80 Years of Value
Shaw Electric Co. was founded in1930 on the philosophy of building a company respected for its integrity, knowledge and commitment to our customers. Today, these principles continue to be the driving force at Shaw Electric. Our reputation is based on our ability to deliver on each of these principles and pledge to settle for nothing less.
- 80 years of growth.
- 80 years of building a reputation.
- 80 years of listening and responding to customers.
Our success is based on the philosophy of integrity, knowledge, respect and commitment to our customers. They worked for us 80 years ago; they work for us today.
We design and install complex electrical systems across metropolitan Detroit and Michigan’s Southern Peninsula. Many of our customers have been with us for decades.
So here’s our pledge: We will not sacrifice a relationship for our short-term gain. Period.
Featured Project
Case Study: PC-748 Baby Creek CSO Control Facility
Owner: City of Detroit Water & Sewerage Department
Engineer: Tetra-Tech
Prime Contractor: Walbridge
Project Manager: Robert Marsh
Project Foreman: Doug DeBastos
Completed: Summer of 2007
The Baby Creek CSO Control Facility was built to handle storm water. The building is designed to screen the incoming sewer overflow, chemically treat the storm water, and release the overflow to the Detroit River with treatment rather than in a raw form as was previously done.


