.
In the early ’50s, Brea Electric relocated to its current location on Imperial Highway.
Current owner Richard got involved in the family business by going on service calls with his dad at age 14 and absorbing what he could from his father’s workers.
Before he knew it, he was running his own work and reading blueprints. Richard was 29 when he bought the business from his father in 1996.
Richard now runs Brea Electric with wife, Terri. He has served the community throughout the many years with innovations such as merchandise scanners where he installed the devices in markets throughout the county.
Under Richard’s ownership, Brea Electrics’ workload has included wiring of home computers, home theaters and sound systems, as well as energy-efficient lighting.
Brea Electric’s list of large commercial accounts has also grown to include the Coyote Hills and Yorba Linda country clubs, churches and apartment complexes.
Whether it is residential, commercial or industrial, Brea Electric brings experience and reliability to every job. Brea Electric Company is fully bonded, insured and hold a current California Electrical Contract’s license.
Richard believes in the importance of the personal touch.
“I’d get calls from ladies saying my grandfather wired their house,” Richard says. “I saw how important it was to be a third-generation owner.”
Richard created a company logo and designed uniforms to be worn by workers.
At Brea Electric customer service comes above all and when customers call the company, Richard will probably be the one answering the phone.
So pick up the phone and call today…be part of the family!
714-529-3030
Read the full editorial article written about Brea Electric in a local magazine.
