Keller Electrical Industries Welcomes Kevin Baker, P.E.

September 26, 2011

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, September 26, 2011 – Keller Electrical Industries, Inc., the southwest’s leading service provider of industrial electrical motor repair services and a manufacturer, integrator and installer of custom industrial motor controls, announced on September 26, 2011, that Kevin Baker joined the Company as a Senior Electrical Engineer.

Kevin has more than 25 years of experience in the manufacturing, repair and distribution environment. He has an extensive background in the electrical industry with hands-on application knowledge of switchgear, motor control center design and manufacturing, automation, programmable logic controls and variable speed drive applications. His professional experience also includes significant experience in the mining sector.

Kevin is a B.A. graduate from the University of Arizona with emphasis in Mathematics, Physics and Engineering. He is registered as a Professional Electrical Engineer in Arizona and Nevada. Kevin spent over twenty-one years at Industrial Motor & Control Inc. last serving as Sr. Application Engineer and most recently he was an Electrical and I&C Engineer for M3 Engineering & Technology Corporation..

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Keller Electrical Industries Welcomes Randy Vance.

July 27, 2011

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, July 27, 2011 – Keller Electrical Industries, Inc., the southwest’s leading service provider of industrial electrical motor repair services and a manufacturer, integrator and installer of custom industrial motor controls, announced on July 27, 2011, that Randy Vance joined the Company as a Director of Sales and Engineering Services.

Randy has more than 20 years of experience in the manufacturing, repair and distribution environment. He has a significant background in the electrical power industry including switchgear, bus duct, enclosures, power distribution centers, relay panels, control system design, motor control centers and motor repairs. His professional experience has included large power distribution center and substation projects throughout the United States and Internationally.

Randy is a graduate from the University of Missouri with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with an Emphasis in Power Engineering and a Minor in Mathematics. He also has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from William Woods University, Fulton, Missouri.

“We are very pleased to attract someone with Randy’s experience and knowledge of electrical systems and product applications to our organization,” said Don Anderson, President and CEO of Keller Electrical Industries. “Randy is well known and a respected professional with significant experience in our industry and will be a tremendous asset for our growing electrical industrial motor repair services division, and our controls manufacturing and engineering design services division.".

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Keller Electrical Industries among the 13th Annual ICIC and Fortune Magazine’s Inner City 100 winners.

Annual ranking showcases the 100 fastest-growing inner city businesses in America.

May 31, 2011

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, May 31, 2011 - The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Fortune Magazine released the 2011 Inner City 100 list of the fastest-growing inner city companies in the U.S. and Keller Electrical Industries, Phoenix, Arizona ranked in this year’s list. The Inner City 100 program recognizes successful inner city companies and their CEO’s as role models for entrepreneurship, innovative business practices and job creation in America’s urban communities. (Click on the link to see more about the Inner City 100)

The rankings for each company were announced at the Inner City 100 Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Boston, MA. Winners attended a two-day event featuring seminars for Inner City 100 owners and managers at Harvard Business School, a procurement symposium and an awards gala that drew more than 500 guests.

The Inner City 100 list provides unmatched original data on the fastest growing inner-city businesses in the U.S. In the last 13 years, 661 different companies have earned positions on the Inner City 100, collectively generating more than $2.2 billion in annual revenues and creating nearly 70,000 new jobs. Chevron Corporation, Staples Foundation and Goldman Sachs are long-time sponsors of the program.

For the 2011 list, a record number of two thousand nominations were received. Winners represent a wide span of geography, operating in 51 cities and 32 states. The 2011 Inner City 100 winners grew at a compound annual growth rate of 39 percent and an average standard growth rate of 379 percent between 2004 and 2009. Collectively, the top 100 inner city businesses employ 6,720 employees and have created more than 3,227 new jobs between 2005 and 2009.

“We are delighted to celebrate businesses like Keller Electrical that are playing a critical role in revitalizing America’s urban communities. Through their achievements, the Inner City 100 winning companies exemplify America’s remarkable potential and the future of our urban centers,” Mary Kay Leonard, ICIC president and CEO. “These extraordinary companies demonstrate the market possibilities that exist within our inner cities and the growth that is at the heart of all urban entrepreneurial successes.”

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Keller Electrical Industries to host Koyo Training Vehicle (KTV).

January 18, 2011

Space is already filling fast, click here to complete the RSVP with your name, company, phone, e-mail and select a class time.

If you are outside the Phoenix area, classes may be available for you or your group to attend.  Please contact Anna Frech by phone (602) 682-2112 or by e-mail: afrech@kellerelectrical.com to make arrangements.

Keller Electrical Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce that we have met the requirements to achieve the status of "Koyo Certified Repair Center."

Below are the fore mentioned requirements:

• Shop audit results in zero major or minor deficiencies.
• 90% of technicians pass the bearing proficiency test covering general bearing knowledge with a 85% or better.
• Koyo bearings are purchased through Midpoint Bearing, Koyo Authorized Distributor.

Koyo Corporation of USA is a major supplier of Bearings to Industrial OEM and Automotive Manufacturers.