About Southwest Electric Company Southwest Electric Company was established in 1946 when three brothers moved to Oklahoma City from Ft. Smith, Arkansas and opened an electric motor repair shop. They worked together in a motor shop in Ft. Smith and wanted to start a business on their own. The owner of that shop gave them his blessing to start their own business, as long as they went at least 150 miles from Ft. Smith. As it turned out, Oklahoma City was about 180 miles away. Over the years, the brothers were also able to expand the company into the transformer repair and transformer manufacturing business, as well as expanding the motor repair business into northern, northeastern and southern Oklahoma. In the 1980's, Southwest Electric was sold to it's present owner. Since that time, the Tulsa division moved into a larger facility and expanded into switchgear field service. The three divisions located in Oklahoma City, OK have all undergone major expansions in both capital equipment and square footage during the last 10 years. The company also expanded its business into custom switchgear fabrication in Louisville, Ohio. This division was able to move into a brand new building designed for their business needs in 2000. Another area of expansion has been in power transformer field service with the acquisition in 1997 of an established field service group located in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2000, a field service division was also established to operate out of Oklahoma City in conjunction with the Power Transformer division. These two locations specialize in substation maintenance and repair. In 2002, Southwest Electric acquired the Nashville Motor Service Center, which had been part of Grand Eagle Companies. This acquisition gives Southwest Electric motor and switchgear capabilities in Nashville and the surrounding area. The company now provides goods and services across the United States, as well as in countries around the world. Southwest Electric has grown and expanded its scope of activities since it's inception in the eight plants listed below, which represent over 230, 000 square feet of floor space.
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