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 McBrides head 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. M-Power starts their operation out of the Atlanta branch.

2000 and beyond: 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 and COO of The McBride Companies and Dana Katzenmeier is appointed President of McBride M-Power. Work increases in the industrial market and the most recent branch in Orange, Texas was opened.