Continental Electrical Construction Co.

... 100 YEARS OF INNOVATION & QUALITY  |  1912 - 2012

CEPORT's parent firm, Continental Electrical, is not only one of Chicago's premier electrical construction companies but also one of the largest enterprises of its kind in the United States. Continental has established itself as a trusted source for a complete array of electrical services, from assessment and design to installation, maintenance and repair. The firm has nurtured a corporate culture that promotes superior safety, continuous training, new technologies and innovations like BSP by CEPORT.

Continental's commitment to quality is rooted in four generations of family ownership. Its customers have come to expect quality and professionalism in every assignment. Continental is committed to developing and maintaining partnerships with its customers, including commercial, institutional and industrial enterprises. 

Continental has the expertise needed to design, install and maintain systems vital to all facets of building structured cabling, lighting, security, audio and video. It also custom-designs user-friendly systems for constant presence and contractual customers including motor controls, energy saving lighting and dimming, design and build, electrical distribution, video surveillance, paging, digital signage, access controls, video conferencing, sound masking, fire alarm, photo voltaic and wind harvesting.

Since 1912, Continental has completed 60 million square feet of new construction and tenant developments worth in excess of $1 billion in the Chicagoland area alone, including the Sears Tower, U.S. Cellular Field, Millennium Park, McCormick Place, the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Chicago Hospital Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine, Swedish Covenant Hospital, the Intercontinental Hotel (Rosemont), Northwest Point, Renaissance Place, substations for Commonwealth Edison, data centers for Equinix and Experian, and the headquarters of Panduit  and BlueCross BlueShield.

To learn more, visit Continental's web site. 

Did you know?

Continental Electric's long and storied history is rooted in a family culture that celebrates enterprise and achievement, both personal and professional, among its family of employees.

 

Among many notable accomplishments of its century of service, CECCo built the tallest steel structure in the world (at the time) Sears Tower, and the tallest concrete structure in the world, Water Tower Place.  In a single year, CECCo has performed over 1.4 million labor hours, managing a crew of over 710 union electricians.

 

Visit Continental's web site to learn more.