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IES Awarded $20 Million Communications Project

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Integrated Electrical Services’ Communications division was awarded contracts totaling approximately $20 million for a major mission critical project in the western United States. The project is part of a new manufacturing facility for a leading semiconductor manufacturer, which has been a significant client of IES for the past ten years. The project is scheduled to commence during the next sixty days and be completed in 2013.

Gilbert Romo (Vice president, Sales, IES): While we have many long-standing relationships with Fortune 500 companies, this project is the largest in this division’s history .

Integrated Electrical Services, is a provider of electrical infrastructure services to the communications, commercial, industrial and residential markets.

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